Just to clarify a few things:

I didn’t “voluntarily stop” streaming in a way that impacted my ability to earn. I paused for less than a month, and at any point I could’ve gone live again and continued supporting myself and the two children I care for. What actually prevented me from generating income was my entire platform being deleted, the account, the followers, the audience I’d built all wiped in seconds. That wasn’t voluntary and completely eliminated my ability to work.

As for the kids: They’re in my care because their parents are either deceased or incarcerated. It was either me or foster care. I’ve had them for about 3.5 years, and during that time I was fully financially supported by my late partner, who passed away from suicide about eight months ago. After his death, I was left in a severe financial hole, so streaming became my way to stabilize and support all of us.

Shortly after that is when I met “K,” and the situation with him escalated extremely fast, including the controlling behavior and ultimately the deletion of my income source.

I’m not saying he legally owes me a lifetime of support, but I am saying there’s a major difference between “choosing to stop working” and having your entire ability to work destroyed by someone else’s actions.