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Oh well how exciting. Shame I'm boring as hell. I study constantly, eat way too many omelettes for a normal person and I dont drink, smoke, or do drugs. I have the messiest bedroom in existance right now so I am spending my evening tidying up whilst my housemates go and get drunk. You know i'm a natural blonde, which I am proud of though I dye my hair dark, and I wear glasses, which I also enjoy. I have a boyfriend, equally boring, works all day, plays computer games all night.

I have a boring life, its hardly juicy, so you may know loads about me, but its hardly gold.

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After reading some of the posts on here its left me feeling a little, how can I put it, like im frowned upon, looked down on and just like all the other people living in "housing association" house and claiming benefits. I am a single mum of 2, I worked until I was 7 1/2 months pregnant (had to stop then because I couldnt reach my desk or drive) I then never returned to work as I wanted to raise my babies, not stick them in a nursery for someone else to do it. At this time my husband (now nearly ex husband) used to support us as a family. After we seperated I had no choice but to claim benefits and also move into housing ass. house. My veiws still havent changed, I dont want a nursery or childminder raising my twins, that is my job as their mother. I dont like it how people seem to stereotype all single mothers or all people who claim benefits and dont work. Just having a whinge really but feel like im being generalised with every other person not working. But whether you live in "council" or private house and you dont work and claim benefits then the council pay your rent anyway so why just "attack" those that live in a council house

Em

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Unfortunately the biggest problem we have are the judges at eviction hearings.... I think you will find the line ...everyone needs somewhere to live coming out of their mouths on a regular occurance!!! It frustrates the hell out of us as we are often left powerless...something which has changed dramatically since the "Anti social behaviour dept" was set up and the staff all have police accreditation which gives them more powers to act

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Emzy, stop taking this thread so personally....The welfare state is there to help those in genuine need,and for the forseeable future it seems like you might be one of those.
You DID have a job prior to your pregnancy, and must have paid into the system.
I am sure at some point in the future you will want to return to work.
I have no gripe with those whose need is genuine.......I do, however object to paying my taxes for people who never want to work, expect all the good things of life to be handed to them as if it is their right.

The welfare state should be seen as a helping hand, not a deal for life.

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Thanks, worked for 8 yrs before having the boys, and will be going back to work at some point just it wounds like some people are getting at everyone in that situation when im not one of those to sit on my bum and scrounge, just bugs me lol

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Most people will have a point in there life where circumstances change everything. Don't let it bother you. If people think they are better than you then let them think it. Their day will come :rolleyes:

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I take things to heart, am a lovely (but paranoid) person lol

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I agree with that. We never know what life is going to throw at us, or when we will need that helping hand.

I think that when you are used to being independent it is a hard knock to have to hold out your hand for some help.
Emzy, your babies won't be babies for very long, and pretty soon you will be able to get back to some kind of 'normality'.

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I dont think the Prime minister and his cronies have a high chance of that happening to them, so I think you are wrong there, they're always going to treat people on benefits that way.

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Emzy was talking about the attitudes of people on here.

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Blazey, MP's and the Prime minister aren't actually a majority are they?
And I'm not sure if any of them are actually renting council property.....and don't they see politics as a bona fide job?

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Well I dont recall seeing anyone say they were better than anyone on benefits unless I missed something.

As for being the majority margeret, whats the majority got to do with anything. It seems the majority ARE already dependent on some form of benefit anyway.

Its the PM and the rest of them who have set up this idea to punish people in council houses, not this forum. They're the ones generalising far more than anyone on here could, and they're the ones you should feel angry at.

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i'm treated like the devil incarnate
Do you mean advocate and do they teach English at the uni i helped to build

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I cant believe you just asked that. It would've been brilliant if it had really been a misuse of English but if you search on google the meaning of the devil incarnate you will see what I mean.

Saying that I'm often the Devils advocate too so I might as well be that aswell lol.

Well done on helping to build the uni though, which bit did you work on?

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The bit that's built in Flemish Bond