I was in the supermarket (so much more fun to say than grocery store) produce section looking for braeburn apples. As I searched, I heard the following exchange between two store employees (both of whom could not have been older than 23).
woman: It's getting harder to support my kids.
man: Do you get child support?
w: I did, from the dad of my first two, until he got locked up.
m: So you don't get any support from him now?
w: He has a job inside.
m: How much do you get?
w: $50 a month.
m: Wow. That probably won't even keep your kids in underpants.
w: You know how much it used to be before he went to jail? For two kids, it was $400.
m: You're getting ripped off.
w: I know! $50 won't buy a pair of Jordans!
She's got at least three kids. Two of whom are fathered by a convict. She's working at a grocery store. And she's worried about BUYING JORDANS?
Sigh.
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