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Jul 2, 2019 7:06:40 GMT -6
Post by riverrider on Jul 2, 2019 7:06:40 GMT -6
I donate to WIC programs for this reason, too. Well, the NWA, specifically. Women shouldn’t be scared about how to feed their babies if they can’t/ don’t want to breastfeed for any and all reasons. I was actually on WIC with my first and I think most people don’t understand how demoralizing it can be. You have to bring your kiddo, they weigh and measure them, and my 7 year old who is still 3rd percentile for weight and is obviously on a curve, was talked about at every appointment. Not to mention that you have to match every food to your coupon and some things seem to fit but don’t. The cashiers never knew how to process them, and if you had more food you had to do a separate transaction. All while the people behind you in line judged the fuck out of you. I want to hug all of those moms. We’ve since more than paid for our experience in taxes, but I’ll always be a leech. Hugs to you. I know just how you feel. I was on WIC with my DS and at that time we lived in ATL. The judgment at the WIC appointments was horrible. The judgment at work was horrible from managers as I had to have a reason as to why I need the time off. Appointment wasn't a good enough answer for them. And when I would write Doctor appointment, they would comment on how he needed to see the doctor so often.
I put up with the looks at the grocery store, and would go late at night so as to avoid most looks, but the worse part was the actual WIC appointments. Like your kiddo, my DS was barely on the chart for weight until he was 10.
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July 1
Jul 2, 2019 7:27:38 GMT -6
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Post by doublestuf on Jul 2, 2019 7:27:38 GMT -6
H and I are taking the almost 4 year old to one of the close the camps protests today. I have to figure out how to explain what we're doing. She's very curious and pretty sensitive, so I want her to know why we're going without too many details. Any ideas?
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Jul 2, 2019 7:33:03 GMT -6
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Post by jaygee on Jul 2, 2019 7:33:03 GMT -6
H and I are taking the almost 4 year old to one of the close the camps protests today. I have to figure out how to explain what we're doing. She's very curious and pretty sensitive, so I want her to know why we're going without too many details. Any ideas? I would focus on the protest part. I haven’t taken DS to one but I’ve explained when I’ve gone to one. I said something like “in our country when people think something is wrong they go and join other people to say their opinion to try to make it change”.
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July 1
Jul 2, 2019 8:18:53 GMT -6
Post by 4PrivetDrive on Jul 2, 2019 8:18:53 GMT -6
I donate to WIC programs for this reason, too. Well, the NWA, specifically. Women shouldn’t be scared about how to feed their babies if they can’t/ don’t want to breastfeed for any and all reasons. I was actually on WIC with my first and I think most people don’t understand how demoralizing it can be. You have to bring your kiddo, they weigh and measure them, and my 7 year old who is still 3rd percentile for weight and is obviously on a curve, was talked about at every appointment. Not to mention that you have to match every food to your coupon and some things seem to fit but don’t. The cashiers never knew how to process them, and if you had more food you had to do a separate transaction. All while the people behind you in line judged the fuck out of you. I want to hug all of those moms. We’ve since more than paid for our experience in taxes, but I’ll always be a leech. The bolded is so true. And then it caused you to feel worse because you were holding up the line. One time the cashier at Wal-Mart was bitching to me that my coupons were slowing down her scan time. It was so embarrassing. I am pretty sure I emailed a manager on that one because it made me feel like shit. And you definitely feel judged for every.single.thing that you purchase in the separate transaction that isn't covered by the coupons. It was definitely a "no skittles for the poors" type of judgement.
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Post by dc2london on Jul 2, 2019 8:24:22 GMT -6
Me. For a group I’m in. Now I’m facing anti Kamala posts. I don’t know how to feel the anti-death penalty, anti-trans stuff is bad. But what are all the other candidates positions from 10 years ago? I don’t want to Hillary the process. That stuff is not nearly as simple as people want to make it out to be. But of course where's the fun in legal nuance when you can just scream about people you don't like 🤦♀️
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July 1
Jul 2, 2019 9:01:56 GMT -6
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Post by enchanted on Jul 2, 2019 9:01:56 GMT -6
As a former checker I always felt awful when something they had thought was covered was not on WIC. And it was always something dumb like you have the 9 oz but it needed to be 8.5. It’s so demoralizing to people. And ime the moms always tried to come at the non busy time so they didn’t have to face judgement. Same. Or it would the the right size and even the right brand, but it was the wrong version of whatever. (It happened with cheese a lot, for some reason.) The absolute worst, though, was when it would be a non-standard formula (soy formula or something specialized) and I had to get an override for the computer system even though what they were buying matched the voucher exactly. I always felt badly for the moms because that took extra time and people can be such assholes. I do know, at least now, some states have moved to what is basically a WIC debit card and it's not as specific as to what you can buy, though it still has to be WIC approved products.
