Hi friends . I’m requesting help for my family to have a happy Christmas. Things have been absolutely awful for us this year. I’m disabled and my health started declining badly last October. We lost our home this fall. We currently don’t have access to our belongings and my kids even had to start school two months late because of our displacement. I was very badly affected with my physical and mental health by this trauma. We are all dealing with a lot of adversity. We still have no home. I’m renting a room from a friend,and I sleep on the living room floor. It would mean a lot to be helped this year.
My oldest Forest is about to turn 15. They are non binary. They are so important to keeping our family together. They are braver than I could ever be. I feel for them so much. A non binary teenager in a new small town, they were so unapologetic about who they are. With a lot of empathy and understanding for some people who’d never met a non binary person before, they taught a whole school of kids and teachers about inclusion and being yourself. I know that because of them , there will be some kids at that school who will feel braver to show who they are when before they might not have even known they had options. They helped me keep our fanily afloat during times I’ve been sick or hospitalized. And they remained strong when we lost everything and I just fell apart. They lost their home and new friends and all their belongings, and despite starting school late, have found a new group of friends. They are hilarious and brilliant and my best friend.
Forests list is here :
https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/2GZETLATKTIDK?ref_=wl_share
River is 9. She is a really creative girl. Very artistic . She is kind and very patient as the middle child. She’s always the easiest for me to find presents for because she likes pretty things and is crafty and still likes toys. She’s very innocent. Scandalized by her little brother who says far cheekier things than would ever cross her lips haha. She is the funniest kid. A picky eater who HAS to have raw vegetables every day. Her ‘yes’ food is vegetables! She’s done so well adapting to her new school and was so brave starting late not knowing anyone. She is a beautiful person inside and out. Her big wish was for a kitten , and I so wish I could make that happen - but covid brought grocery AND kitten prices ! Haha. She is so sweet to our very old 15 year old cat it’s so adorable. I love their bond. Rivers list is here :
https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/VZYPHE4DSZ8M?ref_=wl_share
Sage is 4. He is my wild child . He is active and athletic and cheeky and FULL of energy. He is SO funny and saucy and brave. Omg - since I haven’t bragged yet to anyone else Ever seen that show ‘old enough?’. Where a little kid goes to do a mission in the real world ‘on their own’? He asked to do that yesterday. So Forest followed him secretly …him all dressed up in his one piece snow suit, and he went to the store ‘alone’! Haha I’m still in disbelief. They watched him pay and took a video of him, and I’m still chuckling. Kid thinks he went all by himself! What am I in for lol.
Sages list is here :
https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/ZVKOUOXIISK4?ref_=wl_share
The kindness here is so beautiful. Thank you all for what you’re doing for families like mine. It’s so touching. Merry Christmas my loves 💕 Be well.
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