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ADVICEDesperate, Please Help!! (self.Assistance)

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Hello, I am using a throwaway account for this, but I am desperate.

I am a minor (15) living with a very poverty-stricken family of five. My mother is disabled (no social security/disability yet) and my father works as much as he can to support my younger brothers and me. For probably three to four years we have had a bed bug infestation. However, there is no way at all that we can afford any professional help and my mother says if we could it would be a waste of time because apparently the exterminators aren't guaranteed anyway? For the most part, we haven't been able to control it. Every room in the house (with the exception of the kitchen it seems) is infested, but my room is the "best" out of them all. That's because bedbugs freak me out and the idea of them making a meal out of me in the middle of the night is worst case scenario. I hate them with a burning passion. I take as many precautions as possible: I have a mattress cover that I take care of, I don't hang out in the living room much, and anything that has been off of the bed for longer than thirty seconds isn't allowed back on without a thorough wash. I also don't ever bring friends over because I don't want to expose them to the infestation at all. This leads me to stay at home alone a lot. My family thinks I worry too much, but I don't think I worry enough!!

Needless to say, I hate bedbugs. I am so angry that my trailer is so infested with them, and there's nothing I can do about it except try to control my bedroom. I hate it! It is twelve in the morning and my brother just got my mom because his bed had over 100 bugs on it, just crawling around freely. Part of me wants to leave my house because I know how bad this is. I can't bring people over out of concern for them (so I have no social life, really), I can't sleep properly because I am scared of getting bit, and in the future I will have a hard time getting away from this (what will I do? will I even be able to visit my house after going away to college? the risk of re-exposing myself to the infestation even as an adult is too much to handle). But at the same time, I love my family so much. I don't want to leave my dad who works so hard for us. I don't want to get split up from my brothers. I don't want to leave the only life I've ever known, even though I know doing so would possibly protect me. All I know is that I can't just get up and run away, because I am not an adult.

TL;DR: What do I do? I am a 15 year old poor girl living in a trailer that's absolutely infested with bedbugs, and it's ruining my ability to have normal friends, sleep at night, and grow up. Please, I am absolutely begging at this point. This is the first time I've reached out.

I have been referred here from another subreddit. I am just so desperate, and tired. I don't want this anymore.

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[–]TotesMessenger [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

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[–]worshiptribute 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Have you tried diatomaceous earth?

[–]softerr-- 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

Please consider reaching out to someone at your school or another trusted adult. You're not in a living situation that is acceptable for anybody, let alone young kids. I know it's not your parents fault, and you might feel guilty, but a social worker (someone involved with Child Protective Services) getting involved may be the best thing for you. They can help with your mom's disability payments, and you won't be taken away! They are there to help. They might even have resources available to help your parents afford an exterminator.

You already know what to do to control the infestation as much as you can- wash bedding frequently in hot water, vacuum the shit out of everything all the time. Heat and suffocation kill the things. You may need to step in and do the same things for your sibling's bedrooms as they're suffering just as much as you. I hate that you're in this situation as a minor but honestly there's not much you can do on your own. Maybe look around for exterminators in your area that will give a guarantee of their effectiveness (so you don't get charged twice if it doesn't work) and see if they'll cut you a deal.

But again, please consider reaching out to a teacher or a counselor at your school and letting them know what's been going on. You need someone else involved if your parents won't/can't take care of it.

[–]backpackwayne[M] 1ポイント2ポイント  (4子コメント)

You need to have an account with 300 karma to make a request. Sorry we do not allow throwaways to make requests because of the trouble we have had with them in the past.

But since you are a minor, we will allow you make your request under some conditions.

You will need to register this and your other account here:

Should someone consider helping you, they will be allowed to see your other account.

Tell me if you agree to these terms.

[–]sonic_tower [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

What a shitty policy. OP is falling on hard times and apparently isn't even "rich" enough in karma to get help. You should be ashamed of yourself, mod.

[–]bugthrowaway11[S] 4ポイント5ポイント  (2子コメント)

My normal account doesn't fit the requirement, but if you want me to use that account instead I will? If I don't, I understand (I was just referred over here from another subreddit).

[–]backpackwayne[M] 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

How many combined link and comment karma do you have? With your other account?

[–]JediMasterMinchYoda [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Greetings and Saltuations!

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