I totally understand you, Supa. My family received welfare when I was a child too. My mother had food stamps, cash and medical insurance for us, but it was no picnic. You're only getting but so much. Some people think welfare recipients are lazy, shiftless and stupid. People don't take into consideration that shit happens and you are forced to accept welfare as means of spport until you can do better. Whenyou my mom was able to do better, she was able to eventually drop it.
I remember when a truck used to come around and give out free lunches, big ass bricks of yellow cheese and butter to families. I hated all of it except the butter.

About ten years ago, I was laid off from a job and collecting unemployment. I decided I would try to get health insurance and food stamps to help. The case worker denied my application, said my UNEMPLOYMENT check was too high and that you basically had to be destitute to get any help.

alright, i'll share... I worked my ass off from the age of fourteen. i started having mental health challenges in 2000, my boyfriend became my husband, and he also became a total ass. he was never around. I had to do it on my own....WITH his constant interference and sabatoge toward me and my children. that has nothing to do with welfare, but i'm painting a picture.

i got on welfare for six months. welfare has nothing to do with intelligence as much as it has to do with just plain needing it. however, with the challenges.....I wasn't able to see my daughter follow in my footsteps and go out to find employment/education, etc. she fell into a whirlwind and came out with 2 children and is on welfare....so what. huh?. SHe gets more money from insurance, etc. than i have being an ass about not being able to go to work from 9-5 anymore. I have another daughter who is 20 and has to bust her ass extra hard to work and attend college....I was always her financial cushion.

Can we talk about the government and their shady ways??? They can make billions, trillions, and millions then turn around and slap me for a couple thousand to feed my folks!!!

But, I'm the reason the fukkin government needs all the extra cushion tho.... bullshyt. Gimme me my check, I will steal what i can't hustle for and fuck the world. That is the example I have been given.
Thanks govenmentals! ! !

I totally understand you, Supa. My family received welfare when I was a child too. My mother had food stamps, cash and medical insurance for us, but it was no picnic. You're only getting but so much. Some people think welfare recipients are lazy, shiftless and stupid. People don't take into consideration that shit happens and you are forced to accept welfare as means of spport until you can do better. Whenyou my mom was able to do better, she was able to eventually drop it.
I remember when a truck used to come around and give out free lunches, big ass bricks of yellow cheese and butter to families. I hated all of it except the butter.

About ten years ago, I was laid off from a job and collecting unemployment. I decided I would try to get health insurance and food stamps to help. The case worker denied my application, said my UNEMPLOYMENT check was too high and that you basically had to be destitute to get any help.

Well the agency that issues food stamps overpaid my sister a whopping $200 in food stamps over an extended period of time and now they want her to pay it back in cash, deduct from the $118 she and the kids receive or take her to court

Girl, don't front you KNOW ain't nuthin' betta than a gov'ment grilled cheese sammich.

I was about to say! That cheese is the best creation of humankind!

I Knew you would come at me about that Supa, lol.

I could live off that shit NOW

I would DIE if I had to go back to that , hopefully that won't happen, lol.

My beautiful little princess

Do they even make that shit still???

They don't have to, it never goes bad...

They don't have to, it never goes bad...

They don't have to, it never goes bad...

I wish the truck would roll up with a lone star card with about 800.00 dollars on it.

What you know about a lone star card???? You must be in Texas.

For you non-Texans that's the debit card that folks on food stamps receive. I ain't even gon' lie. . . A few years ago, my best friend had a hook up on lone star cards and we went CRAZY in the supermarket we bought up all kinds of shit just because.

I'm so ashamed but damn we ate good for 3 months.

Look at it this way. You've had to foot the fucking Iraq war. Get your filet mignon on!

You DO have a pernt. It was good too.

I bet this will be moved to P&R soon.

Don't Jinx it! Mods, please leave it for the regular folks to stew on