Broke mom justifying buying Lululemon

[Anonymous]

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I got the impression she signed up for the angel tree to get the lululemon shorts.

I don’t get why everyone is so up in arms about this. Her daughter asked for the shorts. The article was her emotional journey towards accepting her situation and letting go of judgement. She even said, maybe one the rich moms in lululemon leggings would end up buying the shorts for them.

Was this “emotional journey” supposed to be profound or poignant? She came to the realization that rich people aren’t all bad for buying expensive athletic shorts. Am I supposed to get teary seeing the photo of her and her daughter wearing Lululemon? Uh, okay.

I don’t care that she bought $58 shorts but this was kind of a dumb article.

I just think it’s silly to get this angry because a mom did an angel tree for something expensive.

So, what? If you don’t want to give, don’t.

She didn’t ask for the shorts from the angel tree. She blew $116 on the shorts THEN asked for presents for Christmas because she had no money left for them.

It’s called personal responsibility. Which so many people these days just don’t have.

No she didn't... she bought 1 pair for her daughter.

Later she bought her daughter more and it is her "go to gift".

The Xmas tree request was just because her H walked out 6 weeks before xmas. It's not like she does it every year.

[Anonymous]

Honestly, this makes me feel a bit better about the Angel Trees and the like. It's not their fault, but poor people are not taught financial responsibility (where would they learn it?) and we've all heard about the psychological patterns that repeat when you grow up this way. So at least kids whose parents might get a Christmas bonus but then blow it on something will still get presents. Thinking of the PP who posted their parents would rob their piggy bank makes me feel happy that a kid who probably wasn't getting a gift is getting something. I guess their parents could sell it, but hopefully not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I got the impression she signed up for the angel tree to get the lululemon shorts.

I don’t get why everyone is so up in arms about this. Her daughter asked for the shorts. The article was her emotional journey towards accepting her situation and letting go of judgement. She even said, maybe one the rich moms in lululemon leggings would end up buying the shorts for them.

Was this “emotional journey” supposed to be profound or poignant? She came to the realization that rich people aren’t all bad for buying expensive athletic shorts. Am I supposed to get teary seeing the photo of her and her daughter wearing Lululemon? Uh, okay.

I don’t care that she bought $58 shorts but this was kind of a dumb article.

I just think it’s silly to get this angry because a mom did an angel tree for something expensive.

So, what? If you don’t want to give, don’t.

She didn’t ask for the shorts from the angel tree. She blew $116 on the shorts THEN asked for presents for Christmas because she had no money left for them.

It’s called personal responsibility. Which so many people these days just don’t have.

No she didn't... she bought 1 pair for her daughter.

Later she bought her daughter more and it is her "go to gift".

The Xmas tree request was just because her H walked out 6 weeks before xmas. It's not like she does it every year.

Go back and reread. The husband walking out 6 weeks before Christmas was from a Reader comment. That was not what happened to OP.

[Anonymous]

That's outrageous. I make low six figures and don't buy Lulus because they are outrageously expensive. Old Navy leggings are great if you find the right ones.

I have a friend who did a gofundme for her children's college expenses, but she spends thousands on sporting event tickets every year, travels quite a bit and spends a ton on her appearance. (salon nails, salon hair color every 6 weeks, etc.) I just ignored the gofundme and thought less of her for putting it out there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I got the impression she signed up for the angel tree to get the lululemon shorts.

I don’t get why everyone is so up in arms about this. Her daughter asked for the shorts. The article was her emotional journey towards accepting her situation and letting go of judgement. She even said, maybe one the rich moms in lululemon leggings would end up buying the shorts for them.

Was this “emotional journey” supposed to be profound or poignant? She came to the realization that rich people aren’t all bad for buying expensive athletic shorts. Am I supposed to get teary seeing the photo of her and her daughter wearing Lululemon? Uh, okay.

I don’t care that she bought $58 shorts but this was kind of a dumb article.

I just think it’s silly to get this angry because a mom did an angel tree for something expensive.

So, what? If you don’t want to give, don’t.

She didn’t ask for the shorts from the angel tree. She blew $116 on the shorts THEN asked for presents for Christmas because she had no money left for them.

It’s called personal responsibility. Which so many people these days just don’t have.

+1
And she doing so ruins it for others as I have to admit that I will think twice before donating again.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was recently in Nordstrom buying a pair of AGL flats which I wear daily. They cost $315 but are comfortable and last. The salesperson was also helping a young woman who was trying on boots. She kept asking if he had more expensive boots. He finally bought a pair that he announced were a little over $500. They had three inch heels and were above the knee but very ugly IMHO. The young woman looked told me u was a sucker for buying shoes no one had heard of; she was buying boots. She pulled six $100 bills from her wallet that had a visible SNAP card and a WIC card.

I wanted comfortable shoes; she wanted boots that would be recognized as expensive.

She was a hooker.

I was just going to say this. Hooker/escort making money under the table.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I got the impression she signed up for the angel tree to get the lululemon shorts.

I don’t get why everyone is so up in arms about this. Her daughter asked for the shorts. The article was her emotional journey towards accepting her situation and letting go of judgement. She even said, maybe one the rich moms in lululemon leggings would end up buying the shorts for them.

Was this “emotional journey” supposed to be profound or poignant? She came to the realization that rich people aren’t all bad for buying expensive athletic shorts. Am I supposed to get teary seeing the photo of her and her daughter wearing Lululemon? Uh, okay.

I don’t care that she bought $58 shorts but this was kind of a dumb article.

I just think it’s silly to get this angry because a mom did an angel tree for something expensive.

So, what? If you don’t want to give, don’t.

