Have You Used Welfare?

[LiveWhatULove]

I’m an old mama. We had established careers and were living the middle class dream (of working our asses off) when kids came along, so no assistance needed.

But I am glad it is there, I get sick to think of babies or actually anyone experiencing food insecurity. It’s one of the essentials in Maslow’s heiarchy of needs.

What’s an “old mama?”

32, 34, and 38, when I delivered my 3, so different place in life than I was in my 20’s.

[Deleted User 670]

We qualified for free lunch when I was a kid in Jr and High school. And I qualified for Pell Grants for college.

[Rebeccaraev2]

As an adult, no. When I was a child, my mom was on every program under the sun for quite some time.

[Rebeccaraev2]

I know now too late I could have qualified for WIC. Wish I'd known that at the time. That's as close as I've gotten to anything.

I don't really consider WIC the same as food stamps and all that. Our income is considered middle class and we'd qualify for WIC, but we don't qualify for food stamps. We make about 25 grand too much for FS yet would get WIC if we wanted it.

It is income based, it is welfare. Sure the income level is different, but it's welfare all the same.

[xsxpxixdxexrxsx]

I took advantage of the daycare subsidy when I was a minimum wage worker. I couldn't have kept my job if I didn't.

[Traci_Momof2]

No. I think the closest thing would be my gov't student loans, which were paid back 100%.

[Valentina327]

I’m an old mama. We had established careers and were living the middle class dream (of working our asses off) when kids came along, so no assistance needed.

But I am glad it is there, I get sick to think of babies or actually anyone experiencing food insecurity. It’s one of the essentials in Maslow’s heiarchy of needs.

What’s an “old mama?”

Mature and established prior to children would be the context.

[Deleted User 1018]

WIC, food stamps, and if you are one of those who believe eitc is welfare, that, as well.

[MrsDavidB]

One year when my husband was deployed we got the EIC credit.

[Anonymous 1]

Of course EITC is welfare.

WIC, food stamps, and if you are one of those who believe eitc is welfare, that, as well.