Do you know how much help I have received from friends giving me a place to stay when I was homeless with my then 6 year old daughter.

Do you know that in every situation,I never felt like I had to be in control or take advantage. Do you know that when I was working 15 hours a week , I still came back to my daughter. I never went out days without my baby, I always had my daughter. When I wanted to go out , I had to bring my baby with me.

Do you know how that made me feel, while everyone else was having fun not having to worry about their kids, I was worried. I was constantly thinking if I did enough before I left. No family to watch her for me.

I understand why my family did that. So I wouldn’t get dependent on someone else, going out every day or every weekend was not okay. Being away from my child was not okay with me. So when I open my home to someone because I’ve been in their shoes and only a few friends helped me, I try to help those same friends out.

I use to think my family didn’t like me, but now I see that they were making me aware of my responsibilities. And what is more important. I’ve never taken advantage of a situation I don’t like it when it’s done to me cause then I know you’ll hate me for what I say. I’m your friend not your family, I am not obligated to do what I do. I do it because I’ve been there before and I know how it feels to be low and thinking you have no one.

Don’t take advantage or the little help that you have will be gone.