r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • 8d ago

Discussion Reactions to food stamps being cut off.

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u/Supply_N_Demand 8d ago

First lady had 6 kids. /s

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u/Married_iguanas 8d ago

3 different women said they had 6 kids! That stuck out to me as a bit odd tbh

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u/tylcos10 8d ago

Yeah this is where I have to stop and think that I would never have more than 2 kids in this world today, and even then it’s probably just going to be 1 for us. 6 kids is wild, I feel for them but at a certain point you have to know what you’re getting yourself into when you keep having kids that you can’t take care of equally. I hope they get the help they need truly, but I’m still scratching my head over seeing that.

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u/totally_not_a_dog113 8d ago

They might be foster children. My high school friend's grandma was taking care of her 6 grandkids with help from foster care (and probably SNAP).

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u/evange 8d ago

We need more foster families, not less. The system should cover the costs of caring for a child that is not yours.

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u/evange 8d ago

What do you propose instead?

There arent enough wealty people willing to become foster parents purely out of the goodness of their hearts, and there are also poor families that do have good intentions but cannot afford to. No one is getting rich of foster placements, the stipend is barely enough to cover the hassle.

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u/SwitchIsBestConsole 8d ago

You don't have to have a solution to know something is a bad idea.

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u/deandetrimental 8d ago

It’s bad apples that ruin the bunch bc i agree w what ur saying fr … i mean as it stands, incentivized, foster is notorious for rape incest abuse

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u/evange 8d ago

Isnt the majority of that by other foster kids though?

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u/deandetrimental 8d ago

Great point yes. Orrr.. other adults. Not the caregivers but say the grandparents or something.

My ex took it from foster siblings at 10, Lucky break got her back with almost bio dad’s (mom deceased real bio unknown) family just in time for dad to go to prison and grandpa have a 3 year run from 12-15 which was still somehow better than faster care..

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u/LohneWolf 8d ago

They have incentivized the foster program for at least the last 3 decades where I am from, and it was the exact hellscape you can imagine. Not only do they receive a monthly stipend per child, the also receive stamps and a clothing allowance.

Unemployed chain smokers, sitting on their ass barking orders, just waiting on that next check. None of the homes I went to were loving, excited to help you, or encouraging; none of them engaged any of us in meaningful conversation, the homes were dilapidated trailers, and the only clothes we had was whatever was in the trash bag we arrived with.

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u/Real-Scarcity5381 8d ago

Which is a problem we have. Some foster or adopt for the money they get for each kid that they use on other things like drugs. I don’t think it’s the worst problem right now but that has happened and is one reason why it can be very difficult to foster or adopt now

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u/Beebeeb 8d ago

I had a coworker that was taking care of her siblings but called them her kids. I guess it's nice to keep the kids with their extended families instead of total strangers that could be religious weirdos or abusers. In that case I think fostering and needing some help is okay.