Beautifully put. And the thing about financial situations is they can change rapidly — all it takes is for someone to lose their job and not be able to find another.

You’re right about poverty still being a big social stigma too, I think that’s why the comment that prompted this post ate away at me so much. Trust me, my husband and I beat ourselves up plenty over having no money when the little guy arrived, don’t need anyone else doing it for us.