Grr!!!

Okay, I need to vent:

I have been reading a new blog, and I often read archives, to gather a little info about the person, to see if I want to continue reading, you know the drill...

I came across a link that sent me to a blog written by a woman who is currently going through some rough times. Single mother, deadbeat father, big time debt incurred from MIA deadbeat father, newly laid off, federal help available, but in the WAY too distant future, basically, a LOT of need and NO $$. I really felt bad for her, especially since in her blog she was basically pleading her case and kind of begging for help. She ended up getting it, to the tune of $800.00, at last count. She went to great lengths to point out that she was a proud person, and she was basically forced to do this by some well meaning friends.

And then I read her archives. She writes posts like: "I'm depressed. Wanna cheer me up?" with a link to Amazon.com. Or, she'll talk about how she got a kitten for her kids, but she doesn't know how she's going to feed it, and *plink* What's this? A link to Pet-Smart. No less than 10 times did I see a "Oh, poor me" post with a link to either Amazon or Pet-Smart.

Turned me right off.