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hiii so! i have been given a rare opportunity to fundraise for a mobility aid that will seriously change the game for me. my sob story is at the link, so i won't prattle on, but if i'm able to get this thing, it's gonna let me live so much more of a normal life. imagine getting groceries without collapsing in pain when you get home lol

the catch: i have 30 days to raise $2950 usd, or i can't get it, and i'll have to scrape that together by myself on disability income.

the good news: bc of the amazing people at alinker, i actually only need to raise another $1950 usd!!!

how you can help: sharing this post, donating even a dollar or two, even sending good vibes my way. i know we're all strapped for cash and struggling, i love and appreciate anything you can do for me <3

when i was a kid, i would have to tiptoe around his anger issues often, sometimes running quietly past his work table until he got his own place completely separate from our family, locked away for days. every so often he would start screaming in the car and trying to hit me or my brother for talking too loud while my mom attempted to calm him down as he swerved on the road. and now he, smiling, helps me with car insurance.

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In middle school biology, we did an experiment. We were given yams, which we would sprout in cups of water. We then had to make hypotheses about how the yams would grow, based on descriptions of yam plants in our books, and make notes of our observations as they grew.

Here’s what was supposed to happen: we were supposed to see that the actual growth of the plant did not resemble our hypotheses. We were then supposed to figure out that these were, in fact, sweet potatoes.

What actually happened was that every single student in every single class lied in their notes so that their observations perfectly matched their hypotheses. See, everyone assumed the mismatch meant they had done something wrong in the process of growing the plant or that they had misunderstood the dichotomous key or the plant identification terminology. And, thanks to the wonders of a public school education, everyone assumed the wrong results would get us a failing grade. We were trying to pass. We didn’t want to get bitched out by the teacher. Curiosity, learning, science - that had nothing to do with why we were sitting in that classroom. So we all lied.

The teacher was furious. She tried to fail every student, but the administration stepped in and told her she wasn’t allowed to because a 100% fail rate is recognized as a failure of the teacher, not the class. It wasn’t even her fault, really, though her being a notorious hard-ass didn’t help. It was a failure of the entire educational system.

I hate to have to ask for help again so soon, but the current housing situation we are in is unsafe and unstable and we need to move again.

Our roommates have subjected me and my wife to constant transmisogynistic harassment for the past year. We've been effectively denied access to the kitchen and much of the rest of the house, and have spent most of that time confined to our bedroom.

My friends and I are trying to find a new place to live, but saving for moving costs has been nearly impossible. I'm disabled, work part-time, and am the primary breadwinner for my family. Recently my hours were cut, and between rent, my own medical expenses, and almost-weekly vet visits for our cat, every dollar I've managed to save has disappeared.

Both my wife and I are abuse survivors, and this situation has become impossible for us to manage alone. We're trying to raise $1,500 to cover the costs of securing a new lease for four people and finally get somewhere safe.

If you can donate, thank you. If you can't, a reblog would help us more than you know.

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