You don't see them standing on corners rattling cups for change. You don't see them holding up cardboard "Will Work for Food" signs at busy intersections or playing musical instruments on O'Hare walkways.
They are the thousands of homeless families in the suburbs that shuffle from couch to couch at the homes of friends and relatives, or sleep in cars, shelters, businesses and rundown motels.
They are people like Angela and David Johnson, and their two children - Riley, 7, and Deagan, 5 - a suburban family that, like thousands of others, started off with a bright future but through either bad decisions or circumstances ended up scratching and clawing for day-to-day existence in the cold shadows of homelessness.
LINK HERE
If people want to do drugs, party, etc and neglect their family, bills, they don't need to have kids..kids deserve a decent home life, not slobs or druggies for parents.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous @ 6:24 PM hurls insults instead of attempting to dispute Laura’s opinion.
ReplyDeleteIt appears Angela and David Johnson do not want to take responsibility for their actions. There was money for drugs, dinners out and movies.
Angela stated there isn’t enough guidance for young people who want to keep their baby. It’s a ridiculous statement since they were both twenty at the time she got pregnant. Both sets of parents helped them. When Angela and David were together, they accepted financial help from his parents, and she lived with her dad for two years.
This couple was young. The story mentions a drug problem. My feeling is that it should be a felony offense to marry before 30. Why? Every 20-something marriage I am close to (friends, family and such) have failed.
ReplyDeleteAbout me...
- 50 years old
- married 16 years
- one kid, not 5+
My income has never been spectacular. My last new car purchase was in 1984. My 3 bedroom, two bath home is paid in full. My home is also what most people call a "trailer", even though it lacks a hitch and tail lights. I have always lived within our means. The last time I had a credit card was in 1980, damn near 30 years without the plastic time bomb in my wallet.
If my income suddenly stopped, we could survive for about 2-3 years if we were really careful. If I finally had no money left and was evicted from my neighborhood, (yea, I rent the dirt my house sits on, the one thing I would change in a minute) and could not afford to move my house, would you attack me can call me "careless" or "reckless" or "irresponsible".
These days, it takes very little to start a downward spiral to the abyss. We will never take back this country and rebuild it, if we continue to snipe at each other.
For 8:16am youre right on being responsible; but 6:24 sounds like a moron loser. This country is trashed anyway because most the patriots are either dead or too sick to leave the house and the rest are too busy infighting among groups or which group is better or can raise the most money. America is hopeless sliding into the abyss..folks, grab your rifle, time is running out!
ReplyDelete8:16, basically, I live like you with an older model car and no credit cards. I was laid off last year and was able to find other employment at less pay. If I didn't live in a trailer, and own the small piece of dirt it sits on, I don't know what would have happened...
ReplyDeleteWhat I gathered from the linked article was that the couple put the blame on anything and everything, but their own actions. I can't feel sorry for people like that or that sweet talker (sarcasm)@ 6:24.