A college student who was abused by her biological parents has now found a surrogate mother for the holidays after posting a Craigslist ad.
Jackie Turner, 26, posted an ad on the online marketplace ‘looking to rent a mom and dad who can give me attention and make me feel like the light of their life just for a couple of days because I really need it’.
The response she received was overwhelming and she was flooded with letters from both prospective parents and other children who felt neglected and in need of some caring attention.
Now she was not only able to find a match for herself but also one for six other students.
‘This time of year is hard. Everyone is talking about their cousins, their families, all the things that make up Christmas,’ Jackie told CBS News.
Jackie got paired up with Anita Hermsmeier, a woman who works in student services at Jackie’s college, William Jessup University.
‘I’ve found my mentor!’ Jackie said when she and Ms Hermsmeier hugged at the mixer she arranged for the students and parents looking for love.
‘People are hurting and broken and we need each other! We need to be loving people,’ she said.
Adding to the success, none of the would-be ‘parents’ asked for the $8-per-hour that Jackie offered to pay for their uninterrupted attention.
