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<blockquote data-quote="Mattsmom277" data-source="post: 449431" data-attributes="member: 4264"><p>Wow, just wow. I have known a few people who have done similar as well. I remember a couple of years back my difficult child bro freaked out when he tried to sign up to get help at Christmas for things for his youngest daughter. This was through a program run by the grandparents of a boy who was killed here during one our festivals, they did it in his memory, made Christmas for needy kids with a few special gifts off their lists. Well difficult child bro was denied assistance through them. The reason? There was more than one. First he had a 3 bedroom rent subsidized government run town house for which he paid $112 per month rent (market value is about $1100 per month), and he only had his daughter and his former step son every other weekend, holidays etc. So he lived there basically alone. He also received funding through a provincial disability program. He also worked as a personal support worker with a few autistic adult clients making decent money, but he only had half of that income considered via disability for deductions for earnings. he did NOT need a disability program, but he got it sneakily because he could get their money plus keep 50% of his earnings, and the disability program made him qualify for the cheap housing. His income was probably upwards of $3000 a month with that kind of reduced rent, and only supporting himself and then a few visits per month with the kids. Sure in summer he had them most of the time, but averaged through the year? They were not bankrupting him by any means. So there he was, denied free gifts that he was NOT in financial need of help for, and he through a temper tantrum in a rage at this set of grandparents for "being so cruel that a little girl won't have gifts from Santa". OMG I was never more ashamed to share a last name with someone.</p><p></p><p>Sorry your daughter continues to not realize the gift it is for others to be willing to help. I think your plan to not bring her there is a good one. I'd be tempted to keep her busy ALL DAY so she can't find an alternate means of transporting herself there. </p><p></p><p>The good side of this story is the kids have supplies. You're a good nana!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mattsmom277, post: 449431, member: 4264"] Wow, just wow. I have known a few people who have done similar as well. I remember a couple of years back my difficult child bro freaked out when he tried to sign up to get help at Christmas for things for his youngest daughter. This was through a program run by the grandparents of a boy who was killed here during one our festivals, they did it in his memory, made Christmas for needy kids with a few special gifts off their lists. Well difficult child bro was denied assistance through them. The reason? There was more than one. First he had a 3 bedroom rent subsidized government run town house for which he paid $112 per month rent (market value is about $1100 per month), and he only had his daughter and his former step son every other weekend, holidays etc. So he lived there basically alone. He also received funding through a provincial disability program. He also worked as a personal support worker with a few autistic adult clients making decent money, but he only had half of that income considered via disability for deductions for earnings. he did NOT need a disability program, but he got it sneakily because he could get their money plus keep 50% of his earnings, and the disability program made him qualify for the cheap housing. His income was probably upwards of $3000 a month with that kind of reduced rent, and only supporting himself and then a few visits per month with the kids. Sure in summer he had them most of the time, but averaged through the year? They were not bankrupting him by any means. So there he was, denied free gifts that he was NOT in financial need of help for, and he through a temper tantrum in a rage at this set of grandparents for "being so cruel that a little girl won't have gifts from Santa". OMG I was never more ashamed to share a last name with someone. Sorry your daughter continues to not realize the gift it is for others to be willing to help. I think your plan to not bring her there is a good one. I'd be tempted to keep her busy ALL DAY so she can't find an alternate means of transporting herself there. The good side of this story is the kids have supplies. You're a good nana! [/QUOTE]
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