I am not sure how I feel about this...

[chickitychinah]

Brendan and I were in the newspaper today.I had been calling and making a stink all over Capitol Hill a few weeks back trying to urge the House of Representatives to address the Emergency Unemployment Relief Act, and I ended up speaking at length to a representative from Hillary Clinton's office and from Michigan Congressman Sander Levin's office

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[bnladylara]

well... i can see your apprehension. i must say that is a darling pic of you two tho.
try and look on the bright side of this. you don't need any further stresses.

[baby_bear_louie]

I'm proud of you, Rebecca, for doing the right thing despite it being uncomfortable. :)

And the picture looks very nice. ;)

[sigmaration]

This is not something I talk about often. It's not something we discuss in my family. EVER.

But I remember years where the only presents my sister and I got were those without names... from random toy donation centers and presents from strangers who had picked our names off the charity tree. My parents think we didn't realize it. I don't think my little sister does, she was probably too young. I knew but never asked because I knew it was something we were supposed to be ashamed of.

We had big Christmas dinners at our house. I remember the years when everyone else brought all the food, and made extra for us so we could have a week or so of not eating donated canned goods.

What I am saying is that you are not the only one. And it's not the end of the world. It doesn't mean anything bad about you as a person or a parent. It's SO hard to not let it mean anything bad, but it really, really doesn't. It's nothing to be embarassed or ashamed of.

[sandybright]

Everyone else has pretty much said what I would have....All I can say is that I know how you feel and I hope that the situation gets better soon...
:(

On the up side thou, it's a very charming picture.

San
:P

[hanrow]

Echoing everything that's been said here -- I hope it gets better, Rebecca.

JGH