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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I would truly like to hear Romney's response to the story above.  If he heard it personally, I'm sure he would sympathize and go out of his way to help.  But in the abstract, I think he'd say "She should have gone to her parents and church for help."  [b]But we don't all have parents or a church ready to give what's needed.[/b]  Nor is that any less dependent a situation.

The "wrong decision" response is unfortunately widespread among those who lack the empathy to say "There but for ..." and to understand what that means.[/quote]

This needs to be highlighted.
My parents and my church DID help. There's no way I could have afforded a lawyer on my own. My parents helped pay for my divorce and made sure that DC and I were safe. They stepped in when my car was about to be repo'ed (no public transportation in the area, so no car=no job). They helped with utility payments when XH stopped paying CS. They gave me a place to live when I was able to move. My church helped with Xmas presents and food (WIC only covered DC's food). But my parents couldn't 100% support me, they have their own obligations and I have siblings still at home. And my church was in the same depressed, low-income area I was in. Many of my fellow parishoners were in similar situations, on a fixed income or worse off than me. How can I ask for help when I know the person next to me is struggling too?

I'm one of the lucky ones. I had people in my support system who were able and willing to help. Not everyone has that. There are people who work harder and are much smarter than me who can't pull themselves up because they don't have any help aside from what they receive from the government. Success comes from being in the right place in the right time and knowing the right people too, it's not 100% just hard work.  [/quote]

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