Growing up, we were poor. I remember months at a time where we would have pinto
beans for dinner, and what we hoped was that my mom had enough money to make
some cornbread and enough to put some sort of pork in the beans so that tasted
okay. My mom was a waitress, had been her whole life, and still is. She would
work two jobs to try to keep food on the table, the rent paid for and her car
payment paid for, and whatever else she had to pay. It was a never-ending
battle for her to keep up. While she worked two jobs, I stayed home with my
little bother. He was only five years younger than me, so it was quite
difficult. I know now that if DSS knew, they probably would have taken us. But
I also know now that my mom did all that she could possibly do. She had no one
to help her, and she was prideful.
She always refused to ask for help, that included government help, help from
friends, and we really had no family, so help from family wasn’t an option. I......

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Title: Poverty: Is There An Escape?
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Approximate Pages: 9 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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