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I DID NOT write the blog you mentioned, and i am sorry that you think i did. I would NEVER stoop that low. And i cannot believe someone would actually think that someone would ever do that.. Have a good day

Regardless of whether you sympathize with eek or even believe her, here is my take on charity. I don't analyze who needs what and who is sincere and who isn't. If I feel led to give to somebody or an organization, I believe God put that urge in my heart and I give. If I'm wrong...oh well. If they use the money to by booze instead of food, that's between them and and their maker. We Americans are the most giving people in the world. I'm sure a large part of charity is misused. But I think those who are able to give should. You never know, you could be the one in need some day.

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You are 100% wrong about me writing that blog. I have been accussed of many things but this tops it. I am a good person with a good heart and i would never do something like that. Whether you believe me or not i really dont care because i know the truth, and that is what matters to me. And I thank God there are people out there like the one who did post that blog.. and i pray for the ones who think it is all a lie..

Blaze hi sweetie, how is the wife and kids?    I agree with you totally once again, i don't care what the homeless want to use the money for...   yeah go get drunk, whatever, have fun for a change.    I too go where my heart leads me and I don't need to control how the people I help use the money.

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I cant believe how awful this has turned out...I will not argue this anymore because its not worth my time... believe what you want...

well i have to say as a single mother of two i know it is hard and i have been through so much and no i dont have christmas for my kids but i cant bring my self to ask when i see all these others out here who have no food or homes i have that and that makes me happy christmas is not all about the presents its about the love so i may not have christmas for my kids but they have my love and those around thems love so i do fill blessed

Singlemother   That's what it's all about, LOVE.   Your children are very lucky indeed to have a mother like you.  Merry Christmas!!!

Hi Sparks, the family is well. Thanks for asking. Are you back in town now? How was AZ? I think you may be wrong about anonymous posts. I did a test by making an anonymous post on one of my own blogs under my wifes ID to see if it would show up on her profile. It didn't. Look at my blog at http://www.tehachapinews.co.... I wrote the comment that reads "Blaze, you need some serious dental work man". This comment does not appear in her profile under "av8ing's Recent Comments" (see her profile here http://www.tehachapinews.co...). It does however appear in my profile under the section "Recent Comments On Blaze's Blog". But this section lists all comments anybody has made on my blogs, not just my comments. Could you have been looking at "Recent Comments On eeks Blog" and not "eeks Recent Comments"?

I am SOOO glad that finally the truth is out that i did not post that blog. And sparks i hope that next time that you will look into facts rather than assume something. Sometimes we "jump the gun" on things when we really shouldnt.

Also i apologize for anything i have said or done to upset you in anyway. Lets both keep blogging and just have a good time expressing our opinions. Have a great holiday season!!!

That was a good honest answer Sparks. I appreciate your concern for your fellow bloggers. I'm still not sure I'm convinced that eek was the author of the anonymous blog. Although I do find it interesting that it was deleted. The writing style of eek had some noticeable differences than the anonymous one. Most noticeable is the fact that eek never capitalizes the letter i when she is writing in the first person unless it is the first word of the sentence. The anonymous blogger does. I know that would be easy to change so I'm not saying this is evidence,  just an indicator. I also will admit that I am a very trusting person. That has it's advantages and disadvantages. So I may be willing to give eek more benefit than she deserves...I don't know. So I'm going to remain neutral on my judgment.

Sparks- I thank you for your concern.  I have emailed eekitsaspider and I just want to say that her requests were VERY modest. I personally do not feel it was Eek who posted the anonymous post either, but that is just me. I must say though that this blog has made me very sad. I did read her un edited blog and to be honest  yes, Eek seemed fustrated with the "system",but I am not holding that against her because I have been there.  I can understand working your butt off only to get by and you see people all around you managing.  I remember the way I felt when years ago my husband and I tried to get in at a limited income apt. complex only to be told the wait was for a year and a half, and as I left in my beat up LTD while looking at brand new civics, minivans, and SUV's sitting in the parking lot spaces of the complex,  I got angry and I was fed up with the "system". Not my finest moment, but I know what it's like to have your husband work as a "professtional" and risk his life for people and yet at the end of the day feel like we have nothing to show for it.  I've been there. Yes, partly because I chose to be there( I was and am still a SAHM ) for something that was more important to me than a new car, house, or "things".  Anyway getting off topic here, but I think you get the picture.  

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posted by jewels on Dec 15, 2006 at 09:10 AM

God is good ALL the time.  Happy Holidays to all the bloggers. 

From a single mother, living in San Diego on a limited income in a studio apt, with a teenage son.  No complaints.  I am exactly where i am supposed to be and i have EVERYTHING i need.

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posted by lotsoluv on Dec 15, 2006 at 06:43 PM

The system is not a free ride for poor people... i am a single mother with 2 children.. i have been unemployed for 6 months and living off $280per month..it wasn't that i wasn't looking.. just hard to find a job that will let you work day care hours..i finally found a job a couple months ago and i am struggling to get christmas together. I always try to make sure my kids are greatful for what they do have even if it isn't much.. i take every extra dollar i have and get their clothes and shoes and anything else they might need..so be thankful for what you do have even if you live paycheck to paycheck, be thankful you have one and don't have to worry about getting diapers or how your going to get milk because you don't get enough food stamps to last all month...........

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posted by Sparks on Dec 15, 2006 at 11:33 PM

Jewels, lotsoluv...   I admire both of you.   Living on a fixed income or having to live off welfare is difficult for single mothers.  I truly don't know how you do it.  

lotsoluv... As I have said before I don't mind giving up a couple of cups of espresso each month to help the poor.   When I hear people say they are tired of paying for people who don't work... what they don't know is that welfare (AFDC and food stamps) only takes up 2% of the federal budget and with minimum wage going up they expect this amount to lower. The majority of welfare recipients are single white women with an average of two kids.  Although It doesn't matter who a person is or what color they are, we need to protect ALL children and their mothers.  Sure there are some who take advantage of the system, but most do not.  I am not willing to make the majority suffer because of a few.

Find out where your money is really going here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/o... most goes to Defense, Social Security, and Medicare.

Thankfully, most Americans do care about the poor, and we are happy that you and your children are not suffering, or out on the streets. 

Happy Holidays ladies 

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posted by lotsoluv on Dec 16, 2006 at 02:59 PM

i am very happy that we are not out on the streets ... its just that alot of people tend to streo-type people who are on welfare.. and trust me i am looking forward to the day when i can get off.. i just wated everyone to realize that welfare is not a free ride... it may be for some but it hasn't been for me.. it a viscious little thing... soon as you do get a job they cut all your benefits down so far that you just about can't afford to survive.. but the Lord has blessed my family and seen us through some hard times... i am very blessed to have such wonderful children.. i feel like the richest woman in the world, because of all the blessings i have.. i have learned that money is not everything, sure you need it to survive but its how you help others and the love you share in this world that really counts in the end

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