Aidpage

I am a single mother of a wonderful 12 year old son who, like all of us here, has fallen on hard times.  I was forced to stop working in 02' due to severe medical problems and have been scraping by on my $900/month social security check each month.  These last six months or so I just haven't been able to keep up and for the first time in my life I am in debt and unable to meet my monthly obligations.  I have sold everything there is to sell and have been able to keep the utilities (for now) on and a roof over our heads (for now) and I realize I am so very lucky to even have that.  But christmas is coming and I am so depressed that I won't be able to give anything to my son to make it a "merry" holiday.  He's such a great kid and tries so hard to be "grown up" and pretend he doesn't notice how very different our lives are compared to his friends.  He doesn't complain about what he doesn't have and doesn't even ask for anything.  I will deal with how to keep the lights on and food on the table but I am asking for help to make his christmas different than just any other day of the week.  I realize there are others out there in greater need, we are just a small family of two, bet he really does deserve something to open christmas morning and I just absolutely cant do it myself without causing us even greater hardship.  His favorite pastime is drawing and I'm asking anyone out there that has any art supplies, drawing books, paper, paints, brushes, pens, pencils, anything he could use to create, they would sure make a young boy happy and a mother even happier.  I wish all a joyful holiday season and a brighter new year.  Make God bless and take care.