http://app-singlemom-of-2-1.aidpage.com/ I currently have a family here on aidpage who is interested in the clothing up for grabs. BEST WISHES TO MINNIEmammaoftwo81 I saw her story here on aidpage, and something about it made me compelled to help. She has two girls, and one is the same age as one of my daughters. Please stop by her page and say hello and offer your prayers and good vibes and wishes! She wonders if God somehow directed her to Aidpages and you know, I think I was directed to this person for some reason as well.After some contact via private messages, I have decided that she and her girls will be the recipients of a package from me. It has now become a small group effort, that will include clothes and books. People chipped in for the shipping costs. I can relate to her situation being that I am also disabled, and I know first hand how frustrating it can be not having the means to get your children clothes, etc. It is easy to feel alone, abandoned. and scared. I was the recipient of packages from a woman I met on a similar website such as this a couple years ago, her name was Barb, and she often sent us clothes, food, and $100 gift cards to Walmart and Target. She bought us Christmas presents, and birthday presents, and although we have since lost contact along the way, I never forgot her generosity, and I always told myself that when I had the means to help someone else, I would, even if it was on a smaller scale.Minnie, hang in there, help is on the way very soon..... Wed, 5 Sep 2007 11:35:30 PDT en-us Aidpage(SM) http://end-the-stereotyping-of-public-aid-recipients.app-singlemom-of-2-1.aidpage.com/ Hi,I originally came to Aidpage looking for help for me and my two girls. Shortly after that my financial status changed slightly, but as I've said on my other page, things are still tight, but the noose has loosened slightly. Even if all I have is $5 in my wallet, at least I feel like a somebody. The 'empty wallet syndrome' as I like to call it hurled me into such a bad depression at times I wanted to end my own life at times.What clawed me out of that? I am not sure myself, but it did make me more humble of a person and less of a judgemental person. I cannot offer any money, loans, scholarships, etc, but I can if anything, offer my page as a place to vent your frustrations. You don't have to be on public aid to already be frustrated about being stereotyped about being this or that way. You know that you can only do what is best for you and your family, and it is those who judge you who will be the first ones with their hand out when they need help. I also feel that those who criticize social welfare are the same ones who are supporting corporate welfare.I have a place on Squidoo.com End The Stereotyping of Public Aid Recipients that talks about my own personal situation being on food stamps and my observations as how society has treated me...good and bad. I tell it like it is, and I don't sugar-coat my situation. I want my readers to get a real sense of our hardships. You don't have to be a member of Squidoo to post a message there on my Guestbook.I hope that anyone who feels alone, scared, and ridiculed because of their situation will find some comfort there knowing that they are not alone.On my homepage, I placed an offer to give someone girls clothing, and I have a person here on aidpage who is interested. Stay tuned for updates!God Bless,Marsha Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:02:06 PDT