By Alicia Cruz
The Associated Content
The Associated Content
Angel Violet Yulee Adams, 37, of Tampa, Florida is a mother of 15 and describes herself as a protective, loving single mother, who gets by as best she can to feed and clothe her children.
Her mother, Mary Yulee, 72, described her daughter as a "warrior."
From welfare critics to peers to social liberals, the public's perception of Adams ranges from an ungrateful woman with a false sense of entitlement attitude to a mother who is a victim of society trying to live as best she can in hard times, to an arrogant welfare mother who has babies to increase her taxpayer-funded paycheck each month and, "with one hand out, keeps demanding more."
Fellow single mothers, like D'juana Flores of Orlando, a mother of five, says it's single mother's like Adams who make it tough for parents who have children and are in long term relationships that go sour and suddenly find themselves with one less (or no income) income, one less parent and a bevy of new problems as they struggle to work, find appropriate, safe, affordable child care in order to provide for their children. Some do it with little or no help from the state and they say mothers like Adams are making all single mothers look bad.
"I don't think people or social service agencies have a problem with single mothers on a whole," said Flores, 37, "I think they have a problem with the 'I'm a victim because I'm a single mother so everybody owes me something' mentality that some of us seem to have."
"I hate to say it, but it seems like (Adams) thinks (the state) owes her something or that they're the enemy. I mean why go to an agency you don’t trust, especially if you have family and all those fathers to help," said Tyesha Morgan, of Tampa.
Morgan, 26, and the single mother of three boys says she works full-time and her load is a bit lighter thanks to help from family and the father...Full article here
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Her mother, Mary Yulee, 72, described her daughter as a "warrior."
From welfare critics to peers to social liberals, the public's perception of Adams ranges from an ungrateful woman with a false sense of entitlement attitude to a mother who is a victim of society trying to live as best she can in hard times, to an arrogant welfare mother who has babies to increase her taxpayer-funded paycheck each month and, "with one hand out, keeps demanding more."
Fellow single mothers, like D'juana Flores of Orlando, a mother of five, says it's single mother's like Adams who make it tough for parents who have children and are in long term relationships that go sour and suddenly find themselves with one less (or no income) income, one less parent and a bevy of new problems as they struggle to work, find appropriate, safe, affordable child care in order to provide for their children. Some do it with little or no help from the state and they say mothers like Adams are making all single mothers look bad.
"I don't think people or social service agencies have a problem with single mothers on a whole," said Flores, 37, "I think they have a problem with the 'I'm a victim because I'm a single mother so everybody owes me something' mentality that some of us seem to have."
"I hate to say it, but it seems like (Adams) thinks (the state) owes her something or that they're the enemy. I mean why go to an agency you don’t trust, especially if you have family and all those fathers to help," said Tyesha Morgan, of Tampa.
Morgan, 26, and the single mother of three boys says she works full-time and her load is a bit lighter thanks to help from family and the father...Full article here
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And what is that title "a mothers fight?" the only she's fighting for is more free stuff
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