Hello,

This is the first time I've done this, and I'm not very comfortable about it, asking people I don't know for help and money... But now, unfortunately, I have no choice...

My story isn't very pretty and I apologise in advance if it offends anyone. I grew up in a family that perhaps shouldn't have had children, I didn't have the love, support and kindness that a child should have. I suffered psychological violence from both my parents, as well as physical violence from my brother... and if it could have stopped there it would have been fine, but no life decided otherwise, my father's "best friend" who babysat us from time to time decided to sully me, and abuse me ********* for 3 long years... I fell very low and then one day I decided to lodge a complaint, but according to the French justice system, without proof or concrete support it would lead nowhere... and my family decided not to support me, and to deny the facts to "protect" their friend.

After that, I went through a lot of rough patches and dark thoughts... until my mother and brother decided to throw me out on the street by hitting me one last time.

I was taken in by a friend and her family who are very close to me and who knew my situation. She helped me to get back on my feet and to have a taste for revenge on life, to have the desire to fight and to build my life by myself, and to transform all that anger in me into strength.

She succeeded, I'm determined, I've adopted a dog who helps me enormously to manage my emotions, and who gives me a family again, my family.

But my time on the streets left me with small debts and I'm working hard (in the restaurant business) to wipe the slate clean and move forward.

I've just found myself a flat, but the first few rents are difficult for me to manage, as I'm still paying for the complicated times in my life.

I don't need much to finally be free and think only about my future and making sure that it's healthy, to be able one day to hope to celebrate my first Christmas, or to have a family of my own and know everything that I haven't known...

My debts total 8,000 euros (I took out loans without thinking to survive when my family put me out on the street... ) and I would like to thank anyone who agrees to help me, no matter how little.