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KohlsMommy (896.4 days ago)
my husband and i got welfare and food stamps for about 9 months after we moved from northern cali to southern cali. i don`t think it made us any less of parents. my son always had food, diapers, clothes, and lots of toys. my husband couldn`t find a job and the only one i could find was not paying very good, but i worked my butt off so my son could have what he needed and more. i have no problem saying that i had help from the government... now my husband has a good job, and i can stay at home with our son and the one soon to come, but we still have medical and i plan on getting back on wic.
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mummyyumyum (896.7 days ago)
I work, I have paid my taxes and in the UK there are different sorts of benefits you get for your children regardless of your employment status e.g. child benefit. I have to say I am glad I have the benefits I qualify for because I pay my taxes and yes I expect a little bit back for what I put in. There are also alot of people who have children under great circumstaces e.g.working, savings etc who find themselves in difficulty, and yes I think that the government should help them. What I dont agree with is intentionally having children that you can not financially take care of. I dont believe that you need to be rolling in money to have a happy well cared for family. I think if you can provide the essentials along with plenty of love then there is nothing wrong with that.
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larasmommy (897 days ago)
In my day to day work I see a lot of people that know how to work the system to their benefit (i.e. have more children so they can get Caresource Medicaid, WIC, food stamps, cash assistance, etc. They are giving the people that really need the assistance a bad reputation. I also feel bad for responsible parents that can`t get help b/c their household size is too small. Is our govt system encouraging people to have more children so they can qualify for assistance? It sure seems like it.
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lovingmytoddler (897 days ago)
I am on State Medicade and I have to say thank god because my husbands insurance is the worst ever. And to top it off, I praise God everyday I had government help with insurance because i had tons of complication during my pregnancy and ended up having my daughter at 32 weeks. We would have had to pay a ton of bills from the hospital NICU and I had more complication after my pregnacy, knowing we both had so many school loans, rent, utilities, ect. Life is extremely hard, and our health insurances sucks in the USA> As far as government help with anything else, we never applyed for because even though we struggle everyday, we try hard to pay our bills ourselves.
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luvbeingamom (897.1 days ago)
i think like most others i have spoken too. I have no issues with gov`t assistance. I have a problem when people use it for life, rather than what it is for, bettering themselves and their situation. Though i don`t understand the Dugger family, my attitude toward that is, good for them. they do what they need to do to support the family they have created. It is people like the `octo-mom` that i have issues with. She spent the little money she did have to have more babies and then expects the gov`t to pay for the stuff the kids she already have need. that to me is irresponsible and she shouldn`t be allowed the assistance. That money should be for the people who have 3 kids, a wife, and then got laid off their job. I like most, don`t like to see what should be a good system being abused.
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juels101 (897.1 days ago)
For me it`s not really about having a couple kids and needing help. I`m willing to pay into taxes to help people afford kids, but when you keep having them not being able to afford them that I feel it becomes irresponsable.
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california-mom (897.1 days ago)
We decided we would only have as many as we can afford, house comfortably, take vacations with, feed, clothe, and pay for college. Fortunately we are doing fine financially and decided on 5, maybe 6 children. No way wed EVER use the government. My husband would be on the corner selling home made brownies before he let us go on any time of assistance. I know there are people jsut trying to get a leg up and by all means Im supportive of that. However, using it and continuing to remain in a financial hole and be ok with it is unacceptable.
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nikkipearl (897.1 days ago)
I should add we can offord to have children, but if we could not, we would be finding another job, and working double shifts so we could...not relying on the government...
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nikkipearl (897.1 days ago)
My Opinion, If you cant afford kids your shouldnt have kids, its not fair for the kids...I hate seeing children down at the shelters getting food, i could never imagine that for my family, and I dont think the goverment should have to help support your family...thats our tax money...
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mimi2b2aboy (897.2 days ago)
yes there is alot of people on government assistance but it`s not like they choose to be there. she is willingly and knowingly doing this and getting pregnant knowing she has NO money watsoever to take care of these poor babies.
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happyforest (897.2 days ago)
we are on assistance at the moment. our son was a suprise, and was born while we were both still in college and only working part time jobs. my fiance has since graduated college and is looking for a `real job`. i still have 2 years of school left. hopefully once he finds a job we will be more financially stable. i also hate that some people take complete advantage of this system, bc it gives everyone on it a bad reputation, people like us who werent planning to have a baby to receive benefits. i do not feel bad for receiving them, but i also am not going to have 4 or 5 more children while still on the system!
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IvysMomma (897.2 days ago)
The only thing we get from the government is health insurance for my daughter because my boyfriends jobs insurance sucks....I think everyones health insurance should be covered anyways though
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nutnut (897.2 days ago)
yes, but everyone goes through hard times whether its financial or something else. welfare really isnt as easy as it used to be. you cant be on it forever, they have rules about working as well. there`s many different situations where a family may need help, which doesnt make them horrid people. ive paid my fair share of taxes, and when my so lost their job, we had to get some help for a few months. i dont feel ashamed of that. but basically society will leave you alone no matter how many kids you have so long as you provide for them and they dont feel they have to pay for your kids, while you do nothing. i dont necessarily agree or disagree. personally i am not rich or well off and i couldnt afford more than 2 kids, and i dont really want more than two kids, three the most. but thats just me personally. ive had hard times, and ive gotten through them. im on state medical but not foodstamps and not cash assistance. i dont feel i shouldnt have this baby bc i cant afford medical insurance and the state doesnt recognize my relationship with my so, nor does his company offer medical for me and the kids. SO works very hard and we sacrafice every day. but i need the medical. we have enough to pay our bills, and feed our kids (most of the time), but there is little left over. the economy is bad right now. i dont plan on having anymore children after this one, bc i dont want to struggle anymore or have the children suffer if they dont need to. octomom got a huge bad wrap, but for alot of other things not just the welfare.
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sheework (897.2 days ago)
I just wonder because most had replied that Octomom couldn`t afford her children so that is why she had the bad image. So with there being thousands of people on public assistance do they deserve that same bad image?
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amber325 (897.2 days ago)
If you can`t feed them...don`t breed them. I agree 95% with this. The other 5% of me feels bad for the ones who strive to better there situation. But then I am faced with the losers who ruin the image for everyone else...the ones who have more and more kids to get more free stuff..who do not work or who do not try to improve.
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