{"id":21083,"date":"2018-04-10T13:25:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T17:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/blog\/un-reve-qui-se-realise\/"},"modified":"2021-03-18T10:53:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T14:53:30","slug":"a-dream-comes-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/blog\/a-dream-comes-true\/","title":{"rendered":"A dream comes true"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cOnce you accept your situation, you can get help and move forward.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-black-color has-text-color\">\u201cMy financial problems were overwhelming. They were all I thought about, and they became an incredible source of stress. I told myself that things weren\u2019t so bad, but deep down, I was ashamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-black-color has-text-color\">Eventually, I accepted my situation and asked for help. Although it was the right thing to do, reaching out for help was very difficult. A program for single mothers at a Centraide agency helped us move into a new subsidized apartment. The effect on my family was almost immediate. Hide it as much as you want: If Mom isn\u2019t happy, the kids aren\u2019t either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-black-color has-text-color\">Once I felt better, I saw a change in my kids\u2019 behaviour. They were much more joyful every day. I hadn\u2019t even realized how much of an impact I had on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-black-color has-text-color\">The move also reignited my passion for my former job in esthetics and massage therapy. I dreamt of opening my own salon, a dream that is coming true, thanks to the money I\u2019m saving on rent and the support I get from the agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-black-color has-text-color\">I want other single mothers going through the same thing to not worry about what other people think. You may be afraid of how others will judge you, or you may not think you\u2019re good enough. You feel like a failure. But you have to find a way to rise above all that. Once you accept your situation, you can get help and move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-black-color has-text-color\">\u2014 M\u00e9lanie&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cOnce you accept your situation, you can get help and move forward.\u201d \u201cMy financial problems were overwhelming. They were all I thought about, and they became an incredible source of stress. 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