A mum-of-two who is living in emergency accommodation during the pandemic has shared what her life is like on TikTok.
Shannon Bryne, from Dublin, showed a glimpse of her life while staying at a hotel with other homeless people in a series of TikTok videos.
Mum to two young daughters, Poppy and Maisie, Shannon revealed that she’s been in three different hotels in the last two months.
But despite the harsh conditions, Shannon keeps a positive attitude which impressed her 400,000 viewers.
The mum received a flurry of comments from TikTok viewers who commended Shannon for her positivity.
Some asked why the mum wasn’t able to stay with family.
Shannon revealed she had stayed on her mum’s sofa for a while but that wasn’t a sustainable option for someone with two children.
Without anywhere else to go and a pandemic that is especially hard on the homeless, Shannon was put up in a hotel with her kids.
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In the video, Shannon said she started the day with breakfast at the hotel, after making the beds and spritzing the sheets with Febreze.
She said: ‘I change Poppy’s nappies because she poos in her sleep. Maisie wakes up and I spray that bed too.
‘Then I brush my hair, get the key and off we go.
‘By this time it’s around half seven, breakfast starts at seven. We go down there, get to the lift and there’s usually a fight about who wants to press the button.’
The family spends most of the time in the hotel which they’ve grown accustomed to.
Shannon, a former hospital worker, added: ‘I’ve just fallen upon a tough situation, but I’ll get out of it.
‘People are so ignorant and think I’m a lazy slob who just had kids for money and a house.
‘The situation is my own. I put myself in my situation. This is on me. I don’t want to put stress on anyone else.’
TikTok viewers were moved by Shannon’s video diary and shared kind messages with her.
One person wrote: ‘I really hope things start looking up for you! You’re amazing, love your bravery to bring light to issues that are facing people in Ireland’.
Another said: ‘You’re a beautiful soul. I hope the next year brings you so much goodness, happiness and everything you and your daughters need’.
Many users asked Shannon to start a GoFundMe page or share her Paypal details.
Others said the video was a testament of how expensive it is to live in a city.
One viewer wrote: ‘Jesus my heart goes out to you. One of the reasons I moved out of Dublin was because it’s too expensive to live there so we live in Sligo now, sending you loads of love.’
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