Yeah so recently my brother's and I had a falling out. So they essentially cut me off financially.
For the past couple of months since I finished school last year November, I've been living with them in my mother's house in the city. My mom sometimes sends us a bit of money when she can, but my brother's receive a monthly allowance from the government given to tertiary students since we live in Botswana.That money is what they've been using to buy groceries and things like that.
After the fight, my brother's locked up all the food in the house in their rooms. And I haven't been able to eat since last night. Im not a very hungry person generally as I tend to eat less due to my type 2 diabetes, but the hunger has been really getting to me.
I know I should have been looking for a job, but I never had the need to. I do all the chores around the house. I cook, I clean, I do their laundry and the dishes, and they have never once mentioned anything about me getting a job. I've only been 18 for a couple of months at this point.
I've been scrambling to get a job but I literally have no idea what I'm doing. I've called restaurants, tuck shops, and car washes looking for a job, but they are all not hiring.
I've told my mom about what theyre doing, but she brushed it off and told me I should learn to co-exist with them since they're *family*. I didn't tell her the full extent of what happened since I was scared my brother's would out me and my mom would kick me out of the house before I left for uni.
The funny thing is, when my oldest brother finished tertiary and was left without an allowance, I went on here for help to support us for the month while he ordered repair equipment to start repairing joy pads for money. They never once appreciated that or even asked where I got the money from. But when his equipment came we haven't really struggled as much as we thought we would.
I'm leaving for school in 2 months, and I've applied to live on campus way before this incident because I didn't want to walk around eggshells around them anymore because of something I couldn't change about myself.
I just need $50 for something to eat for a couple of weeks until I can get a job. Im not a very hungry person tbh, the week when I was by myself I could spend the day without eating without an issue, but when the hunger gets to me it's really bad.Like I quite literally feel like I've been starving myself. I can survive off of bread and stew a Tuckshop nearby provides when I get a job, while it's not the best for me considering i have diabetes, but it's convenient.
I'm also looking for some side hustles, but it's so frustrating because I have no idea what to do. I've been thinking about going around and doing yard work, but I don't have the tools required for that. They are relatively cheap tho, and while the pay isnt great it should be enough to eat every other day.
I'm just so scared of them. I don't wanna be here anymore, but 2 months is all I have to endure before I can leave… just 2 freaking months.
I have PayPal and bank transfer I think.