https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 17:17:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program/page/2#post-1133157 Sat, 05 Oct 2013 08:13:18 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1133157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So if I may be so bold, beyond donating formula, there is more we can do about this. Write to your representative in the house and write to John Boehner to insist on a clean continuing resolution. If a whole bunch of regular moms start calling and writing, trust me it will make a difference! If you have a WIC story, share it!</p> <p><a href="http://m.house.gov/" rel="nofollow">http://m.house.gov/</a></p> <p>My ask for them is a clean 6 week continuing resolution so we have time for a real budget debate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program/page/2#post-1133127 Sat, 05 Oct 2013 07:42:15 +0000 MrsTiz 1133127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>:( I've been seeing this all over my FB. Apparently I have a lot of people around me on WIC who all formula feed and genuinely can't afford to buy formula. From what I've gathered if you have checks you can still use them, but getting new checks issued after the 15th isn't going to happen (I think). So sad </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1133122 Sat, 05 Oct 2013 07:35:20 +0000 MsMamaBear 1133122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is horrible. :( Formula is already high as heck! I'm going to keep an eye out and see if I can donate.</p> <p>@JamieLee: I get SO irritated reading those kind of comments. I guess they have a crystal ball to see that they will NEVER fall on hard times. They sure as heck better hope not. Everyone who needs help isn't loving help from the govt and living high on the hog as they say. If it's that good, why don't they quit their jobs and get on assistance? Oh, because it's not as good as they think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1133118 Sat, 05 Oct 2013 07:32:14 +0000 ZombieBullfrogHoller 1133118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JamieLee: I've heard those types of comments many times before and they cut pretty deep :| My husband and I both work and still can't make ends meet. What should we do then? These programs are helping us to get ahead. We don't plan on being on them for life. I would seriously love to not rely on assistance programs and, once we're able to get off them, I fully plan on giving back in so many ways.</p> <p>I also can't stand when people go on about WIC providing food for mothers and children and don't even understand how it works. It's not like we're getting pizzas delivered. My checks are for beans and milk and cheese and wheat bread and non-sugary, whole grain cereals and veggies/fruits. And they're very specific about what you're allowed to get (no sugar added, etc). It's very basic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1133116 Sat, 05 Oct 2013 07:29:54 +0000 Boheme 1133116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ree723: Absolutely! I am so tired of these privileged silver spooners with a limited world view calling the shots. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1133110 Sat, 05 Oct 2013 07:22:21 +0000 ZombieBullfrogHoller 1133110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm currently on WIC, but was able to breastfeed so we don't rely on the formula aspect. Instead, WIC issues checks for food, which we do rely on. </p> <p>Right now our local office still has enough funds, so everyone's going in and cashing in their checks while they still can. We're also on SNAP and have family we could rely on if worst came to worst. </p> <p>To be honest, I don't know what I would do if I did have to purchase formula. The amount for formula that WIC issues usually isn't even enough to cover a full month, so many of the women I know that rely on WIC for formula still struggle to make up for the last bit of the month when what they were able to purchase with their checks run out. I really worry for these women and their children. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1133050 Sat, 05 Oct 2013 05:52:22 +0000 JamieLee 1133050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The thing that makes me the most angry is that there are people who are happy WIC is not funded at the moment. I live in a conservative area and our local news (which is always trying to stir the pot) posted on Facebook asking what people thought about the situation. Most of the commenters basically said that if you can't afford to feed your child, to get a job or quit reproducing. Basically, if you can't afford it, don't have kids. It makes me so angry to read the hateful, ignorant venom these people spew. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132986 Sat, 05 Oct 2013 00:29:28 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1132986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This makes me want to castrate and disenbowel every selfish mofo tea party moron who is on this pointless crusade. Just proves that to some the ends will justify any means. Sickening! I am vomiting inside. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132947 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 22:31:28 +0000 Ree723 1132947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: Yep, although currently out of the profession to be a SAHM. Wouldn't it be nice if we had people in government who actually had front line experience with the disadvantaged in our communities? Maybe then the narrow minded views wouldn't be given such a strong voice and we could all quietly ignore them until they disappeared. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132943 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 22:22:39 +0000 MrsLilybugg 1132943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for sharing this link. I'm going to buy formula/baby food and donate. So unfair to the babies :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132905 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 21:34:24 +0000 Boheme 1132905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ree723: YES.<br /> Correct me if I'm remembering incorrectly...but you're a social worker too, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132866 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 20:59:07 +0000 sunny 1132866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So sad :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132858 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 20:48:17 +0000 BlueWolverine 1132858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ree723: amen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132826 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 20:09:25 +0000 deerylou 1132826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is absolutely disgusting. Think what you will about those on assistance programs, but we're talking about innocent children, and their only means of adequate nourishment. I recently gave a bunch of full-lactose formula to an expectant mom who won't be able to breastfeed. I'm thinking about using some coupons and my cartwheel app to purchase some more tomorrow at Target. Sometimes, I feel things are relatively tight around here, but we've never had to fret over whether we'd be able to afford to feed DD. No one should have to go through that kind of stress. