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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I was a single mother of three kids, I was forced to go on AFDC, Food Stamps, Medicaid and Section 8 since the Father of my kids was not paying a dime of child support. Whatever government help I received was never enough to meet the basic requirements of four people. For example, our Food Stamp allotment only sustained us for the first two weeks of every month.
So like Alex, I had to work for cash, off the books just to make ends meet. I worked as a nanny/housekeeper, I folded men’s clothes in an indoor swap meet and I also did nails at my Great Aunt’s nail salon. All for cash. I also had headstart preschool for my three kids so fortunately did not have any co pay for daycare.
Now this was all early-90s.

To anyone who criticizes Alex for getting govt. help while making side money in cash, the struggle is real. Social services do not even cover the basics especially when young children depend on you and their Dad is not in the picture. If I didn’t work for cash on the side - we all would not have survived.
Alex could not have survived with even just ONE child on assistance, it was a necessity to earn some cash on the side…[/quote]

That's why you shouldn't have that many kids. It's too many for any one person to support.[/quote]

You never in your life worked as hard as the single mom PP.  But sure you made better "choices" and I suppose you "earned everything you got."

Reality: It usually depends in where you start. [/quote]

I AM a single mom and I know my limits. Too bad not everyone else does. I don't have anyone helping me and I've worked my fair share of crappy, low-paying jobs (one of my two current jobs fits that description). The last thing I would do is to have more kids than I could afford on my own. It's not fair to the kids.[/quote]

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