Source: OtherWords
by Aidalis Martinez
“My mom worked harder than anyone I know. She wanted a good life for us. It was a hard life — I remember the Christmas she had to pawn our gifts to pay the light bill — but she made it special for us. Now I have two kids of my own, and I want them to have every opportunity that other children have. The landscape is tough out there. Like many Americans, I can’t afford childcare, and finding work that accommodates my need to care for my young children is hard. With inflation, the little income I have doesn’t go nearly as far as it used to. I’m grateful to have assistance with food, housing, and healthcare through our social safety net programs. Food programs like SNAP (aka ‘food stamps’) and WIC (the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) have literally saved our lives when we’ve been hungry.” (09/07/26)
https://otherwords.org/struggling-families-like-mine-are-waiting-on-a-bomb-to-go-off/