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I didn't want to do this, but here I am. Please understand that I'm only doing this because we desperately need help.

Me and my life partner need financial assistance to help us and our pets escape an abusive, unhygenic living situation. For over a year and a half, we've been living with their mother, a woman with severe mental health issues (including a hoarding disorder) who is verbally abusive, reactive, and controlling. She will not care for herself or her health unless absolutely forced to do so, is resentful at attempts to help, and refuses to take steps to better herself. We have accommodated her needs for over a year now to the detriment of our health and well-being, and it has finally become clear that us leaving her on her own is, unfortunately, the catalyst needed for change.

We've found and secured a separate place to live, but our current lease unfortunately does not allow for termination, only replacement- which the opposing party absolutely refuses to allow. As such, we are legally obligated and expected to pay our share of the rent and utilities until our part of the lease runs out- which is not something that my partner can currently afford on top of the costs of living independently in our new place. Thus, we need to raise $3,000 over 6 months to cover their share of the rent and utilities. The alternative is to leave their mother homeless and living out of her car, to which she has threatened suicide. We have already contacted the national suicide hotline as well as regional mental health authorities, but they cannot help us, and any attempt to get their mother to seek help is violently rejected.

Currently our goal is to raise $600 by the end of February. The rest of the money can be achieved on a month-to-month basis. If my partner gets a job that can cover their share of the living expenses + their mother's care, then we will terminate the fundraiser.

Current status: 0/600 raised

I didn't want to do this, but here I am. Please understand that I'm only doing this because we desperately need help.

Me and my life partner need financial assistance to help us and our pets escape an abusive, unhygenic living situation. For over a year and a half, we've been living with their mother, a woman with severe mental health issues (including a hoarding disorder) who is verbally abusive, reactive, and controlling. She will not care for herself or her health unless absolutely forced to do so, is resentful at attempts to help, and refuses to take steps to better herself. We have accommodated her needs for over a year now to the detriment of our health and well-being, and it has finally become clear that us leaving her on her own is, unfortunately, the catalyst needed for change.

We've found and secured a separate place to live, but our current lease unfortunately does not allow for termination, only replacement- which the opposing party absolutely refuses to allow. As such, we are legally obligated and expected to pay our share of the rent and utilities until our part of the lease runs out- which is not something that my partner can currently afford on top of the costs of living independently in our new place. Thus, we need to raise $3,000 over 6 months to cover their share of the rent and utilities. The alternative is to leave their mother homeless and living out of her car, to which she has threatened suicide. We have already contacted the national suicide hotline as well as regional mental health authorities, but they cannot help us, and any attempt to get their mother to seek help is violently rejected.

Currently our goal is to raise $600 by the end of February. The rest of the money can be achieved on a month-to-month basis. If my partner gets a job that can cover their share of the living expenses + their mother's care, then we will terminate the fundraiser.

Current status: 0/600 raised