OK, so the truth is, I'm sure there are other people out there whose mom's might need this more, like people who's mom has cancer or something, and let me just say, they definitely will have my support! But here's why I know my mom deserves a break.  First off, she's a single mom and the place where she works just claimed bankruptcy.  It's been tough here, we just got out of my step-dad's this past summer, and now we might have to go back to him if things don't start looking up.  It was really bad though, he was an abusive jerk and it took 14 years of marriage to finally break away.  And that was her 2nd divorce.  My mom and dad have been divorced since i was about 2.  He abused her too when they broke up.  He tried strangling her and threatening her and all that bad stuff.  My mom had to have cops go to her house and wait for him to call and listen to him threaten her.  And this was when I was a baby...who can do that?  He doesn't pay child support so it's tough for my mom.  Let me tell you, I'm a teenage girl.  I have needs that aren't that inexpensive.  But I am one of the better teenagers, i don't ask for money a lot, actually i rarely do, but i guess that's since I know we have none to waste.  But she always complains about how much I eat and how expensive that is.  =/..haha...yeah i'm a pig =/..Also, i don't have a job yet, that's because she works 2 sometimes three or four jobs and always has the car.  We don't have enough money to get me a car yet.  So that's another reason i would like to get this for my mom, what else can I get my mom for no money?  No job = no money.  

My mom has 2 children to support with little child support from my step-dad for my brother, and no child support from my dad for me.  She has a court date the day after my 18th birthday to try and get some child support from him, she's tried this many times before and it never works....ever.  He's actually wanted in New York, so if he ever came to pick me up, he could be arrested.  It's hard because i don't want to know about that, I love my brothers and sister over there, and I don't want everyone to hate me, but at the same time, i just want my mom's life to be less stressful.. he owes her over like $100,000!!  On top of that since she's a single mom and is always working, she has no adult companionship.  I feel bad because she spends her free time (if she gets any, which is barely, she works 7 days a week) watching the disney channel and going to mcdonalds.  Yesterday for valentine's day she sat home and had outback.  I feel sooo bad for her, and she just realllllly deserves this, she needs it.  On top of that, don't tell her i told you this, but all this stress is giving her grey hairs and pimples...she desperately needs a facial and a day of beauty and a stess reliever.  

Her mom isn't even nice to her..she has been a you-know-what since the beginning of time.  She always cherished my Uncle more and treated my mom like crap.  She's constantly bringing her down too.  And I don't knwo why, my mom is the strongest person I know. Anyone else in her shoes would just crack and not last. I haven't even begun explaining the problems over here.  And yet she always has a smile on her face and laughing... I love it, and she's my best friend.. We tell each other everything, and i think that's sad that I'm the one she confides in, and umm, she can't complain to me about her teenage daughter, so i can't be that great of a person to tlk to...haha....but yeah...sorry i babble on so much, thanks for reading this, and PLEASE help me to win, this is the most important campaign for me...i just really want to do this for her...thanks again =]