“My husband, Brian, and I have two little girls, Aubree (3.5) and Kennedy (15 months). Early on in my second pregnancy, my husband had to have surgery which resulted in further complications and a longer recovery. In addition, I also had complications after I delivered Kennedy and also had to have unexpected surgery which added to our already growing medical bills. To help us out, my parents were able to watch our youngest daughter until we could afford to put her in school. Due to their own health reasons, my parents are now unable to watch Kennedy. I have been working to get a promotion since I returned back to work in April 2017, but have yet to have any luck. We have all of our bills set up for payment plans and are taking care of business, but now that we are adding daycare costs for Kennedy, I am so scared for our future financially–and that’s the first time I’ve admitted and spoken those words. My family has so much to be thankful for; my husband and I have jobs, a roof over our head, and a great support system. Our situation doesn’t even come close to touching the difficult and impossible situations of others–but we are stressed, and we are worried. I KNOW we will be OK, and I KNOW I will make ends meet for my girls, but I hate the tension this is causing our family. To say one months mortgage payment would be a blessing is an understatement. That would mean more than one months tuition for Kennedy. It would buy me one more month to land a promotion. It would allow my husband and I a second to breathe. My husband doesn’t know that I’m entering our story, as I know he would never reach out, but I’m taking a chance and putting my pride aside for the sake of our family.