Hello, my name is Saoirse (my legal name is listed here), i am 20 years old, and i’m making this just giving page to raise money to help me escape an abusive household.

Currently, I live with my father, and for as long as I can remember, my father and stepmother have been verbally and physically abusive, leaving me to care for my two younger siblings. However, in February my dad and stepmom decided to split which has left me alone with my father and younger sister. Since this split, he has become FAR more abusive in every way. He throws things at the walls, at me and my sister, kicks our pet dogs, restricts me from leaving my home, takes a good chunk of money i make from my job, and verbally abuses both me and my sister, which is arguably the worst part. He takes my worst fears and insecurity’s and uses them against me, and blocking his words or actions out just makes the physical abuse worse.

I have been taking care of my little sister for my entire life, but especially since my father and stepmother split, I have become her main caretaker while he is still considered her legal guardian. I am left to do her laundry, cook her meals, go shopping for her school lunches, and get her to and from school. Obviously, for someone who has been 20 for barely a week and has been doing this their entire life, this has GREATLY impacted my life in every way.

Recently, however, I have been on a trip to stay with some friends and my father decided to finally snap at the idea of me leaving him to care for my sister on his own for a few weeks. He texted me proof of him throwing out all my belongings, saying he sent my dog to the pound, and turned my little sister against me. It is not safe for me to return home even if I wanted to, knowing all of this. As awful as this all this, it is my ONLY chance to escape his house and finally move out on my own.

I am exhausted of living a life of taking care of my own family with no appreciation showed, being abused for every action i take, having my self worth pummelled further and further by my fathers words against me, and a life of begging for a way out with no light at the end of the tunnel.

So, this is all why I am asking for help with jumpstarting a fund for me to move out and escape this abusive life. I have no other family to turn to, and staying with friends is honestly my only option at the moment. Raising this money would help me afford rent, utilities, and food for the first couple of months, as my job does not pay enough for the initial costs that inevitably come with moving out.

I can’t begin to explain how sorry I am to have to ask for help like this, I have done everything on my end (working two jobs, babysitting, selling my own belongings, etc.) to try and afford this on my own, but it has gotten to a point where I cannot afford moving out with only my personal income at the moment, and if I do not move out now, I cannot trust that I will be safe to go home, nor will I even be allowed inside, which would leave me essentially homeless. And, as of now, I do have a place to stay just not the money to afford it which is again, why I am making this justgiving page.

Any and all donations, no matter how big or small, or even just sharing this anywhere you can or to anyone you know who might be able to help out financially would be SO appreciated.