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<blockquote data-quote="aeroeng" data-source="post: 280836" data-attributes="member: 6557"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">As far as not leaving until you make more money:</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">My sister left her husband when he was trying to kill her. (His medications are working better now and as long as he keeps taking them I think he will leave her alone). But she left with little money and no job. She quickly got a low paying job and qualified for low income housing. Not the best of places, but safe. Since then she qualified for the Habitat for Humanity program. Wonderful people, they look for individuals struggling, but willing to work to pull themselves up. It is not a handout it's a hand up. She was put on a waiting list and we expected to wait about 3 years for a home. She was lucky something came up within one year! Now she has a small, well built and very nice home. But mostly does not need to live in fear anymore. Since she got her home, she has taken a job that pays better. The irony is that if she had her current job when she applied for Habitat for Humanity she would never have been excepted as she now makes to much. But on her current salary she could never have purchased a home. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">So sometimes starting with the smaller salary helps. The point is: yes it is unimaginatively scary and difficult, but in our county there are programs to take care of people. There is no shame in doing what you have to, to protect your kids. I beleive my sister might have been killed had she not left when she did.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">Tell husband he needs to deal with the summer camp issue. If they take him back today, he will probably be out again tomorrow.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aeroeng, post: 280836, member: 6557"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]As far as not leaving until you make more money:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]My sister left her husband when he was trying to kill her. (His medications are working better now and as long as he keeps taking them I think he will leave her alone). But she left with little money and no job. She quickly got a low paying job and qualified for low income housing. Not the best of places, but safe. Since then she qualified for the Habitat for Humanity program. Wonderful people, they look for individuals struggling, but willing to work to pull themselves up. It is not a handout it's a hand up. She was put on a waiting list and we expected to wait about 3 years for a home. She was lucky something came up within one year! Now she has a small, well built and very nice home. But mostly does not need to live in fear anymore. Since she got her home, she has taken a job that pays better. The irony is that if she had her current job when she applied for Habitat for Humanity she would never have been excepted as she now makes to much. But on her current salary she could never have purchased a home. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]So sometimes starting with the smaller salary helps. The point is: yes it is unimaginatively scary and difficult, but in our county there are programs to take care of people. There is no shame in doing what you have to, to protect your kids. I beleive my sister might have been killed had she not left when she did.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tell husband he needs to deal with the summer camp issue. If they take him back today, he will probably be out again tomorrow.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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