In the USA, a mother of 4 children built a house using lessons on YouTube

History amazes with the dedication and strength of the human spirit! You should never give up and complain about fate. Each of us has opportunities that need to be included in moments of need and dreams come true.

Difficult family life

I don’t think that when a US citizen named Kara Brookins got married for the first time, she knew in advance all the difficulties that life had in store for her. The first marriage broke up, and the second ended almost in flight - the second husband turned out to be a mentally ill person. In candid interviews, Kara shares terrible details of how she was subjected to mental and physical violence - for example, they could start strangling her in front of her children or throwing her against a wall with full force! It’s scary to think how heavy a psychological mark was left on the children’s souls, not to mention the suffering of Kara herself!

Statistics are an inexorable thing! In America, the number of divorces is growing year by year, and according to the latest data, it accounts for 53% of the number of marriages. Experts cite infidelity, domestic violence and financial difficulties as the main reasons for separation of spouses.

By 2007, the unsuccessful second marriage finally broke up, but Kara Brookins was left literally on the street with four children.

There is always a way out!

At the time of the divorce, the heroine herself was 45 years old, her children, if listed by seniority: 17, 15, 11 and 2. They returned home after the weekend and saw a terrible picture: their house was destroyed by a tornado. There are no savings to buy a new home, my husband is insane. What to do? Take life into your own hands and start acting!

An American woman takes out a loan in 2008, spends $20,000 to purchase a plot of land, and has another $150,000 left for building materials. There is nothing to pay the builders, and the family begins building the house on their own, guided by videos from YouTube channels!

Kara has never been involved in construction in her life and has no special education, but she was not afraid to learn new things and start life from scratch.

The children sincerely supported their mother and took an active part in the construction, making every possible effort.. 15-year-old Drew helped draw up the blueprints. The younger ones carried water from a pond near the construction site to dilute cement. The friendly family poured the foundation, erected the walls, installed the roof, laid utilities, sewerage, and made wiring for electricity. In order for the construction to be completed quickly, the selfless woman worked even at night! Building inspectors at first thought the idea was downright crazy, but the house passed the inspection and the family received permission. The mother and children laid the tiles and painted the walls with their own hands, thought out the interior, making it cozy. All instructions were taken from the Internet.

The world is not without good people! The family was helped by a retired firefighter. The man was also never a builder, but worked for a nominal fee.

The epic construction of the house took exactly nine months. The ceremonial move took place in 2009. The result was a great mansion, which is now valued at $500,000! The area of ​​the mansion was 325 square meters. m, it has five bedrooms, there is even a garage that can accommodate three cars.

How did life turn out later?

Kara Brookins was very embarrassed to share the sad experience of her unsuccessful family life, but then she realized that this must be shared. Perhaps her story will help other women cope with a similar situation. The American wrote an amazing book, then another, became a recognized writer and travels around the United States as a motivational speaker. You can find her unique lectures on the Internet.

Using Twitter, the woman says that they are still working, constantly improving their “dream mansion.” It turned out interesting: the story began with the loss of everything, but Brookins wanted to give the children a roof over their heads, and in the end she built a real strong family, where everyone stands up for the other. Yes, work and a common goal bring us closer together! Despite the difficulties, the family survived, performing a real miracle.

According to some reports, Kara Brookins lives in New York, works as a senior computer analyst and continues to write books. This is truly a very persistent woman, not broken by difficulties, and an example worth following!