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Jul 2, 2019 9:53:53 GMT -6
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Post by jaygee on Jul 2, 2019 9:53:53 GMT -6
I don’t like where this is heading
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Jul 2, 2019 10:00:17 GMT -6
Post by roloma on Jul 2, 2019 10:00:17 GMT -6
I don’t like where this is heading That last lineof the big paragraph: "Take the people..." What in the actual fuck?? This man and his "yes men" are so dangerous.
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July 1
Jul 2, 2019 10:00:32 GMT -6
Post by jkjacq on Jul 2, 2019 10:00:32 GMT -6
I don’t like where this is heading Isn't there also something about 'rounding them up'? its so fucking disgraceful
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July 1
Jul 2, 2019 10:24:27 GMT -6
Post by jkjacq on Jul 2, 2019 10:24:27 GMT -6
So there is a whole thing with Eric T being compleeeeetely stoopid
This tweet shows Obama and 45 at the DMZ
Do you think they (secret service, nsa, sane people) kept Obama behind bulletproof glass because you know we actually wanted to protect our president and let 45 waltz into NK hoping a landmine would magically explode?
Because thats my theory.
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July 1
Jul 2, 2019 10:36:12 GMT -6
Post by roloma on Jul 2, 2019 10:36:12 GMT -6
jkjacq, I have a coworker who voted for t and now despises him (I don't feel bad for her). She told me she couldn't sleep the night he did this and was watching it live on CNN, secretly keeping her fingers crossed someone went crazy and offed him. She was also very proud to tell me she was watching CNN and not Fox because she wanted an more unbiased newscast.
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July 1
Jul 2, 2019 10:45:18 GMT -6
Post by jkjacq on Jul 2, 2019 10:45:18 GMT -6
jkjacq , I have a coworker who voted for t and now despises him (I don't feel bad for her). She told me she couldn't sleep the night he did this and was watching it live on CNN, secretly keeping her fingers crossed someone went crazy and offed him. She was also very proud to tell me she was watching CNN and not Fox because she wanted an more unbiased newscast. My mom regularly says she wishes he would choke on a hamberder.
(she isnt and never has been a fan)
I'm a great believer in karma so I try VERY HARD to not wish ill on anyone but there are days...
Also a watcher of CNN, its not really unbiased. LOL
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July 1
Jul 2, 2019 10:52:49 GMT -6
Post by roloma on Jul 2, 2019 10:52:49 GMT -6
jkjacq , I have a coworker who voted for t and now despises him (I don't feel bad for her). She told me she couldn't sleep the night he did this and was watching it live on CNN, secretly keeping her fingers crossed someone went crazy and offed him. She was also very proud to tell me she was watching CNN and not Fox because she wanted an more unbiased newscast. My mom regularly says she wishes he would choke on a hamberder.
(she isnt and never has been a fan)
I'm a great believer in karma so I try VERY HARD to not wish ill on anyone but there are days...
Also a watcher of CNN, its not really unbiased. LOL
I found this amusing as well. But I suppose I can be glad that she admits that her usual network would definitely be showing a pro-t version of events. This woman is very interesting because she once told me she "would vote for any democratic candidate, as long as they weren't a total socialist" and then proceeded to praise Warren after debate night 1, whom she previously said she couldn't stand and didn't agree with on anything.
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July 1
Jul 2, 2019 11:00:05 GMT -6
Post by notblanche on Jul 2, 2019 11:00:05 GMT -6
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July 1
Jul 2, 2019 11:09:07 GMT -6
Post by jkjacq on Jul 2, 2019 11:09:07 GMT -6
I have to spoil EVERYONES 4th but I hope it POURS rain all day Thursday and it windy af.
Sorry to anyone who was going to go.
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July 1
Jul 2, 2019 11:24:50 GMT -6
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Post by elle on Jul 2, 2019 11:24:50 GMT -6
I have to spoil EVERYONES 4th but I hope it POURS rain all day Thursday and it windy af.
Sorry to anyone who was going to go.
