Originally Posted by
Sternenlicht
Coming from someone who was at one point in time homeless, this thread made me want to vomit. First, I have to address the whole "Social Services" bit. Here's the deal, I was told by human services when I was homeless that without a psychical address, I could not receive benefits. The same goes for finding work, without a psychical address, no employer will even begin to look at you. It's sickening and it's sad. Sometimes, people go through hard times and it isn't easy to get off the streets. If it weren't for me meeting my husband I'd still be homeless. You have no right to judge others when you don't know their situation and furthermore, YES, I had two dogs with me at that point in my life as well as a child and the three of them came before me at ALL times. Those "panhandlers" as you call them could be having trouble getting help because of heartless people who "won't ENABLE" them. Sorry but this thread has really struck a nerve with me.