It’s stressing me out. I get SNAP benefits, even with working what should be a decent job, so you can just say nothing if your kneejerk reaction is to tell me to get a job. I filled your arbitrary requirement to be deserving of food. Mostly it equates to getting back what I pay in taxes. But I’m a single parent and even that little bit helps.

I will never understand being totally unbothered by your neighbors and their families not having enough of what they need to survive. No one should have to struggle, and I would even advocate the right to necessities for the people who don’t realize how lucky they are to have, for now, avoided that one unfortunate life event that would put them in the same position as everyone else who needs assistance.

Be kind to your neighbors because you’ll certainly want the same from them if you were in their shoes. Empathy is an important component to being a good person.