Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
You are not wrong to decline what you don't need, what you can comfortably provide yourself.
Avoiding what the government or charities provide is a good thing, the government giving with one hand and taking away with the other hand,
and charities sharing photos of your children at events, used to seek more donations.
Being frugal, teaching a budget, and living independently is the best experience and opportunity for the boys to learn their own way, imo. It is a good life lesson, however old-fashioned. (Old-fashioned being also a good thing). imo.
Foster children already have a 'poor' stigma attached to their position in life, attending events to receive handouts can foster a needy mindset.
I want to state a disclaimer here that there should be no shame in being poor, and families in need should definitely receive these things when needed. Satisfied is the child who recalls being poor and growing up to succeed as an adult, rising above their circumstances.
To cover it all....there is a budget concern that if you do receive these things for free now, when offered, the funds not spent for those needs can allow for saving for future needs at a time when money is not as plentiful.
As you can see, you are not wrong. imo.
Good for you!
Like any social program, the bigger it becomes, the more $$ it gets from the government, the more secured the jobs are for those running the program.
You did not read my comment.
Go away.
I am sharing how I budget the money with the oldest, much like I constructed a budget with my nephew when he was attending college and I paid his expenses.
I am trying to teach as many life skills as I can: changing the oil in the car, checking fluid levels, rotating tires, cooking and canning, making a grocery list, gardening, bargain shopping, laundry, repairs, etc. All the things my parents taught me that I really didn't appreciate until after I had a household of my own.
I am with you on teaching your guys how to live on a budget and all the other DIY projects that life is about. What a strong foundation you are blessing these youngsters with.
May The Lord continue to guide you in these matters.
Oh, I absolutely loved that EVERY place you go in Pidgeon Forge plays Gospel music and when you ask someone how their day is, they tell you.
i just want to say, thanks!!! soooo many of you have helped me in so many ways, without realizing. words here and there (sometimes not even directed at me) - that helped me so much.
through dark times: tough days.
you lifted me up, without knowing it. thanks.
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I was in the Canadian section of the stands outside Buckingham Palace when she was crowned on June 2, 1953, Memorable!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/interactive/2022/photos-queen-elizabeths-life/
I kind of thought she would die shortly after her husband though. I always felt they had a great love. Now they are together again. :)
Just looked it up and yes they are distant cousins. No one marries into the Royal family without being related. I think someone needs to tell the Hallmark channel about that.
The reason the Royal family interbreeds is because they are required to keep their Royal blood line pure. That is the reason they marry cousins. If you research history they used to marry really close generations of cousins - I forget what you call that but it led to many birth defects and mental defects so they try to go as deep into x generation x cousin x removed to avoid that.