tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post7114971979757851876..comments2023-10-16T08:47:15.509-04:00Comments on Kay's Thinking Cap: Not Much of a Post Today . . .Kay Dennisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-15933504400794906212011-08-10T14:27:19.216-04:002011-08-10T14:27:19.216-04:00Kay: I can't imagine how you get by. And how m...Kay: I can't imagine how you get by. And how much time you have to spend dealing with social services. <br />I'll tell you one country where women don't pay a penalty for child rearing, and that's Switzerland. I get an $800.00 a month pension from the Swiss government for the 13 years I spent bringing up my children in their country. They would consider it a disgrace to have a Hattiehttp://hattie.typepad.com/hatties_web/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-13598605536253626732011-08-09T23:50:31.879-04:002011-08-09T23:50:31.879-04:00I can't bear all the politicking and bull***t ...I can't bear all the politicking and bull***t that is going on...I have stopped watching the news--It Is Too Damn DEPRESSING!!!<br />I hope you get to see your son--even for a minute...But if not, well, that is life, too, isn't it? It's lovely of him to make the effort to come and be with his dear close friend ...!<br />Take Good Care, My Dear.OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-82700189562487677632011-08-09T21:02:16.908-04:002011-08-09T21:02:16.908-04:00Linda: I'm not complaining -- just wondering ...Linda: I'm not complaining -- just wondering if they realize that lots of us are worse off. My then husband and I felt it was best for me to stay home and I think it really was.<br /><br />AITBR: I do, too but I'm also glad that he takes his family obligations seriously. <br /><br />Darlene: I hear ya! My point is that I wonder if those Congressmen realize that lots of us get lots Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-70366620592357601232011-08-09T20:37:41.595-04:002011-08-09T20:37:41.595-04:00Nance said it very well.Nance said it very well.Lornahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976144449873569523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-13931015798820439642011-08-09T17:27:04.015-04:002011-08-09T17:27:04.015-04:00I would like for something extremely nice to happe...I would like for something extremely nice to happen to you in the very, very near future. May it be so.<br /><br />And I admire your son for calling to tell you he'd be near but unable to visit. It would have been very tempting to have bypassed that call. Boy's got character.<br /><br />I have a friend who lost his job in 2009 before he was eligible for Medicare. He wrote a letter to all Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-12605786639536479152011-08-09T17:14:30.659-04:002011-08-09T17:14:30.659-04:00Kay and Linda... you are so right.. I don't ge...Kay and Linda... you are so right.. I don't get even half...and when they said that those of $55,000 were poor, I thought what the HECK..am I .. I didn't make that when I was working.. as my dad use to say.. the rich get richer and the poor get more kids... lol.. guess that was were I came in.. with my 8Word Tosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519547102435672497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-8923922586571262052011-08-09T16:55:37.909-04:002011-08-09T16:55:37.909-04:00You are a very understanding mom with a good attit...You are a very understanding mom with a good attitude. Your son probably feels badly about not having time to visit you, but funerals won't wait.<br /><br />My S.S. is a tad more than half of $19,000 but not by much. I am grateful that it is enough for me to live independently and to survive.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-15585195258552761342011-08-09T16:44:35.237-04:002011-08-09T16:44:35.237-04:00I hope it works out to see your son. It is usually...I hope it works out to see your son. It is usually a positive thing, but maybe not so much in this situation. I hate it when people who are good folks in my memory are suddenly gone like that, especially if it has been a long time since we'd seen each other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-49608664833168115272011-08-09T15:13:07.399-04:002011-08-09T15:13:07.399-04:00Hi Kay,
Don't feel alone. My social security ...Hi Kay, <br />Don't feel alone. My social security is less than half that $19,000 also. I think there are a lot of us who didn't start working until we were older and just didn't have that much of an income.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.com