Showing posts with label Hard Times. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hard Times. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

The Great Snap Debate

My oh my where do I even begin with this one right here, guess the only thing to do is just jump right to it.

I've been seeing certain stupid post {yes I called them stupid you will soon see why} then after seeing a YouTube video a few days ago where a lady was literally in line at a store berating & cursing a young father out not only in front of his kid but also hers & the words that were coming out her mouth was just pure ignorant & I feel sorry for her son because of the things she's teaching him.

Now in case you haven't figured out what I'm talking about I'll tell you, there seems to be this BIG misconception about the use of food stamps, I see all these ignorant pictures like this right here....
 
Now correct me if I'm wrong but if a person has kids, no job & they're receiving food stamps then those stamps only last for so long. What do you think the parents do when the food runs out before the next month comes, now tell the people what do your hardworking self do when your food runs out? See you have more income coming in & go out and purchase food items if need be but a family receiving food stamps don't have that luxury, they have to "get by" the best way they can. I'm not really sure how much people seem to think a person gets monthly in food stamps but I'm sure it's way less than they make working where they may get paid 4 times or month or twice a month. Also people would be surprised at the people who work but still get food stamps to try & help subsidize their minimal income so their kids can at least have a decent meal during the week.
I don't seem to understand why the food stamp shaming is taking place, I've spoken with several people on both sides of the spectrum & I can assure you that those who get stamps would gladly trade places with those of you who unlucky people who have to pay for your food with cash. They would trade places with you because they feel they would have a sustainable income where they can better provide for their kids & they wouldn't have to rely on so many processed foods just to make their food budget stretch month to month. How many of you would be willing to try & make it an entire month off of the amount of stamps that they get & yes you have to take in account the amount of  mouths they have to feed oppose to the amount you have to feed? I've seen several "celebrities" take the "food stamp" challenge & many of them have been honest & said they don't see how it's done.

See I've been on both sides of the spectrum & I can honestly say that I prefer working & buying groceries every pay period oppose to once a month, I can honestly tell you that I bought more groceries with cash every month than I did with food stamps. So if you're feeling some type of way about the buggy on the left & think it's so unfair because you're a hard working tax payer let me leave you with this small bit of information to chew on while you're being pissed off about someone actually using their Snap benefits for feeding their kids......

Now about the woman {and others who think like her} that was berating the man in the store for using food stamps & claiming that she pays so much out her taxes for people like him, since she's so smart she might want to fact check herself & realize that $1 of every $5 spent to purchase items on food stamps is spent at WalMart. And because of Walmart’s low wages, even full-time employees often still qualify for benefits. She would also know that the amount of taxes coming out of her paycheck {if what she's saying is true about her paying taxes}for the snap program amount to only around $0.10 cents a day, which when added up is only $36.50 a year.
So next time before you repost one of the ignorant "memes" about anything you may want to fact check yourself so you won't end up looking like a donkey's backside in the long run.

You never know what someone's story is, so why bully & shame them for trying
to feed their kids the best way they can, which happens to be Snap benefits.
 

CHELLE B.  

Thursday, July 4, 2013

How Much Can You Endure....

 
 
As we all know there is no such thing as a perfect relationship and if anyone say there is they are lying. A relationship can be all that you make it out to be but the main question is "How Much Can You Endure" meaning how much are you willing to take and how long are you willing to stand by your mate through adversities. The same way relationships are different so are the people that are in them. You see one person may can handle way more than the other but at the same time hold it in better than the other person. Regardless of what is going on everyone has their breaking point at some point or another and they just feel like throwing in the towel, giving up and just walking away from it all. Some people tend to stay because they feel the time they have put it is far more important than walking away and actually being happy, where as others stay because they simple don't want to have to start over so comfort is far better than reality. Then you have those who stay out of guilt because they don't want to hurt the other person with fear of the backlash that it may cause.
Either way it all boils down to "how much can you endure"? One thing I do know is that you should never stay with someone out of guilt because in the end it will do more harm than good, see if the other person found out they may hurt you or themselves and or you could end up living a very lonely and unfulfilled life. Staying with someone out of guilt or pity is never the route to take no matter what the situation is or was. Now if you truly love and you're truly in love with someone then you can and will endure all just to be with that person because only you know if the sacrifices are worth it. But if you truly know in your heart of hearts that you're no longer happy and you can no longer hold on and your ready to let go, and move on then you should really share that with the other person, no need in letting them think other wise and no need in keeping them tied to you when you are no longer tied to them.
Just like anything in life if you can endure the bad and rocky times in your relationship then you will surely enjoy the gain at the end, if you can just hold out. But once again if you truly know in your heart of hearts you're no longer happy and you don't want to be there anymore then getting out will only be the fair thing to do.
Endure the pain, Enjoy the gain.
Yes I know it sounds easy to some and hard to others but if everything worth having came to us so easily then they really wouldn't be worth having now would they..
So no matter what the situation may be just ask yourself "How Much Can I Endure?"
They say LOVE endures all, how true is that?
 
 
CHELLE B.