What's self-respect?

Not putting up with bullshit. Not sitting around to have abuse heaped on you. Not buckling under because someone else really wants you to be their garbage receptacle. Realising that their dysfunctions aren't yours to fix, and they aren't yours to manage. Being there to help people who really try to improve, but not being ( Read more... )

I read a news article about how shelters in NYC are apparently taxing the working poor for the privilege of staying in the shelters. They charged one woman who earns $1,700 a month (which is nothing in New York) something like $1,200 a month in rent. For a homeless shelter ( Read more... )