Quote:Yeah, I'll give you some other instances of those in the bin who are not like your example. In 1969 my father left our house and my mother with 6 kids. My mother was always a mother never holding a job in her life. Her oldest child (my brother) was a senior in high school who was accepted at North Carolina State University for the fall semester. She had a whopping $23 in her bank account when Dad left and she was 40 years old. Disgraced, she reluctantly did what she had to do to keep the family fed and together by receiving government handouts. She applied for and received grants to go to college which she attended while the rest of us were in school in the mean time struggling to wash clothes, keep a house together, attend PTA meetings, et. al. She earned her college degree when she was 45 years old.

 

By the time she passed away in 2005 she was a multi millionaire, all 6 of her children had, not only college degrees from major universities, but advanced degrees and successful careers and successful marriages with fine families of their own.

 

Again, I know some people abuse the system but others are embarrassed to be in it yet need it to survive. It really is disgusting to me for people who have never walked in those shoes to claim those in the welfare system have a "welfare mentality".

 

Regards....................the Chiefjag

 

Your story is truly touching, and I can understand where you are coming from.

 

It brings back memories of me as a child eating the "government cheese" and going with my mother to the local church to "get our share" of what was available.  I can honestly say that "I've been there".

 

I get where you're coming from, and if I offended you, I must ask you for your forgiveness.  I really mean that.

 

I tend to get so caught up in "today's society" that sometimes I forget where I came from.

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