But then I wonder whether I should feel bad. I mean, it is her fault for having the children. She could have stopped after the first or second or third or even not had children at all. If she's struggling to get by with one child, she should know better than to have another, right?
I did quite enjoy Ella's statement yesterday that "you can't always anticipate babies." This is true somewhat. There are ways to prevent children though. I believe that children should be properly provided for. If a mother can't provide for more children, she shouldn't have one. It's plain and simple.
Mothers who have been a part of the WIC program since child number 1 should know by now that it's not something to be proud of. I don't think we should take benefits away from the children though because it's not their fault the mother had another child and can't provide for him/her either. There's no way for WIC to punish the mother only, since it's a child-based welfare program.
It's not fair to limit the benefits received from WIC based on the number of children. Each of the children is still a young human being, and should therefore be provided for by WIC.
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