Tag: poverty
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Being Poor
I have been very poor by US standards. I continue to believe that it was never that bad. I lived on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on day old bread for several years. But I was never in any danger of actually starving. I had a very cheap apartment but was never homeless until the…
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The Consequences
“We are free to choose but we are not free from the consequences of our choices.” Russell M Nelson, Prophet and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Some people think this is a religious message. Some people believe that this does not apply to them because they don’t believe in…
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Rich
What could you try for the first time? I have been poor or mostly poor all my life. By American standards that usually hasn’t been too bad. I’ve lived with food insecurity but have never been in danger of starving. I’ve missed rent a few times but never been homeless. And I’ve always had clothes…
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Holidays
Holidays? Between autism and poverty our nuclear family lost virtually all sense of tradition. We get candy for Halloween and sometimes even try to pass it out. But we don’t do church services on Christian holidays or parades on patriotic ones. My wife sent out Christmas cards last year I think. But I had to…
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Radically and Phenomenally Better
I am having an argument as I sometimes do with a friend who mourns the loss of what he considers a more civilized world. He thinks that 800 years ago was a better, more moral, more sensible place. But I am convinced he is completely wrong. I suffer from food insecurity but my children have…
Latter Day Sinner 