Today, I've gotten to know the face of homelessness. It isn't something that I'm enjoying. I wish that I could communicate these feelings to the Republicans in Washington who have decided that it is better to say no and hurt Obama rather than help the people of this country who are in need.
For those few who know me from Morning Feature, you know that I talk about my youngest son, the Younger W. He is now sixteen, and he seems to be attracted to friends who have problems. He can't always solve them, but he has a gift of listening to others when they need to talk about their problems.
In the last six months, he became friends with D. At the end of the last school year, D's family was evicted from their house. They had temporary housing with some friends, but after a couple of months, that friendship was getting strained, and the kids, especially the teens were asked to find someplace else to stay. The grandparents then agreed to take them in for a while.
However, today, the Younger W got a text message from D, saying that the grandfather had too much to drink last night and was having a terrible hangover. The grandfather told him to find someplace else to stay for now. The Younger W came to me, practically in tears, and asked if we could take him in.
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