Anonymous
Beloved of All
I want a prayer to pray for me and my family as it is the beginning of a new month (july) and we have been going through hard times my single mom got in a car accident in may and she was only given a rental car for 3 weeks and recently had to give it back because they refunded her from the car accident. We have had no car for a week now and the only way we have been getting around is uber and walking. They only gave her around 2 thousand and it wasn’t enough for a new car, also because she is only working one job now because she won’t be able to do doordash anymore. It is already July and i start school in august and I haven’t even been able to get new shoes or new clothes im going to 8th grade. My mom promised me that this year she would be able to buy me a lot and a lot of clothes and shoes because last school year i didn’t have any and had to wear the same clothes from 6th grade. My own friends made fun of me for wearing the same clothes. And it really makes me sad thinking that the same thing will happen again this year because whenever i ask her if i can order clothes or sneakers that i really like she says that the money is very short right now Today she even had to walk to popeyes because of the car situation and that makes me sad and happy at the same time because she did that so that me and my brother can have something to eat. Another problem i’ve been struggling with since 2020 is gaining weight. Gaining weight has always been a challenge for me and as an african all i get is body shame comments from my own uncles, aunties. and cousins about how skinny i am. I have never seen them pick on a big person its always someone skinny like me! Its like the only body mass they accept is "thick". It’s crazy that all those comments people said about me created an insecurity for me in only 3rd grade!!! Having an insecurity in 3rd grade is not ok but it’s just like it wouldn’t stop. In six grade another one of my friends used to make comments about my body almost everyday saying how i’m built like a cutting board and other hurtful things. To summarize this all I want is to just gain about 25 to 30 pounds because i STILL have this insecurity and to be able to have lots of news clothes and shoes and that me and my family are protected and blessed during this hard time. Thank you