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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the OP and I work very hard to get by.  I am a single parent who rarely gets child support so I am on my own most of the time.  I am not wealthy or entitled.  I work hard for what little I have.  It bothers me that people who are given gov't help squander that help.  The mom has already talked about where she would like to have her son's bday party.  My son's party has only ever been at our house with a few family and friends.  I cannot afford to rent out a location and have lots of people attend.  But she can.  With other people's money.  Yes, it does bother me.  I understand that plenty of people find themselves in need of assistance and one day, that could easily be me.  But I sure as hell wouldn't waste this assistance of unnecessary stuff like presents for classmates and birthday parties.  I worked a lot of overtime to pay for some XMAS gifts that my son wanted.  Some of my hard work will go to providing her son with a bday party that my child will never have.  This mom is obviously intelligent enough to find her way into a decent school system but there is no expectation that she will ever need to work.  This bothers me.  I donate some money to certain charities that I know go to help people help themselves.  I was always taught that "God helps those who help themselves" so forgive my bitterness for not understanding how this system is going to expect anything of this family for the help they are currently receiving.  Perhaps I should pray for understanding but I'm not feeling it now.[/quote]

OP - how do you know so much about this woman? Next time she talks to you, be sure to tell her that you are her frenemy.[/quote]

She doesn't have to know much. Just open your eyes and pay attention. You may notice how people abuse a system that's supposed to be  temporary assistance in a time of need. The problem is it's abused and not temporary. What good are we actually doing when we enable welfare recipients like this? [/quote]

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