Post by partiallysunny on Jul 18, 2012 8:10:19 GMT -5
My brother is just like this. I feel your pain. He gets on FB and pretty much says "give me money" but neither he nor my SIL have a job or are looking for a job.
bleh, where to start? having a third baby when you are obviously tight on money already? not knowing the details of your insurance policy? soliciting handouts from strangers?
yuck.
eta: sometimes my avatar is the perfect response to a post. this is one of those times.
I had a FB friend ask for donations once so that her daughters could go to a beauty pageant. I had not even seen this friend for over 5 years. I thought it was horrible.
There are ways to get money without asking people you barely know just to give it to you.
I like how they call this a "new development." Actually, it's not a new development, you just didn't read the details of your insurance policy. This would make me super annoyed.
I really hate the "Hey, those of you who planned well and have two income households - give me some of your money so I can continue to stay at home on one income, even though we can't afford it!"
As someone who has had to put emergency costs on a credit card I could not roll my eyes hard enough of them dismissing that as an option. Buck up that is what adults have to do sometimes. Then you find a way to pay it down. You don't ask for handouts.
FFS! Do they have cable? Do they go out to eat? Do they buy new clothes and take vacations? How about budgeting out things like that and cutting back elsewhere before asking for money from friends and strangers. And do these people not know about emergency funds? Probably not considering they don't know what their insurance policy covers.
I know someone who doesn't pay for her own insurance (neither she nor her husband work so her father pays for an independent policy). She chose to have a third baby this year...if you can't afford to have the baby, how are you going to raise it, or cover any unexpected costs?
But. but. but. he's a responsible husband who is working to support his family, so this is different than those people who rely on government handouts.
what a f'in hypocrite.
reminds me of my dad's republican friends who bitch about people getting government handouts and think it should stop but drive around in a motor scooters they really don't need they got through medicaid. ugh
Post by EmilieMadison on Jul 18, 2012 9:31:46 GMT -5
This is truly vile. I'm not sure I could ignore it. I might have to respond with how disgusted I am about them asking for other people to pay for this. WTF.