A Matter of Priorities
Charissa Buxton and her son, Lucian Cox, live at the Trinity Palms complex in Dallas. It's run by the Housing Crisis Center. Charissa is homeless because of domestic violence. She evidently picked a loser. She does not work. She said her caseworker has helped her apply for food stamps and child care.
Now, a little more about Charissa gleaned from the two photos included with this newspaper article.
Charissa can afford tattoos. She has a rather large one that shows, and who knows how many that don't. Charissa can afford a stud in her lip and a ring in her eyebrow. These things should make finding a job a cinch. Charissa can afford a video game console. I guess since she doesn't work, she and Lucian have plenty of time to play games. Charissa can afford name-brand peanut butter. The jar of Peter Pan on her kitchen counter costs about $3.78 depending on where you buy it. The store brand costs $2.70, give or take a few cents.
Now, a little more about Charissa gleaned from the internet. Charissa filed an employment discrimination suit against Lowe's Home Store in 2006. Another reason getting a job should be a cinch for her. In that suit, it is stated "that other Lowe’s employees reported Buxton had previously talked about her piercings and tattoos, some of which were located on intimate parts of her body. They [her bosses] reminded Buxton that such conversation was against company policy and that by participating in such discussion, co-workers could get the impress (sic) that Buxton was open to, or encouraged, other behavior deemed inappropriate by store policy." Guess I was right about the tattoos! As it turns out, she was fired because she had been told that she would be held responsible if her boyfriend caused trouble at the workplace, and he did. Guess I was right about her picking a loser, too.
I find it very difficult to feel sorry for Charissa. I do wish some of these "do-good" stories would feature someone who truly deserves the help.
"Group wages a quiet battle on homelessness." The Dallas Morning News; December 9, 2010; p. 1B.
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCOURTS-txnd-3_05-cv-01212/content-detail.html
2 comments:
You don't know her, you don't know what she's been through. Those pericings are from yrs ago. And how do you know the pb didn't come from the food bank. Take your worthless opinions and shove it where you need to be kicked
LOL! I don't have to "know" her. I commented on my observations of her living conditions. So what if the "pericings" are from years ago? They still show a distinct lack of judgment, and they could very well be why she is unemployed. I don't know where the peanut butter came from, but it's pretty bad when people who are making their own way in life cut back by using store brands while moochers get the name brand stuff.
My opinions are worthless? You evidently deemed them of enough worth to dig up an old post and comment on them. I don't shove my opinions anywhere -- I post them on my blog. If you have anything worth saying, why don't you start your own? If you decide to do that, though, you would be well-advised to find you a good dictionary and grammar book -- you need them.
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