So we're at that time of the month...again! The money has ran out and its still over a week till payday... theres just enough put by to pay the rent and water bill although to pay both will still take the bank account over the overdraft. However £5 of that budget had to be used to top up the electricity meter, the gas is skating by on friendly credit and at 10am tomorrow the emergency credit on that will have to activated and hope it lasts till payday... when this £5 of electricity runs out then that too will have to go onto emergency credit but trying to delay that as long as possible because the electricity emergency credit will not last even a week let alone over a week!
The kids and the dog have enough food to get by, however there are rations. No snacks
just basic foods like rice and pasta and bread etc,
I know I know there should be gratitude for that right?
There's nothing can be said that hasnt been heard before.
But imagine if you had nothing else to eat! you fancy a chocolate bar? OK,
bottle of pop or some sweets,
a cake, or maybe some fruit, or a nice roast dinner with fresh vegetables or maybe a curry?
How about a take away at theweekend?
Oh the batteries are flat in your clock? That's OK they're only a couple of pounds, bulb blown? Not a problem they're cheap enough....
Not for everyone, some cant afford any of those things, even when it's not the end of the month, every penny is budgeted for before payment can even be received, and no deviation from that budget by even a penny.
If there is then that's some shopping that can't be got or a bill that can't be paid.
Its one of the kids birthdays soon? sons birthday soon, and fathers day, and what about Christmas?.
A christmas can mean no gifts, or giving of any gifts and maybe a dinner can be produced, but with no crackers, no puddings, no chocolates in front of th tele on Christmas night.
Its not sympathy, or even help desired but some understanding and compassion.
... think before you speak with regard to whom you're speaking to. Before you say
'I'm so poor I can't even afford my favourite perfume'
think who you're talking to and how they might be struggling to afford even a loaf of bread.
Before you complain that you can't lose weight because you can't stop eating fast food or cakes etc think who it is that might hear or read that comment and the reason they're thin or losing weight is because they can't affors enough food to eat.
Please think on, have some compassion, be considerate and try to remember your world is not the same as everyone else's world... you gave no idea what hell someone else is living try not to add to it.🙏
