Maybe Debate isn't the appropriate place for this, but I'm torn and could use some opinions on what to do.
We are really having a hard time making ends meet. The bills are paid, but we have less than $20 til next payday. Since moving here, our income was cut in half, and our expenses have almost doubled. In my condition, nobody will give me a job, except for Chick-Fil-A, and once I found out it was minimum wage and only a few hours a week, DH said No. It would be worse on me physically than what we'd benefit financially. I've had extra doctor bills, we still haven't been reimbursed for any of his business expenses. It's just very frustrating. We can't seem to find any resources for therapy or anything for Jonathan. We are canceling some of our bills and services (phone, part of the cable, etc.) to try to save some money.
Someone recommended that I sign Jonathan up for this Christmas "Angel Tree" program. It's sponsored by the same organization that is trying to help us find him a qualified special needs daycare and therapy. I really don't know how I feel about this. I don't know how we'll be able to do anything for Christmas, but at the same time, I don't want to look like I'm asking for handouts. I've always been involved on the other end of something like that. I organized toy drives and things like that. And DH would absolutely die if he even knew it had been offered to us.
What do you all think? Should I look into it?
We are really having a hard time making ends meet. The bills are paid, but we have less than $20 til next payday. Since moving here, our income was cut in half, and our expenses have almost doubled. In my condition, nobody will give me a job, except for Chick-Fil-A, and once I found out it was minimum wage and only a few hours a week, DH said No. It would be worse on me physically than what we'd benefit financially. I've had extra doctor bills, we still haven't been reimbursed for any of his business expenses. It's just very frustrating. We can't seem to find any resources for therapy or anything for Jonathan. We are canceling some of our bills and services (phone, part of the cable, etc.) to try to save some money.
Someone recommended that I sign Jonathan up for this Christmas "Angel Tree" program. It's sponsored by the same organization that is trying to help us find him a qualified special needs daycare and therapy. I really don't know how I feel about this. I don't know how we'll be able to do anything for Christmas, but at the same time, I don't want to look like I'm asking for handouts. I've always been involved on the other end of something like that. I organized toy drives and things like that. And DH would absolutely die if he even knew it had been offered to us.
What do you all think? Should I look into it?
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