I'm a single mom who recently started struggling financially. I do everything right: going to school, working full time, being a good mom. I cut corners and try hard to be responsible but started struggling with rent and food so I finally said screw it. I just applied for food stamps yesterday but when I applied this summer I got denied for making barely too much. I did just get a second job so I'm hopeful things will turn around quickly but I don't start till Saturday so I won't be getting paid for a while. I guess I just needed to get this off my chest by confiding to strangers on the Internet since no one in my life knows. I'm really careful about it- I use a fake first name, and none of my clients know where I live or work. I've only done it a few times so far and am selective about whom I do it with. Thank you for listening to me get this off my chest. (No pun intended)