Our family will be going to a food bank this summer

Being judged is something many fear at one time or another. Those who judge are not very secure themselves. They will use others to boost their own weak self confidence and that is just not right. I say they are bullies and wimps. However, those who work at food banks are usually pretty compassionate, caring people. Otherwise they would not use their time volunteering. Many have had their own problems/tragedies and understand hard times. I would say just try to desensitize and practice not feeling badly. Remind yourself that what others think does not define you and in actuality they have a much bigger problem than you if they choose to judge. Best wishes to you.

I can relate to this story and even thou my children do not live with me it feels even more important to keep in contact with them (i've disconnected my home phone to save money) I do think i am better off then some people even thou It costs more money to live on my own, but i also find the cost of rent is too expensive to live with anyone around me either !!! it seems that i have only been to food banks a couple of times and i am not working but that doesn't stop me trying to better myself and try and gain some employment or keep up doing my part time business. i'm embarrassed to goto a food bank but theres not much option . i don't get any extra money when i do look after my children but they are my priority and a lot more money i spend when they are with me so that they are fed which takes money away from the debt collectors that are constantly expecting me to pay them money that i do not have ! i don't feel i should have to explain to them why i don't have the money because they don't listen any-way. hmm it's not like i asked to be in the food bank line and i can gain employment from 300 km's away which is in the closest capital city but that means what do i do with my belongings, it's hard sometimes to live my dreams of earning a decent wage and eventually supporting my kids that i want to live with me. I guess what it comes down to is how much are we willing to give up to accept others for what their efforts are and try and live in their shoes instead of being selfish of our own situations. think twice people, we don't always find it easy to make the right choices to make the way of living better, and we don't always accept that some situations JUST HAPPEN !!! god bless to you all. keep safe and think of how others feel befor you judge them.

I agree with you 100%. People are way too quick to judge when it comes to something like this. They don't know your situation. Just consider the source of the ignorance and hold your head high.

I would never be judgmental on anyone going to a food bank. See there are some people who actually had good paying jobs and lost them. Therefore, what they obtained prior to their loss of earnings cannot be held against them. Sure they can try and sell off a few things to try and make amends, but with everything in life, no one should judge a book by it's cover. As for the smoking and junk food, I suppose they can make changes there, as once they are not able to pay for them, can't see why those would be important.