What can we DU now to help TTW and Yoshi ?

[magical thyme]

245. I chipped in a small amount at her gofundme site yesterday

It's something I've avoided doing throughout this saga -- I had TTW on ignore until yesterday because concluded long before this saga even began that she was emotionally unstable. I became aware of the situ by other DUer's threads and reading at work.

I would hesitate to call her mentally ill and suspect any proposed diagnoses (including my own) made by either professionals or lay people who have never actually met her.

I realize that it's a drop in the bucket compared to her real needs, but I also understand why she reclaimed Yoshi -- he is all she really has, he is her family.

I'm just hoping they are safe somewhere, that she finds work soon or that the heavens rain some money down on her so that she can climb out of this hole.

This, people, is the reality of our "trapdoor economy." The majority of us are 1 or 2 paychecks away from falling through that trapdoor.

It's very easy to tell TTW to give up Yoshi. Just remember, when it's your turn to fall through the trapdoor, it may not be your dog that others suggest you sacrifice. It could be whatever gives you a reason to keep going.