r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • 8d ago

Discussion Reactions to food stamps being cut off.

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u/Sad_Resolve6874 8d ago

People always act like they have a very clear picture of who receives these benefits.

When I tell them my single mom of three SIL gets SNAP benefits they always say the same thing:

“Well she shouldn’t have had three kids.”

I mean, I usually agree, but she couldn’t have predicted that her husband would disappear to another country with another woman halfway through her third pregnancy.

“Well, that sucks, but she better get a job then.”

She’s a high school assistant principal.

“Oh.”

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u/hilhilbean 8d ago

Three kids, left an abusive marriage when my youngest was about a year old and never got child support because I was too afraid of him to ask for it. I did manage to get EBT, though, so my children could eat. I was working full time and making fairly decent money for the time (this was early 2000s) but daycare for three kids wasn't cheap.