DD put my little ponies in a brand new container of hummus today

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, not sure if you are still reading, but I am truly sorry for what you're going through. That sounds very, very frustrating and I can see why you got so upset.

I have also been on a poor (my paychecks literally only covered my bills with nothing left over for food or anything), and I am thirding or whatever the suggestions to shop at Aldi. If you go to an Aldi in a decent area, it is just as nice as other grocery stores, and caries organic and gluten free stuff, as well as rotating/seasonal items (beach towels, veggie spiralizer, etc). The food is very nice quality.

You can also sign up to get a weekly box from Hungry Harvest. They do reclaimed produce, so stuff that is still perfectly good to eat but grew too big/too small, farmer grew too much etc. They are working to eliminate food waste. You can get a box of fruits and veggies for $15 each week.

Here is a cookbook put out by a food scientist on how to eat well on a food stamp budget: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/08/01/337141837/cheap-eats-cookbook-shows-how-to-eat-well-on-a-food-stamp-budget

Also, although people are mocking the weird ass job suggestion, it's not a bad idea when an extra $20 can be the difference between being able to afford food or medicine or not. There are things you can do from home like online writing or transcription that don't pay a lot but can be just enough to make a difference.

OH MY GOD JUST STOP

What part of that post elicited that response? PP seemed compassionate and offered some decent ideas. I know that is a rarity on dcum, but your response is still strange.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They enriched the hummus with the power of Friendship!

+100
Deep breath OP. I know what you're going through is stressful, but a little Pony Power in the hummus is not going to hurt you. Try to relax a little about the small stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, not sure if you are still reading, but I am truly sorry for what you're going through. That sounds very, very frustrating and I can see why you got so upset.

I have also been on a poor (my paychecks literally only covered my bills with nothing left over for food or anything), and I am thirding or whatever the suggestions to shop at Aldi. If you go to an Aldi in a decent area, it is just as nice as other grocery stores, and caries organic and gluten free stuff, as well as rotating/seasonal items (beach towels, veggie spiralizer, etc). The food is very nice quality.

You can also sign up to get a weekly box from Hungry Harvest. They do reclaimed produce, so stuff that is still perfectly good to eat but grew too big/too small, farmer grew too much etc. They are working to eliminate food waste. You can get a box of fruits and veggies for $15 each week.

Here is a cookbook put out by a food scientist on how to eat well on a food stamp budget: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/08/01/337141837/cheap-eats-cookbook-shows-how-to-eat-well-on-a-food-stamp-budget

Also, although people are mocking the weird ass job suggestion, it's not a bad idea when an extra $20 can be the difference between being able to afford food or medicine or not. There are things you can do from home like online writing or transcription that don't pay a lot but can be just enough to make a difference.

OH MY GOD JUST STOP

What part of that post elicited that response? PP seemed compassionate and offered some decent ideas. I know that is a rarity on dcum, but your response is still strange.

She. Is. Not. Asking. For. Ideas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, not sure if you are still reading, but I am truly sorry for what you're going through. That sounds very, very frustrating and I can see why you got so upset.

....Also, although people are mocking the weird ass job suggestion, it's not a bad idea when an extra $20 can be the difference between being able to afford food or medicine or not. There are things you can do from home like online writing or transcription that don't pay a lot but can be just enough to make a difference.

OH MY GOD JUST STOP

What part of that post elicited that response? PP seemed compassionate and offered some decent ideas. I know that is a rarity on dcum, but your response is still strange.

Because it's about reaching the last straw. The wafer thin mint that after a humongous meal was what made the stomach explode (Monty Python).
She didn't ask for help figuring anything out. She already bought the hummus, she doesn't need recipes. She needs to vent.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Sometimes no matter how poor you are, you just want a moment to feel human, to feel like you are the same as everyone else. Sometimes it's a tub of hummus that gives you that and when someone or something takes it away, that hurts. You don't want tips on living without, you don't want people to tell you to go make some more hummus, and you don't want a link to a community yoga class and you don't want weird ass job suggestions. You just want to be human again.

Don't know about you, but I consider working a job, no matter what it is, part of being human. At least for me in this lifetime.

What makes you think that the OP isn't working? What makes anyone think she doesn't already know just as well as everyone else how to manage. Its really condescending when you jump in with, well just do this and this. All fixed. She had a shitty day, its probably a lot less important today, but it was shitty enough for her to write it out. A little empathy goes a long way toward fixing that humanity problem.

+1. It’s just a way of kicking someone while they’re down while telling yourself you’re a better person for it. Gross.

Yes to all of this. Let the woman complain about her hummus. Some of you would have been nicer if she had said she came from a hard workout hoping to eat hummus and her daughter messed it up. But because she mentioned money, you have to be a snot about it.

"a hard workout" hoping to eat hummus? Wow, what a privileged poor person.

Oh look, someone else who can't read.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, not sure if you are still reading, but I am truly sorry for what you're going through. That sounds very, very frustrating and I can see why you got so upset.

I have also been on a poor (my paychecks literally only covered my bills with nothing left over for food or anything), and I am thirding or whatever the suggestions to shop at Aldi. If you go to an Aldi in a decent area, it is just as nice as other grocery stores, and caries organic and gluten free stuff, as well as rotating/seasonal items (beach towels, veggie spiralizer, etc). The food is very nice quality.

You can also sign up to get a weekly box from Hungry Harvest. They do reclaimed produce, so stuff that is still perfectly good to eat but grew too big/too small, farmer grew too much etc. They are working to eliminate food waste. You can get a box of fruits and veggies for $15 each week.

Here is a cookbook put out by a food scientist on how to eat well on a food stamp budget: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/08/01/337141837/cheap-eats-cookbook-shows-how-to-eat-well-on-a-food-stamp-budget

Also, although people are mocking the weird ass job suggestion, it's not a bad idea when an extra $20 can be the difference between being able to afford food or medicine or not. There are things you can do from home like online writing or transcription that don't pay a lot but can be just enough to make a difference.

OH MY GOD JUST STOP

What part of that post elicited that response? PP seemed compassionate and offered some decent ideas. I know that is a rarity on dcum, but your response is still strange.

She. Is. Not. Asking. For. Ideas.

Original PP here. I hope OP wasn't offended. I remember being that broke, and during that time I wish I had known some of the things I posted. I know what it is like not to be able to afford shoes and have every penny matter. It is very hard and stressful.

[Anonymous]

10 pages on little ponies in hummus. I would just have eaten around the ponies. Avoid the ponies. Avoid them at all costs. But the ponies are small, their little legs are thin. Unless they were up to their little tummies you should be able to scoot right around the little pony legs and enjoy most—not all, of course, but most—of the hummus!