I know the feeling, waiting all month for the food stamps , that's what they were, so we could by some groceries.
It was enough to last us 4 children and mother and father about 2 weeks.
we had no car and usually took those 45min- hour long walks.
but fortunately, we had a neighbor that owned a restaurant and had bread daily for their business.
I remember waking up each morning to see if the left a bag of bread outside, sometimes in the snow, but it was bread!
Now I'm grown up,raised 3 great children, and yes we had some struggles but , it seems that after my children grew up and moved out, thinking it would be just me and my wife, things would be easier, she ends up with an illness and that its just me working...
Its always hard, and we wear out our body's trying to live paycheck to paycheck.
But one thing I have learned is no matter how tough you think it is, someone has it worst.
So yes. give what and when you can, I do, you may not think it matters, but the guy/girl, child that receives it wont think that way.
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What you wrote, and what you are going through, is 100% exactly the type of person I wanted to see tonight. Thank you for sharing your story. It's like the hidden secret of society that only pops up when everyone is talking about it, but it's always there.
You're currently going through a huge struggle... Sorry to hear about your wife's illness. This is hard on her. It is hard on you. To ever think some families aren't going through struggles today, they are...
The time you spent tonight sharing is well worth it. We're educating the majority. Some of us (ok most of us) are busy with our own lives... but when you stop and think. ...even for a moment... not all of us are doing okay... it brings real thought and compassion to the realism of life.
I sincerely thank you for explaining your situation and best wishes to you and yours...