hi tyra, im a 23 year old female from houston texas i got pregnant the end of 8th grade my freshmen year iwas pregnant made it all the way to 12th grade and drop out i think i was just scared i didnt know what was going to happen after high school and i regret i didnt finsh but i got my GED it took me a while but i got it and im getting ready to finally go to college but over all im saying dont give up this world will swallow you if you let it your gonna struggle you are going to have bad times just have faith and work work work my mom didnt graduate high school and i didnt want that to be me but i did the same thing and ogot pregnant all my friends from school is in college or finsh but i know that there was other lessons that God wanted to teach or that i had to learn i have had thoughts of selling my body but something in me tells me NO DONT like your mom telling you not to touch an iron Its hard yes but when you get to where you want to be you will see that it was worth it

hi Tyra im 19yrs old and i have 3 little girls.I had my first when i was 15.I've been struggling for a long time and I dont know why but me and my family could never have something permanentEverything always comes crashing down on us.Sometimes i just feel like giving up,but the only reason im still here in this world is becuase my little girls.I've never had an easy life.I was always from home to home becuase my Dad was always in jail and my Mom was doing drugs and working the streets.I remember how it was for me,wanting things i know i would never get and having my both parents with me.I really want something different my kids.It hurts me that i cant even by them a pair of shoes right now,i barely have enough for a packet of diapers becuase what i get of help goes all to the rent and still doesnt cover it all and im looking for an apt i could afford becus what i get of help monthly is only $800 and sum.My children and i have suffered to much to go back to the days where we were in motels and when we didnt have money for a room we had to sleep in the car and even before when i was pregnant.My bf would ask for money on the street or even churches to get something to eat and gas.We had no one to turn to becuase even family could get sick of you.Right now we dont even have our electricity on,where actually useing it from nextdoor.We've sold all of the most valuable stuff and im tired of living like this,always moving becuase we cant pay rent,my kids not having a real home.We've tried so hard even my bf has looked for

I'm 21 and I worked my way from a homeless shelter to college. Now I'm about to drop out of college and go back to the homeless shelter because my family refuses to help support me. I can't find a job and I can't pay my student loans. I've thought so many times about suicide because I don't know what options I have.

tyra i have 2 kids and a girlfriend and i need help. We are fixing to lose our home. we live a

hi tyra, i am a 26yr old from nairobi, Kenya and in a desperate moment. i want to sell my kidney! do you know anyone interested? please hook me up..(i am O+ and healthy)

All i knw tht its abit easy in the states! Bt i cn do anythng to get cash n i mean anythng

All i knw tht its abit easy in the states! Bt i cn do anythng to get cash n i mean anythng

I would do whatever it takes. Whether it be working under the table a someone's underpaid maid to being a prostitute. I'm not going to not take care of my family just because some people that I don't know or care about will look down their nose at me.

i am a stripper and i have a one year old little girl. but we have to eat and there is a recession going on. not everyone is blessed with better options. id rather sread my legs and close my eyes than to watch my daughter strave. so call me a bad person with bad judgement but i dont care as long as she is not in need.

So, how far would I go? That's easy... as far as it would take for me to have what I need to survive. As a gay man in a small redneck town, I've overcome a lot in my life. Despite this fact, I've still not been able to find my place in the world. I have sold drugs, stolen from family, and I've even resorted to prostitution once or twice. I know it's not the best thing in the world for someone to do, but it's what had to be done to survive. Right now, I'm basically sleeping where I can, as my boyfriend and I just split up. We were living together and I had two jobs where we were at, but I didn't have any friends I could stay with after the break up. So, it's back to doing what I can. I'll keep looking for a job in this one horse town, but in the meantime, I'm going to do what needs to be done to get what I need to survive! I refuse to become another homeless person wandering the streets. I refuse to become that person. I'd rather be seen as a person of somewhat poor character(I can come back from that), than someone who has no future at all! Thanks ya'll!

Hi, well, I don’t really know how to start, so I guess I just put it out there. I’m 18, and I recently moved out of my parent’s house, and I steal my food to stay afloat. I may not be into completely desperate measures as far as where I live, but with a dire fear of credit cards and no jobs to make an income, I find myself doing things that I don’t like. It’s scary when you actually look down at something in the grocery store and think, “if I buy this loaf of bread and buy this pound of hamburger; will I be able to pay my debts next month?” I mean, I don’t really even have many bills, 300 for my rent is a good deal, and all I have left is car insurance and my phone with a simple plan which is only 100$, but with no income, but hard times call for difficult decisions.. and I guess I don’t consider going into debt, or buying a credit card to keep food in my cabinets as an option. I don't like having to degrade myself to such things, but who wants to live on ramen noodles forever?

well i have five kids no baby daddy help and times are hard and i will do any thing for them cause when they are hungry i will do any thing at that moment to get that food for them and anything else that they may need.there's.Needs and not there wants..

So reading alot of these stories, well, i feel like a punk when i tell my own. I wish you all the best in these hard times. I'm a 19 years old female and i couch surf or stay at my grandma's from time to time. i recently have been let out of jail for drug charges. in this time i really had no choice. When going to high school, kids in my town were.. "well taken care of", and yes i did live in a nice area, but never judge a book by its cover right? my parents split up and are still fightin eachother in court for the past 9 or 10 years. I try to stay out of it, but my mother likes to talk and talk B.S. non-sence about anyone and everyone. For those years away from my old normal living, i was living with meth users who were in and out of jail on a regular bases. for more than just grand theft auto and drug charges. now dont get me wrong i loved my family and i always will. but the trust and respect are long gone. ive been trying to get a job for i dunno how long now but not one call back.. i wont give up, but the money is just so easy i dunno how to pass it up. i hate feeding addiction, i've had/still have my own. I just hope things get easier, not just for me but for anyone is a bad spot.

well... i read most of the comments, and i feel for everyone. i'm 17 years old. i live with my mom and my two brothers, one older, one younger. my older brother and my mom have jobs, but its not enough. there hasnt been food in our house in about 3 weeks. whenever we get a little cash, we buy what we can, but prices are going up, so that's really not much. i want to go to college, but at this rate, i cant afford to pay the application fees. i dont know what else to do, and i know its my job to help my family. there are plenty of guys interested in me, but i really dont want to go into that world of sex and lies because i know its so hard to get out. but i dont see what else i can do. ive applied everywhere in the city, and no one will hire me.

I know my story may not be different from everyone else, everybody has their problems, everyone has sob stories. i am writing from frustrations, stress. I understand that a lot of people are going through the same thing, but i cant take it anymore! everyday i wake up hating my life. I feel like something bad is following me, like my life isn't meant to be "happy." i am 22, unemployed with a sick 2 year old boy. I am married to a illegal alien who is currently unemployed as well. My family has their own problems, my mother recently had a kidney removed after finding out that she had a tumor, in two more months she wouldn't have made it. i have been looking for jobs, no one is hiring nobody wants to hire me. i have gone as low as to applying at a strip club. But, as i was being interviewed i realized that i cant do it. how will my son look at me, i'd feel dirty! what do i do? do i go back and do it? i have $12 in the bank, and i need help. already gone to social services, been waiting for weeks and since my husband is illegal i cant apply for cash aid. please help me, i need suggestions from a wise woman. what do i do!!!!! please...