I am a single dad with custody of my son, been raising him alone for 13 years now. 

I am in a big dilema, and don't know what to do. For the first time in years, I find myself with no money at Christmas. I get paid again on the first, but that's January. I told my son, to expect nothing for Christmas this year.

My question follows...

If anyone knows of a way I could get a little assistance, I be thankful.

If you could see the look of disappointment in his eys, then you'd know why I am in tears writting this, and why I feel so bad as a single dad.

I don't need anything for myself, but my son needs to know he is thought of...thanks texasdad 

I started a successful, small business and was given the opportunity to take over another.  I prayed about the second and wanted to do the right thing.  Everything pointed to the fact I should do this, so I did.  After several months I realized that I was mislead and that numbers were misrepresented to me.  I've always tried to do the right thing but lost the second business already (eight months into it).  With three kids to support and a daughter getting married, I am in need of desperate financial help.  I see people paying 12 to 20k for football tickets, MLB teams paying multi-million dollars just for teh right to TALK to some player, untalented, offensive musicians making millions and I wonder how, or why, we bust our ass to struggle from morning to night and they continue to flourish.  What ever happened to hard work paying off?  I've worked hard and am extremely disappointed now.  If there is ANYONE who can assist, please.  I never thought, for one moment, I would do something like this but here I am.  Anyone? Me at kiko15002003@yahoo.com

Thanks for consideration,

Kenny