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Originally posted by Marie
I understand not wanting to make assumptions about anyone's particular situation, but I don't understand the need to deny that this happens at all. I mean, I can personally give the 2 steps back award to my cousin who I KNOW opted to spend her last dollars to get her hair done and then had to borrow money from her mom to buy her son pampers. This wasn't a twist of fate, or unfortunate circumstances, or charitable givers that created that situation. She made that decision and created that set of circumstances. Now of course I still love her and will help her in anyway that I can. However, that doesn't prevent me from acknowledging that she, and many others like her, have their priorities all out of wack.
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Well give the award to your cousin, since you KNOW of her personal financial situation. She's trifling, but that's hardly indicative of us as a people. So I'm not feeling the whole "she makes US look bad" brand of (il)logic.
I never denied anything existed. I stated that you should refrain from assuming where people get things that you don't think they should have, based on their financial situation. Please point out where I denied such things existed.