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In reply to the discussion: I Came Home From Work And My Wife Was Crying In Bed With The News On [View all]SeaDoo77
(540 posts)4. I Stood There At The Foot Of The Bed With My Arms Spread
Saying "and your welfare check was thiiiiiiis big!!!!!"
She got zero cents in "aid" from the US Government.
She ate pasta, and Casadillas and on Friday when she got her paycheck, she would go to Pagliacci and get a slice of pizza and a beer. That was her reward for working and going to school all week. And by the way she paid her tuition out of her pocket.
Her check was this big, as I spread my arms and hands as wide as possible...... This big......
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I Came Home From Work And My Wife Was Crying In Bed With The News On [View all]
SeaDoo77
Jan 2018
OP
My grandparents were immigrants and Trump's comments upset me in a visceral way.
Irish_Dem
Jan 2018
#2
I send my thoughts and feelings to you and your wife. You are not alone nor will you ever be so.
Augiedog
Jan 2018
#11
Hey, I posted this as its own thread. If you liked it, please give it a 'DU rec'.
PatrickforO
Jan 2018
#27
Good, Ill look for it too. I would only add govt supported birth control/reproductive care
BlancheSplanchnik
Jan 2018
#55
You don't have to be an immigrant to feel like crying over this. It's a sad, sad day for America.
Vinca
Jan 2018
#24
Oh hell, you think Norway wants his ass? Norwegians are way too smart to let that creep in.
YOHABLO
Jan 2018
#42
Can you please just tell her to consider the source? That should really settle everything.
Kirk Lover
Jan 2018
#33
Very moving. Hope she knows that millions do not think that way. He's a Nazi. nt
Honeycombe8
Jan 2018
#35