Being Poor

Being poor is having to keep buying $800 cars because they're what you can afford, and then having the cars break dwon on you, because there's not an $800 car in America that's worth a darn.
Being poor is hoping the toothache goes away.
Being poor is going to the restroom before you get in the school lunch line so your friends will be ahead of you and won't hear you say, "I get free lunch," when you get to the cashier.
Being poor is a heater in only one room of the house.
Being poor is hoping your kids won't have a growth spurt.
Being poor is thinking that $8 an hour is a really good deal.
Being poor is not taking the job because you can't find someone you trust to watch your kids.
Being poor is hoping you'll be invited to dinner.
Being poor is needing that 35-cent raise.
Being poor is $6 short on the utility bill and no way to close the gap.
Being poor is crying when you dorp the mac and cheese on the floor.
Being poor is know you work as hard as anyone, anywhere.
Being poor is getting tired of people wanting you to be grateful.
Being poor is deciding that it's all right to base a relationship on shelter.
Being poor is a cough that doesn't go away.
Being poor is a $200 paycheck advance from a company that takes $250 when the paycheck comes in.
Being poor is knowing how hard it is to stop being poor.
Being poor is people wondering why you didn't leave.
Being poor is finding the letter your mom wrote to your dad, begging him for the child support.