Good News

BlueTsunami2018

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9. Does no one else find this story sad?

Wed Apr 3, 2019, 06:23 AM

Apr 2019

That a 13 year old kid has to slave and toil and give up things any other kid his age gets to enjoy just so his mother can have basic transportation? This is the ugliness of capitalism and income inequality in my opinion. No living wage job for the mother? No safety net in a time of hardship?

I don’t know. This isn’t the 1930’s, kids shouldn’t have to do things like this.

On the other hand, I smell a gofundme coming to at least get him the Xbox back.

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13-year-old boy does yard work, trades in Xbox to buy his mom a car [View all] Rhiannon12866 Apr 2019 OP

This is the kind of role model our country needs. List left Apr 2019 #1

That's why I posted this, we've had too little "Good News" lately Rhiannon12866 Apr 2019 #2

Oh gosh! How much he must love and respect his mum thx for posting Thekaspervote Apr 2019 #3

I know, what an amazing kid! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2019 #4

Oh, my. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2019 #5

Awwww! Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful story! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2019 #6

My story has more than one moral. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2019 #7

A good man Sherman A1 Apr 2019 #8

Does no one else find this story sad? BlueTsunami2018 Apr 2019 #9

We were poor not more than a few years ago and janterry Apr 2019 #10

The Kid didn't lose! Mopar151 May 2019 #12

K. and R. Great Post...Thank You for posting... Stuart G Apr 2019 #11