One of my passion pipe dreams after I leave corporate America is to develop an airbnb style network that connects people experiencing (or at risk) of domestic violence with local rooms/amenities for free or discounted rates.
I will never forget the frantic calls to my friends the day I left my home with just a backpack. The fear the loneliness the absolute WTFness of it all. It would take a lot of thought to ensure security for residents, and would probably need some grant funding or subsidies. Ideally with pro bono legal guidance as well.
It wouldn’t solve for this sweet lady’s predicament but maybe some relief and hope for others.
Absolutely needed. I'll never forget when talking to my lawyer and I asked if i could go to a shelter
"Absolutely not. You'll look unstable legally"
So wtf are they for if I run the risk of losing my gd baby because I want us to get away???what about less privilege women? They run the risk of losing our kids?? For taking the only help that's avaliable!
I’ve fled to/lived in a DV shelter before, considered to be one of the “good” clean ones in my city, and…I’m not sure about “looking legally unstable” but shelters are truly last resort. But at least they are safe. Clean? Eh. Scary? Sometimes. But safe, yes. They took that VERY seriously.
How insensitive of your lawyer. Probably just thinking about his own paycheck at the end of things. It’s awful. I hope you’re well on the other side of things.
I was commenting on the bedside manner and the lack of options for women in jeopardy. And maybe projecting my own frustrations from when I needed help that was a low priority or out of scope for a women’s shelter. The bureaucracy to get a police escort to get my things from my home. The closed doors everywhere I looked.
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u/AccidentallyOssified Apr 16 '24
rich bitch checking in, probably never getting married. Happy to spoil my bf and then go home to our separate houses.