LucyStoner Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I have. We qualified for public housing on my husband's salary as a Phd Housing is so expensive. Here, a family of 4 qualifies for several types of housing assistance at the approx annual wage of this lady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Martha- While your take on the boyfriend could be totally on, it could also be off. We really don't know. I suspect that it is a least partially on because IIRC in the article they referenced noise complaints of the two of them fighting. Still, I can understand not wanting kids to suffer, and supporting kids you know even if they aren't family, even when thing are tight for you. We had a boy (unrelated to us) stay with us for an extended time to keep him out of the foster care system while his single mom was in the hospital. I also feed and tutor my niece's best friend who is in a terrible home environment. If she's the sort to buy homeless guys tents, she's probably the sort to do all she can for any kids in need she knows. I don't think helping three children in need, regardless of why they are in need is something that should be dismissed as non-essential. For whatever reason it was essential to her and there are far stupider things that people of all income levels spend money on all the time. I have no idea about her boyfriend (tho I sure suspect) and I certainly can understand feeling it is essential to help someone even if they aren't a blood relative. Never said otherwise. My point was decent people wouldn't have used her to her detriment. I don't fault anyone giving to another, even at great personal sacrifice to themselves, even when those people don't deserve it or appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 The whole caring for someone else's kids is a double whammy because if they were her own kids or she had legal custody, she would qualify for a lower tax rate (possibly no income tax) and probably some subsidies for meeting the kids' needs. Oh well, it is just an odd situation. I dated a guy who was all about my money, so I can't really judge her. Other people can judge me, because I really was stupid, but people are irrational sometimes. Seems like she got herself out of that mess and was maybe on the way to a healthy situation, but it wasn't meant to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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