I am a hard working mother of 3 boys. I stay fully employed and busy with house chores and after school sports. My family has been gradually slipping far behind in bills and we are currently trying to make ends meet, paycheck to paycheck. Currently my husband has not secured a full-time job since looking the last six months but has had sporadic side jobs. A big reason is the cost of childcare (equivalent to rent in our area). Our youngest is still daycare age and it's important that at least one adult can be available for early release days, closures and sick days. This makes it quite difficult to have two parents working full-time during the day. We are close to the holidays and birthdays and as money is very tight, I am wishing on a star that there is some generosity in this world that will come our way.