Oh and for the record. I Did have to live on $1200 a month with 2 children and a rent of over $800 a month, and the landlord, was my dad, and I paid what it said on the mortgage slip every month. So, as you can see. I had a landlord who was somewhat "kindly" disposed to me, and I still couldnt get a break on the rent. Read more
And what if your parents were too far away or unable to care for the child? Solutions that seem very simple and obvious to someone not in that situation are not alway viable. Its one of those things, you have to live it to understand it and every person's situation and decisions will be different. Read more
Been there, done that. When I was 24 I was widowed, fired from my job and evicted all in the same week. A week after that my car was repossessed as well. I had 2 children ages 3yrs and 6 months at the time. I got a little over $1200 a month in soc sec benefits and WIC which gives parents free milk, eggs, healthy… Read more
@resvrgam: I haven't ranted at all. Like I said. I could and was going to write a long response, I just figured there was no point to writing something that regardless of whatever valid and reasonable points it might have will be completely dismissed since it does not agree with your already set opinion. That is why… Read more