Just bc im on welfare doesnt mean I have to look poor

sourstix

Mon, Jan 25 2016, 9:33 pm

[quote="amother"]'. [b] Either you own the stuff or you're a loser[/b] (like me if I cared enough to try make friends here).[/quote]

this is sadly in my community too. I dont know which this one is but its sad and I have no choice but to be the loser. not willing to make dh have 2 jobs and be out of the house more hours then he is.

neither do I want to go after their mishigas bec its never ending. try to please hashem its a lot easier. try it its so liberating.

amother

Teal

Mon, Jan 25 2016, 9:42 pm

Good HEavens, some of you make it sound like its a sin to take a baby present from parents.

and yes actually some of you do sound jealous (and a little bitter)

Get a life, stop counting other people's money

amother

Olive

Mon, Jan 25 2016, 10:39 pm

amother wrote:

Olive, I don't have a lot of money. I'm not on welfare because we earn too much but we have a lot of kids and large tuition bills. I really don't have money to spend on clothes. If you want to spend $100 on a baby outfit, please don't give it to me. Its too painful putting on a $100 outfit when I can't afford socks for my baby. Give me a $100 gap or childrens place giftcard, or buy me several outfits. You can buy cute shabbosdik outfits for $20, no need to spend $100.

If you did give me a $100 outfit I would possibly try and change it for something more suitable, but I'm guessing it comes from a store that sells only $100 outfits.

No, I always buy from stores with a range of items and enclose a gift recipe. I also encourage the ladies to return the item by saying it should be their own taste and not mine. I even offer to go and I tell them the time frame to return it. Guess what? No one ever took me up on the offer.

The outfits are bought for women who want them. They have the $175 stroller liners to grace their bugaboos.

Another mom

Tue, Jan 26 2016, 8:07 am

Saw this quote--
"A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove . . . but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child." Kathy Davis
The child can be yours (although this is from a teachers' site). The bottom line is - just enjoy what you have and you'll feel rich
איזהו עשיר השמח בחלקו
No "Jonses", no begging from parents. If your neighbors only like you bc of what you have or how your wig looks, they are not worth it. Period.