Campaign Story

Being a mom. It’s all I’ve ever wanted to be. Growing up in a family with six kids, I’ve always dreamt of a house of my own, full to the brim with little feet running around. Cheaper By The Dozen, anyone? Lol. Unfortunately, when you’re perpetually single it’s a little hard to make that happen, so I decided to do it on my own.

A little background for those of you who don’t know me—which is probably everyone—but I was molested as a kid. I’m sorry if that was a shocking thing to read, I know it’s not something people like to talk about or mention, but it’s a large part of my story.

By the time I hit high-school I finally comfortable around people again. When it came to relationships though, I was a little hopeless. I would get panic attacks if I thought a guy liked me and crushing anxiety made it impossible to function. I wanted to date, and I tried to date for years, but no matter what I did it didn’t get better. I wanted to fall in love, get married and have a dozen babies—five at the minimum lol. By the time I finally got into therapy and figured myself out, I was living the homesteading life in the country, an hour away from the closest Walmart.

Despite it all though, I knew what I wanted to be. I did the research and looked up the cost. I crunched the numbers and figured out how long it would take for me to raise the money with what I make a year, and the numbers were……not what I was hoping. They were terrible, actually, but I’ve never been one to let that kind of thing stop me. I looked up sperm donors and negotiated parental leave in job contracts. I’m ready to take the next step.

I’m here because I have a dream, a wish, a prayer in my heart. I want to be a mom more than anything in this life, and I’m going to make it happen. No matter how long it takes, or how much it costs, and I’m hoping you will help me to get there.