"I can also pay you in tattoos if you'd like."

I need general help, you need stuff or cash (Bronx)

I posted this long ago and unfortunately lost access to many of the responses. A few of them were promising and I was disheartened so I gave up for the moment. I’m in the midst of a divorce and have three little boys. I work from home doing tattoos. I am fully licensed in NYS since 2003. I use all disposable equipment and the best materials you can buy. If not for the age of my youngest (2), I would be working in a shop.

I need help organizing my apartment and caring for my boys. Eventually, this would turn into a sitting arrangement where I may actually leave the house on occasion! In the beginning, it would be more like dealing with the kids while I work or helping me around the house. Once I see that everyone is comfortable and that you can handle my little men, I would be more inclined to leave the apartment to handle my errands without all three in tow.

I’m not made of money, but the more money I am able to make, the more I am able to pay. I also have an inordinate amount of things to list on eBay and it is hard to do while chasing after a 7, 5 and 2 year old. Now, maybe some of the items would be of interest to you and you’d take some as pay. Or maybe I can just pay you from my proceeds. Ideally, I’d like to rid my life of excess, reclaim closet space and live a cleaner and easier life. I’d also like to devote more time to my art, be it my tattooing or the other forms that I like to dabble in.

I can also pay you in tattoos, if you’d like. I realize this ad is a bit all over the place but feel free to reply, tell me more about you and why you think you’d make a good fit as my general helper / baby sitter. I also cook, and would not only be able to teach you, if you wanted, but would also be able to cook for you if that was something you’d like as a barter. I’m just trying to make the most of my skills and my time until I can re-enter the working world in a more day to day fashion.

I would prefer that those responding like children. My boys are extremely intuitive and won’t open up to someone who is fake. I don’t care if you’re male or female but reserve the right to do a background check as you would be in my home and around my babies. I don’t care if you’re gay or straight, black, white or purple. My only real requirement is that you enjoy children, be motivated and ready to tackle whatever strange job I may have set out for the day… and be young enough to handle their demands.

I have a lot of gothic style clothing to list on eBay in various sizes… so this could appeal to those that appreciate that style… brands like Lip Service, Tripp, Morbid Threads, etc. I also have many electronic items to part ways with. I don’t even want to think about the masses of baby boy items and clothing that I have to part with. This could also be good for a mommy-to-be or someone who knows someone who could use that. I’m open to barter…

So, shoot me an email with your information and I will reply to those that I think may be a good fit. Who knows… maybe I could use more than one person for this endeavor. And if you’re not available to help, but are instead interested in a tattoo, feel free to email me too.

Thanks a bunch.