My fourth is already spoiled because of *waves hands around* all of this going on currently. I don't have the heart to celebrate to be honest, I even struggled last year but this year, with the situation at the border being so horrendous, how could I possibly feel proud right now? Sorry if that offends or upsets people, these are just my personal feelings right now.
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July 1
Jul 2, 2019 11:35:36 GMT -6
Post by cakewench on Jul 2, 2019 11:35:36 GMT -6
I have to spoil EVERYONES 4th but I hope it POURS rain all day Thursday and it windy af.
Sorry to anyone who was going to go.
My fourth is already spoiled because of *waves hands around* all of this going on currently. I don't have the heart to celebrate to be honest, I even struggled last year but this year, with the situation at the border being so horrendous, how could I possibly feel proud right now? Sorry if that offends or upsets people, these are just my personal feelings right now. Right there with you. Hard to feel pride in your country with all this going on. I do want to keep the faith we can survive this, but the damage is going to take a long time to reverse.
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July 1
Jul 2, 2019 11:48:16 GMT -6
Post by ladybrienne on Jul 2, 2019 11:48:16 GMT -6
Damn this 4th of July "parade" in DC has some heavy dictator vibes huh
my gosh
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Post by doublestuf on Jul 2, 2019 12:09:38 GMT -6
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Jul 2, 2019 12:18:58 GMT -6
Post by jkjacq on Jul 2, 2019 12:18:58 GMT -6
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July 1
Jul 2, 2019 12:19:51 GMT -6
Post by stringy on Jul 2, 2019 12:19:51 GMT -6
There was a reported gunman at the AF base in NH where I assume he'd land. I believe a false alarm tho.
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Jul 2, 2019 12:21:31 GMT -6
Post by jkjacq on Jul 2, 2019 12:21:31 GMT -6
There was a reported gunman at the AF base in NH where I assume he'd land. I believe a false alarm tho. still seems sketch
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July 1
Jul 2, 2019 12:21:49 GMT -6
Post by stringy on Jul 2, 2019 12:21:49 GMT -6
There was a reported gunman at the AF base in NH where I assume he'd land. I believe a false alarm tho. still seems sketch ETA: though at the end it says they are unrelated so...replace your tin foil hat.
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July 1
Jul 2, 2019 12:24:52 GMT -6
Post by jkjacq on Jul 2, 2019 12:24:52 GMT -6
Vice President Mike Pence was scheduled to attend a roundtable event in Manchester Tuesday afternoon but abruptly canceled. The cancellation is reportedly not connected to the investigation at Pease.
I mean if thats the reason, why not say hey, we're going anyway, send us your thoughts and prayers.
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July 1
Jul 2, 2019 12:32:29 GMT -6
Post by ladybrienne on Jul 2, 2019 12:32:29 GMT -6
I have to spoil EVERYONES 4th but I hope it POURS rain all day Thursday and it windy af.
Sorry to anyone who was going to go.
My fourth is already spoiled because of *waves hands around* all of this going on currently. I don't have the heart to celebrate to be honest, I even struggled last year but this year, with the situation at the border being so horrendous, how could I possibly feel proud right now? Sorry if that offends or upsets people, these are just my personal feelings right now. There was a Gallup poll that came out today showing people's pride in the US is at its lowest in several years, you're not the only one.
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July 1
Jul 2, 2019 12:41:28 GMT -6
Post by ladybrienne on Jul 2, 2019 12:41:28 GMT -6
The Baby Trump balloon is also going to be at the "look how small my dick is but I have tanks guys" parade. LOL forever.
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July 1
Jul 2, 2019 12:42:21 GMT -6
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Post by jaygee on Jul 2, 2019 12:42:21 GMT -6
I am going off the grid camping starting tomorrow and I’ve never been so excited to not have to see the news. I’m not feeling in the spirit of July 4th and it used to be one of my favorite holidays. 😢
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July 1
Jul 2, 2019 12:44:38 GMT -6
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Post by doublestuf on Jul 2, 2019 12:44:38 GMT -6
Girl, what are you smoking? Yes, yes he does.
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July 1
Jul 2, 2019 13:19:57 GMT -6
Post by jkjacq on Jul 2, 2019 13:19:57 GMT -6
Girl, what are you smoking? Yes, yes he does. Ummm POTUS seems to be a big fan...
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July 1
Jul 2, 2019 13:21:26 GMT -6
Post by MelanieCarmichael on Jul 2, 2019 13:21:26 GMT -6
/dead
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