Help keep my mums dream alive!
Story
I am a 16 year old girl from a small town in England. I grew up with a mum who has significantly struggled with her mental health growing up and I’ve been her rock since before i can remember. A couple years a go she got into a depressive episode and i truly thought i was going to lose her. Despite everything she pulled through but i could tell she was unhappy that year she got made redundant and wasn’t sure what to do next with her life. She had always had a dream of opening a community hub/cafe in our local area but the timing was never right. After lots of emotional talks I had managed to convince her to persue her dream. She left her career in payroll and went on to open a cafe the following year. My entire family spent months working together to make her dream a reality from helping to decorate to helping create menu items. It truly brought us so much closer together. In August 2023 her cafe opened and over the past year I’ve watched my mother make such a positive impact on our local community. People had a place to go where they felt accepted and welcome similar to the community you’ve built online. But most importantly I’ve watched my mother change as a person shes finally happy and living out her truth having found her purpose in life. Unfortunately starting a business can be tough and my family has sacrificed a lot to make her dream a reality. My dad is essentially working two jobs and my mum is barely making a wage. Our café is always packed but recently we just found out that the landlord want to increase rent by 25% by January. For the first time in my life I feel defenceless because for the first time since she was 6 years old my mum is no longer suffering from depression but now we’re at risk of losing the cafe if we can’t find a financial solution. I am certain if we lose this cafe I’m going to lose my mum and as a child thats a terrifying thought I’m doing everything I can to support my family but being chronically ill and still in education theres very little I can do. I’ve already sacrificed all my Christmas presents this year because all I truly want is for my mum to remain happy and to continue to help my community. Im putting my story here because there’s no one else to tell no one can sympathise with such a unique situation, and I just feel so helpless.
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