Those are words you never really want to hear from your adult child. Some days my heart breaks for my girl and I just want to pick her up and hold her close and tell her that everything is going to be okay. But we all know that would be a lie, because once you are an adult you just have to take what life throws at you, and keep on going, no matter how hard it is.
I watch my daughter struggle with her failing body and I am proud of how Veronica goes about her daily life. I listen daily to Isaac’s ear curdling screams as I talk to my daughter on the telephone. Isaac’s wailing sets my teeth on edge, at least I am able to hang up the telephone and retreat to the silence of my studio.
Growing your own vegetables and raising your own meat takes the pressure off an overstretched budget. Not for my girl it seems, as some low-life bastard stole 17 of Veronica’s ducklings this week and an unexpected frost wiped out Veronica’s entire veggie garden.
Totally destroyed it.Completely rooned. Dead.
In the scheme of things it isn’t really a big deal, but when you think that the produce from that garden was going to help stretch their limited budget, it is a big deal. Tomatoes this year have not gone below $4 a kilo and pumpkins and bananas are fast turning into luxury items. Petrol is up to $1.50 a litre and steadily rising, electricity charges are rising as well. The list goes on.
The final straw that prompted the words, “I am at the end off my tether Mum” was the death of Veronica’s iPhone, caused we suspect by two small children and a cup of water.
Veronica has written a post asking you, the internet for some help. I know how hard it is for my girl to ask for help, so I am asking you to help my child as well.
I have put a paypal widget thingy up on my sidebar, if you could please donate $5 to help my girl I will be very grateful.
Edited: I have been at the polytechnic all day today and then had a Tasmanian Ceramics Association meeting. I only arrived home a few minutes ago at 8.30 pm and I am totally overwhelmed at your generosity towards my girl. I dont have the words to express my gratitude at the moment but you can all be certain of one thing. I will pay this forward.
THANK YOU
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I’m hearing from Amy that it was actually a drink bottle full of water – Isaac learned how to make it squirt.
Oh Dear! and the iPhone has that enticing little hole at the top as well.
Oh how I wish I had even a spare dime… I hope she’s able to find the support she needs!
This is a heartbreaking post to read, and your love for your daughter and her situation is palpable. Happy to donate, as I think Veronica could really use a good break right about now! I only wish I could stretch my budget for more but funds are tight in our house too.
I spared a little dime over at Veronica’s as I don’t have many but blogged in the hope that a few more little dime’s will fly towards Veronica meaning that lots of little dimes will make a few dollars.
Wow that was tough going as we do £’s over here.
Then felt really stupid as don’t actually know if you do dime’s or not in Taz. But you’ll know what I mean I hope.
By the way please let Veronica know I was being completely dim about the name thing and should learn to look before I panic, I sent her a couple of messges via Twitter but my wifi is absolute crap at the minute about which I am pissed off as just upgraded and as such am having difficulty staying on line long enough to check! I now realise that the widgit? thingy on her post doesn’t give out full names anyhow. So stand corrected.
Paypal and me don’t get on, so I’m mailing a bit of money tomorrow and hoping it gets there quickly.
I am not in the position to donate to anything at the moment, I wish I was, but I must say I am, again, completely blown away by how MANY little donations can make a pretty sum to help someone (although, it has to be said, some people are also giving more than the 5 $ , that’s very cool) Good on Veronica, I am glad she is getting some help so short before the conference and all. I understand it’s very important for her! very positive blogging ..stuff going on in Oz. 🙂
And here I was thinking you needed wedding planning help and I was going to have to hop on the plane – hope my little bit helps!