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LisaLynne

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10. Yeah, but too many people point to the "mistakes" that others ...

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 12, 2013, 04:53 PM

Dec 2013

make and think, "Well, it's their fault for doing ..." insert "risky" choice there so that they can continue to feel superior, safe, and as though, in the worse sense, they don't have to help that person, because, hey, it's their fault.

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Salon: How I Lost my Working Class Life [View all] LisaLynne Dec 2013 OP

people as a whole in the US pipoman Dec 2013 #1

I didn't take that away from this at all. nt LisaLynne Dec 2013 #2

What part? pipoman Dec 2013 #3

That part. LisaLynne Dec 2013 #4

Bad stuff can still happen even if you make good choices. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 #6

Yeah, but too many people point to the "mistakes" that others ... LisaLynne Dec 2013 #10

This was from 2010. She had four adopted children and a good paying job in Colorado in 2008. haele Dec 2013 #11

A suggestion to the OP - kiva Dec 2013 #5

Eh, sorry -- too late to edit I think LisaLynne Dec 2013 #8

I've felt struck lately that snot Dec 2013 #7

Yeah, it's like none of them have ever had to face ... LisaLynne Dec 2013 #9