She didn’t ask for the shorts from the angel tree. She blew $116 on the shorts THEN asked for presents for Christmas because she had no money left for them.

It’s called personal responsibility. Which so many people these days just don’t have.

+1
And she doing so ruins it for others as I have to admit that I will think twice before donating again.

+2. This lady and her ugly shorts ruined it for a lot of people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was recently in Nordstrom buying a pair of AGL flats which I wear daily. They cost $315 but are comfortable and last. The salesperson was also helping a young woman who was trying on boots. She kept asking if he had more expensive boots. He finally bought a pair that he announced were a little over $500. They had three inch heels and were above the knee but very ugly IMHO. The young woman looked told me u was a sucker for buying shoes no one had heard of; she was buying boots. She pulled six $100 bills from her wallet that had a visible SNAP card and a WIC card.

I wanted comfortable shoes; she wanted boots that would be recognized as expensive.

She was a hooker.

I was just going to say this. Hooker/escort making money under the table.

There was a girl in college who was an escort and she was on financial aid because she was broke "on paper." I don't even know if she had a bank account. But she was always paying for everything with stacks of 100s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was recently in Nordstrom buying a pair of AGL flats which I wear daily. They cost $315 but are comfortable and last. The salesperson was also helping a young woman who was trying on boots. She kept asking if he had more expensive boots. He finally bought a pair that he announced were a little over $500. They had three inch heels and were above the knee but very ugly IMHO. The young woman looked told me u was a sucker for buying shoes no one had heard of; she was buying boots. She pulled six $100 bills from her wallet that had a visible SNAP card and a WIC card.

I wanted comfortable shoes; she wanted boots that would be recognized as expensive.

She was a hooker.

I was just going to say this. Hooker/escort making money under the table.

Yes, that money is coming from somewhere. She's not getting it from TANF (welfare) benefits. I work with the poor in DC and no one has extra hundreds lying around. They're living penny to penny once they pay the costs of daily living.

[Anonymous]

News flash:

1. SNAP Benefits can only be used for food. Some people sell their benefits, but it’s hard and more rare than people would think. Food is expensive.

2. TANF is no windfall. A family of four with an HHI of 2400 per month gets about twenty dollars per month in cash assistance for every child without court ordered child support, even if the father does not pay. And no housing subsidy/voucher unless they are homeless and seeking housing. Waitlists are years long.

3. 37% of people in DC on SNAP, TANF, WIC benefits had a major medical emergency within the year applying for benefits that was not covered by their employer subsidized health insurance.

4. 97% of people on public benefits are working, in school, or have a major disability.

5. Highlighting outliers and scammers just gives more justification to discriminate and make value judgements .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:News flash:

1. SNAP Benefits can only be used for food. Some people sell their benefits, but it’s hard and more rare than people would think. Food is expensive.

2. TANF is no windfall. A family of four with an HHI of 2400 per month gets about twenty dollars per month in cash assistance for every child without court ordered child support, even if the father does not pay. And no housing subsidy/voucher unless they are homeless and seeking housing. Waitlists are years long.

3. 37% of people in DC on SNAP, TANF, WIC benefits had a major medical emergency within the year applying for benefits that was not covered by their employer subsidized health insurance.

4. 97% of people on public benefits are working, in school, or have a major disability.

5. Highlighting outliers and scammers just gives more justification to discriminate and make value judgements .

Well this lady decided to write an article about it and tell all the world about her buying $58 shorts then signing up for free Christmas gifts. And she doesn’t feel bad about it.

[Anonymous]

Why such hate for her? She just bought a pair of shorts! Maybe she had coupons or a gift card from someone!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:News flash:

1. SNAP Benefits can only be used for food. Some people sell their benefits, but it’s hard and more rare than people would think. Food is expensive.

2. TANF is no windfall. A family of four with an HHI of 2400 per month gets about twenty dollars per month in cash assistance for every child without court ordered child support, even if the father does not pay. And no housing subsidy/voucher unless they are homeless and seeking housing. Waitlists are years long.

3. 37% of people in DC on SNAP, TANF, WIC benefits had a major medical emergency within the year applying for benefits that was not covered by their employer subsidized health insurance.

4. 97% of people on public benefits are working, in school, or have a major disability.

5. Highlighting outliers and scammers just gives more justification to discriminate and make value judgements .

You are not getting TANF on that income for a family of four.

-Former assistance worker

[Anonymous]

I just bought my daughter a brand new pair of Lulemon off of Ebay for $40.

They are brand new, authentic, she has thousands of positive 5 star reviews & 100% seller rate.

Check Ebay, you can get TONS of steals there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:News flash:

1. SNAP Benefits can only be used for food. Some people sell their benefits, but it’s hard and more rare than people would think. Food is expensive.

2. TANF is no windfall. A family of four with an HHI of 2400 per month gets about twenty dollars per month in cash assistance for every child without court ordered child support, even if the father does not pay. And no housing subsidy/voucher unless they are homeless and seeking housing. Waitlists are years long.

3. 37% of people in DC on SNAP, TANF, WIC benefits had a major medical emergency within the year applying for benefits that was not covered by their employer subsidized health insurance.

4. 97% of people on public benefits are working, in school, or have a major disability.

5. Highlighting outliers and scammers just gives more justification to discriminate and make value judgements .

You are not getting TANF on that income for a family of four.

-Former assistance worker

Former meaning you aren’t up to date on policy. Adjusted HHI accounts for cost of rent which makes the family eligible. If a family of 4 is paying 51% or more in rent the Adjusted Income puts them at more than 135% below the poverty line. While the TANF allocation is minimal (20 per month per child), some families find it useful to pay for otc medications, cleaning supplies, diapers, maxi pads , and smaller expenses not eligible under snap.