help a guy and his dog take the final leap to escape an abusive household
hi. this is my first time making a post like this, so i'm not really sure where to begin.
may 2025, i graduated from college. in the year since, i have been living with my mother, acting as her housekeeper, emotional sponge,and verbal punching bag. i am not allowed outside without her supervision, not even to walk my dog in our neighborhood. what meager savings i had from working while i was in school have been completely eaten up, and as you might imagine, i have been unable to get a job since coming home on account of the whole "not allowed outside" thing. my life has operated entirely at her whims and desires. i am in the midst of a loss of personhood i would not wish on anyone.
on the bright side, i'm almost out. over this past year my sister has been helping me save enough to move out, and after months of searching i've finally found an apartment in a queer-friendly city that i can afford, and accepts large dogs. i've even been fortunate enough to find a job willing to hold a position for me until i can move. the only trouble is, i've only got enough for the initial deposit and first month's rent. because of how soon i'll be moving (early august), i haven't had any time to build up a buffer for emergencies or even basic essentials. any non-perishables or furniture i could have carried over from my time in dorms, i've been forced to dump because of my mother. my only sources of money right now are my sister's grace and scraping together what i can from selling my possessions online. and i've exhausted both.
i will take anything. i wish i could put together a concrete estimate. my initial saving goal was 5k, and right now i only have about half to put towards the apartment. in an ideal world that remaining 2k would fall into my lap in the next few weeks, but i know that's just not possible. achieving even half that, a quarter of that, would be amazing. everything is hard right now, i understand. but if you can swing it, if you know anyone else who can, all i ask is please. i just need this one last push, and we'll finally be okay.
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