tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751114284590763881.post5614359196121006336..comments2023-10-07T02:05:16.162-07:00Comments on Dilly Dally: FrazzledVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18107868098077353121noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751114284590763881.post-37234992422388462592010-09-16T21:47:26.395-07:002010-09-16T21:47:26.395-07:00i had similar feelings as you did.i taught in inne...i had similar feelings as you did.<br><br>i taught in inner-city schools. sure, there were those who took advantage of the system. but the thing about people in poverty is that they're looking for an "escape". so saving their money (for months on end) to buy good shoes, a cell phone, etc...is their way of escaping.<br><br>not to mention that some of my students parents worked multiple jobs to make ends meet -- and those ends still never ended up meeting.<br><br>and even if -- EVEN IF -- a person is taking advantage of the system, to say their children should be somehow punished for that is heartless.<br><br>i became a much more compassionate person when i was teaching, because i saw so many more layers to the depths of generational poverty, situational poverty, and just plain bad luck.<br><br>and then a few years later, job loss, job search, foreclosure and not much money left self later...i get it. life is not all black and white, and not all of us have a steady physicians salary to depend on. so my REAL feeling is this doctor can stuff it, but i'm trying to remember that his experience hasn't really taught him much about life yet. ironic, no?Lorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18440537885057746046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751114284590763881.post-86894316541798125892010-09-16T23:20:36.001-07:002010-09-16T23:20:36.001-07:00Thanks for the feedback Lora! It's always nice...Thanks for the feedback Lora! It's always nice to have other opinions!Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18107868098077353121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751114284590763881.post-49360870029244381762010-09-17T07:31:05.309-07:002010-09-17T07:31:05.309-07:00Thank you for writing this.Thank you for writing this.Amanda Finkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08723040307342280025noreply@blogger.com