Oh dear, I just had a young mom break down crying on my porch. She asked me for pull-ups, so I gave her those, with some baby wipes. I asked her if she needed a new crib mattress because we had one without a home, but she didn’t. When I went to go back inside, she blurted out that she did need a car - could we help her with a car?
I turned around and was like, uh…but then she took a breath and said she had a car, and what she needs is help fixing it. Then she burst into tears, saying she was so scared it was going to break and she can’t afford to lose her job - she has to take care of her family.
Apparently it needs a belt and a tune up and it’s getting really bad. She said the quote was $478, and who has $478? She was on her way into work just then, but then they called and told her they had too much labor and they didn’t need her today. “What can I do? I can’t even go in so I can pay my bills. I can’t fix the car. If it breaks, I don’t know what to do!”
Oh she was breaking my heart. I told her the truth - no one funds car repairs. I told her to message me and I would post about it but I couldn’t be very optimistic. I want to help her though, so I am willing to try. I know what it feels like to be in that sort of predicament.