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132803 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 19:55:00 +0000 Ree723 1132803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This breaks my heart and infuriates me at the same time. John Boehner needs go see these struggling mothers with babies that they can't afford to feed, and then go back and tell the crazies in his party to go jump in the lake. It is time for a vote to be called on a straight up and down funding bill. For goodness sake, what is it going to take for these rich, privileged, mostly white, asshats to stop thinking only of themselves?!?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132794 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 19:45:34 +0000 mrsjazz 1132794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was thinking about buying some formula to donate. Someone who works at a domestic violence shelter, where many of the women have babies, posted on our neighborhood listserv that they have enough formula for the week for the babies but will run out after. This makes me sick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132367 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 14:30:09 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1132367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: I agree :)</p> <p>ETA: that's why I pay such close attention to government. I want to understand what I'm buying with my taxes so that I can weigh in with my elected leaders. Knowledge is power! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132366 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 14:29:34 +0000 runsyellowlites 1132366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: I totally agree that there are a lot that we don't see that would be essential. It should us, the people, through our congress that are re-delegating but that obviously isn't happening.</p> <p>ETA: The vast majority of us, myself included, don't even know all the dept/branches &amp; what they do... Really hard to make cuts &amp; delegate when we don't. :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132358 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 14:23:33 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1132358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: I just think there are a lot of essential functions that we don't notice. FDA inspectors, water quality NOAA, all these departments we don't see but desperately we need... So I don't think that newer is a good test (the Internet didn't even exist to be regulated 25 years ago), nor is one person's determination of necessary... Maybe I don't need snap benefits and so I don't care if they are funded, but someone else relies on them for survival... So who decides what is "essential"? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132262 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 13:43:11 +0000 yoursilverlining 1132262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had heard about this and it makes me steaming mad - both WIC and Head Start.</p> <p>It's one thing for adults to disagree on issues, but with those programs you are talking directly about taking FOOD away from very young children. No matter what you think of the choices the parents using WIC made/make, at the end of the day, we're talking directly about feeding babies and young kids. It's just shameful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132239 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 13:35:48 +0000 Mrsbells 1132239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: I know right! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132170 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 13:12:33 +0000 runsyellowlites 1132170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Well I haven't gone through the long list of departments &amp; branches so I'm not sure at this moment, but I would imagine that since we've made it this far without many of them (especially those would still be relatively newer in the last decade or so, compared to the previous hundred years) that if needed we could survive without them. I know when my mom had businesses if spending started exceeding what was coming in, things that weren't absolutely necessary started getting cut... I can't believe that <i>all</i> the departments and organizations we have are <i>all</i> necessary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132158 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 13:06:36 +0000 lawbee11 1132158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just donated a bunch of formula samples a couple of weeks ago. I saved some that aren't going to expire for awhile just in case we need to supplement, but I think I'll go ahead and donate those, too. This is so sad :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132156 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 13:05:12 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1132156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: which programs do you think we can eliminate? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132152 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 13:02:14 +0000 Springtime 1132152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is really sad :( I feel terrible for the babies and toddlers who have to go without. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132149 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 13:00:53 +0000 Pepper 1132149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Terrible :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132145 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 12:56:49 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1132145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are you serious? This is terrible. My mother used WIC to get formula for me when I was a baby. I don't know what she would have done without it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132139 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 12:54:47 +0000 runsyellowlites 1132139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What I hate the most is there are so many government branches and programs that we, as a whole, probably could go without, but the ones immediately hit are those that should stay intact. It's really ridiculous and almost seems more like a punishment to the public as opposed to proper delegation of federal funds in such times as a shutdown. It's ridiculous. </p> <p>It seems that Texas is okay for the month of October, but if the shutdown lasts I have babyfood that I'll be taking to donate! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132137 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 12:54:28 +0000 shinymama 1132137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is a travesty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/government-shutdown-and-wic-program#post-1132131 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 12:49:54 +0000 yellowbird 1132131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Seriously??? This is outrageous :( I have some formula that im never going to use. I need to donate it! </p>