I kept thinking if kids went to bed hungry it was because the parents didn't care, were on drugs or booze. Even when it was just me earning $3.50 an hour I kept my 2 boys fed, clothed out of rummage sales, and made sure they got their shots, and other medical care. That was when health ins only took care of the ER and hospital stays. Course we didn't have a phone or cable. Kids didn't have game machines or $200 sneakers.
I salute you. You sound like a fine mother.
It really is amazing ... I have known -- daresay DATED -- people that this speech was directed towards ... they had all the trappings of the middle class: tv, vcr, sound system, cable, whatever -- but needed food stamps to feed their children.
Yep! That's what I was yelling at him too!