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<blockquote data-quote="toonertoo" data-source="post: 1299350" data-attributes="member: 1944"><p><strong>but to people like me......</strong>I know there is poverty everywhere. I grew up poor, but never on welfare. So I dont think I am one of those people. </p><p>It all comes down to poverty, but none of the poverty programs help, it just gives people a reason not to try. The programs need to focus on educating people , because some people do not realize they may not have to live that way. They should only be dependent on it til their better way is found. And it wont be found, wont even be tried unless forced. Be real, when someone can find a way to survive, without expending any energy, its pretty hard to change their view. But you continue the pity party, without opening your mind enough to see that there is more than one way to view this. </p><p></p><p>When I have a kid that walks up to me, and likes my truck, etc, I see he has an interest. I try to further his interest. I ask him what he wants to do when he grows up, and if he says drive the truck, I try depending on his age to encourage him. You need to go to school, learn all you can, and maybe you can work on trucks, or drive a truck, and make lots of money and buy nice things. Maybe you can buy a whole bunch of trucks and be the boss of the trucks. And they smile and say really? I tell them Oh Yeah, you are smart, you can do it all. Thats my contribution. </p><p></p><p>So I am not <strong>one of those people who dont give a darn. </strong>Im a mother, a grandmother and a human being. And I care. And I will be the first one to help <strong>anyone, anywhere</strong> if I can. Because I care. Save your lables for someone you know, coz you do not know me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toonertoo, post: 1299350, member: 1944"] [B]but to people like me......[/B]I know there is poverty everywhere. I grew up poor, but never on welfare. So I dont think I am one of those people. It all comes down to poverty, but none of the poverty programs help, it just gives people a reason not to try. The programs need to focus on educating people , because some people do not realize they may not have to live that way. They should only be dependent on it til their better way is found. And it wont be found, wont even be tried unless forced. Be real, when someone can find a way to survive, without expending any energy, its pretty hard to change their view. But you continue the pity party, without opening your mind enough to see that there is more than one way to view this. When I have a kid that walks up to me, and likes my truck, etc, I see he has an interest. I try to further his interest. I ask him what he wants to do when he grows up, and if he says drive the truck, I try depending on his age to encourage him. You need to go to school, learn all you can, and maybe you can work on trucks, or drive a truck, and make lots of money and buy nice things. Maybe you can buy a whole bunch of trucks and be the boss of the trucks. And they smile and say really? I tell them Oh Yeah, you are smart, you can do it all. Thats my contribution. So I am not [B]one of those people who dont give a darn. [/B]Im a mother, a grandmother and a human being. And I care. And I will be the first one to help [B]anyone, anywhere[/B] if I can. Because I care. Save your lables for someone you know, coz you do not know me. [/QUOTE]
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