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Should mentally ill people and criminals be sterilized?
For 25 years I have been best friends with a woman I’ll call “Tracy.” Tracy is 35 years old, and she has Down Syndrome. Tracy is high-functioning, as is her longtime boyfriend, “Tyler.” Amy, they have been together for five … Continue reading
Ever Wonder How Low Income Babies Get Diapers?
“Don’t complain unless you are willing to do something about it” – dad I recently read an article about diaper banks, and quickly found myself standing in my local Costco’s diaper aisle. My clinical social worker side had immediately kicked … Continue reading
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Tagged babies, charity, Costco, daycare, diaper banks, diapers, economic crisis, food stamps, Google, health, kindness, low income, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, parenting, poverty, social worker, support system, TANF, WIC
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Real Life of an MSW 