ATOT never stops amazing me!! But then it is SO easy to spot the suburban 16-year olds that their parents have been providing for.
Look at the other thread we have going about some of the details of the trip. Photos will be up in a while too.
This is NO scam! Jason can hardly stand on his two feet or carry a conversation. They live in a trailer park and they are making do as best as they can. All info about Jason and why we were collecting the money for him has been provided in the linked thread. A lot of people though instead of READING it, they just let their a$$es do the talking. We posted Jason's FULL name, address & phone number as well as his email address & forum ID. So, Regs & all the others, call Jason up since you "want to talk to the father".
What goes around, comes around. A LOT OF PEOPLE in this board sent in their contributions (some VERY generous) with comments about how they have been in this situation and can appreciate how hard it is.
Jason has been on Paxil for a while, his money & insurance ran out so he made the choice to feed his family rather than buy Paxil for himself. So he had to quit cold turkey. Paxil is notoriously difficult to get off even with assistance, let alone cold turkey. He has been off of it for just over a week now. From other internet info it seems to be taking anywhere from 2 weeks - 2 months for the withdrawal symptoms to subside. Not prety or easy on him or his family. A lot of people have suggested using the money donated to get him back on Paxil. I see his point that he would rather ride this out rather than have to deal with this again.
This money raising fund is by no means a permanent or long-term solution. Just something to help right now at rock bottom. Making sure that the kids are not starved, they have a road-worthy car for Shery to get a job & run to the social services and a bit of money to help keep the roof on top of their heads.
It is a shame that we become a society that would first believe that a situation like that is a scam, then think 'what if it is not?'.
What is even bigger shame is the people that as long as their a$$es are comfortable, they don't give a darn about anyone else around them. But as I said, what goes around comes around. I hope you NEVER ever find yourself in a dire situation. But if you do, you will be praying then that someone is there to help you.
Helping your fellow human should never be a burden, it should be a joy. Glad to see that at least in this community some still see it this way.
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