This morning I posted the following on my personal Facebook page. I decided to share it here on my blog as I know there are others out there struggling with pride over need. Reaching out for help is never an easy task, especially when it is connected to stigma and judgements. Take from it what you need and remember - to pay forward hope to others by embracing and sharing your life. Excuse any typos - my fingers are not cooperating today....as usual. Any of my friends have to use assistance and/or food banks during this fuggin' pandemic? I know it is hard to talk about because of pride - But you know me, I talk about the crap no one ever wants to discuss - I did something I thought I'd never do after getting off of food stamps from those years after DV. I will never forget that feeling I had when when I ripped up that SNAP card back in Wisconsin. And, I will never forget the feeling when I was 39 years old and applied for assistance for the very first time in my life. I w