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In reply to the discussion: Why A Snow Day Brings Tears To Some American Children [View all]proud2BlibKansan
(96,793 posts)You can't feed a family. No way. Plus, families with school aged children are given reduced amounts because ---- the kids get 2 meals a day during the week at school.
Your suggestion to fine the parents is ridiculous. They don't have the money to be paying fines. If they could afford a fine, they wouldn't be eligible for food stamps. And if they aren't eligible for food stamps, their kids don't get free meals at school.
Unlike you, I have actually been in these children's homes. I see how they live. THEY ARE POOR. These kids are not hungry because their parents are lazy. 95% of them work much harder than either you or I do. I have nothing but admiration for most of them. I don't know how they survive without fighting constant anxiety and depression. I know I'd be a basket case if I had to live like they do.