Helping a young lady.

[hawkeye08]

We have some up close and personal experience with a young single mom. She wants to provide for her and her daughter, but it is hard when the father does not pay child support on a regular basis (not often enough to count on it) and the state seems to be siding with him... Everyone tells her to just quit your job and go on welfare. I see why so many are on welfare and have more kids. Some do it intentionally, others just make poor choices followed by more poor choices.

It brings me great joy when I hear about others helping.

 

[SJay]

Thanks for sharing your story. It is refreshing to hear about good people for a change.

 

[ovrszd]

My point may have been missed by some of you. What we did this past weekend was nothing to us. We are retired and we just took a weekend road trip to visit some friends. Might have spent a hundred dollars or so. Met some nice people. Had a good time. Caused one friend to be an hour late for work because she wouldn't stop talking. Helped out a young lady. My wife sat and talked for an hour with her half sister who promised to come visit. We had fun. But to the young lady it was a HUGE relief to get done what we got done. She simply had nobody to tell her what to do and no experience to do it herself.

As I said above I am bragging on ourselves a little but also trying to tell others to help young adults when you see them struggling. I had relatives to step in if I needed advice. My daughters have other relatives to help them. Heck, my granddaughters have been babysat by a great-great-aunt. How often does that happen.

Just spread the help around.

RSKY

Who got the most out of it RSKY??

 

[ovrszd]

Great examples of the many really good people out there, maybe not as many as we would like, but certainly more than you know. I worked in some counties with poverty designations and was impressed by the number of families raising children to whom they were not related. Some not familiar with the area might make comments about families having too many kids.

Now I accept if there had been more responsible parents, there wouldn't be a need for others to step up, but it was heartening to see so many willing to take these children in.

I hear that soft rustling wing sound around you too my friend.

 

[Woodeye]

Very heart warming stories, very kind and caring families.

 

[PILOON]

Well like it or not you get an attaboy from me!
I may be an old softy but my hat is off to you.

And I echo SJay :
Thanks for sharing your story. It is refreshing to hear about good people for a change.

You are what I call a real Christian no matter what faith you follow, if any.

 

[newbury]

What did you find out if I may ask?

This forum should be treated as "don't ask, don't tell". Save that stuff for encrypted email, or at least the front porch.

OP - understand your situation. My father was gainfully employed by IBM and as a child living in a small town in rural Vermont my brother and I had several friends that probably stayed more at our house than their parents who were not as well off. It was rough on them when we moved to the "country", away from town.

 

[Bull Of The Woods]

A heart warming story. You made a drastic difference in that girl's life. If more of US could do more of THAT I think the world would be a much better place. A place of love and kindness, a place where we put others before ourselves. Jesus was always kind and meek, It's our duty to do the same and to be like him. Matthew 7:12

 

[ovrszd]

A heart warming story. You made a drastic difference in that girl's life. If more of US could do more of THAT I think the world would be a much better place. A place of love and kindness, a place where we put others before ourselves. Jesus was always kind and meek, It's our duty to do the same and to be like him. Matthew 7:12

Very well stated.

I believe there are more of us doing good than there are those that aren't. They simply make more noise, led by a biased media. Whereas those doing good tend to be meek. God Bless the good.

 

[MF283]

Thanks RSKY, we'll never hear the "good" stories on the news, just the gloom.

Ronnie