/u/Ravenamore on “I live off people asking for money & sometimes I can’t get it.” No, I won’t get a job or ask the dad for child support bc I don’t want his “lame” money. No free programs or subsidized daycare, I guess. I tried “everything.” Don’t tell me

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I'm betting she grew up hearing all kinds of stereotypes about the "type" of people who get assistance, and she doesn't think she's like that. I've heard people say things like, "Those are for poor people, and I'm not poor!" even when they have no income, because they don't match their mental idea of "poor people."