Reply #7: Oh, my heart goes out to you.

[revcarol]

I'm glad that Social Security was there for you when you were growing up. And for your mom, too. Life is hard sometimes, and we do need to care for each other by supporting the ones who need support, children or adults.

When I was growing up, my father used to rail about FDR and his social programs like Social Security. But when the steel company he worked for almost went bankrupt and had underfunded its pensions, he quickly saw how wrong he was. And he became a changed man, working tirelessly for environmental protections and safety net for the whole nation.Your wake-up call was as a child. Some of us still do not have the wisdom we should have,even as senior citizens.

I am so sorry about your mom.