Thank goodness for friends! My family ran low on food and a friend gave us pasta

Interesting, rice and water. Rice does feed a lot of people. I will be cooking pasta at least once a week now, maybe more. Thanks for your response, Take care.

That's wonderful! Sounds like a very nice church group to do that for you. Hospital bills and medication bills are very, very expensive. That's great! Thank you very much for your response, maybe others will think to help out like that some time.

Awww thanks for the nice compliment. I will do whatever I have to do to help our kids. They are my pride and joy. I try real hard to be a good friend. Thanks so much for giving me the best response.

You're welcome.

I hope you're never in need, but if you ever are, I hope you're friends are also not in need. Sounds like you're a great parent and friend. Thanks and take care.

First writer, I know what hunger feels like, too. I felt badly in the past that I only had one meal to give to people who told me they had no food. One of my friend's hair fell out and I asked what was wrong with her. She was only eating 1 meal every other day so her kids could eat, she had 7 children and no one would help her. Her husband made 45 thousand a year, so they told her to go after him (he left for a younger chick). She tried that, but Social Services said would take 4 to 6 weeks to track him down and get something. Meanwhile, they ran out of food and didn't qualify for anything accept 3 days worth of food from a food shelf. I'm amazed at the friend I have now that she had 4 boxes of food extra. I have had all I can do to have one meal extra most of my life. Second writer: a person can look fat, but have a distended stomach. I've seen pictures of children starving and they are skin and bones except for a distended belly.

We made spaghetti Monday night, the leftover sauce and some rice we made chili last night with some beans she had given us, too. We are enjoying it, thank you.

My husband worked with a man who was only eating one meal a day. He couldn't afford more. I was working at a Farmer's Market as a baker. I had my husband bring left over food that we couldn't eat to work with him. The man was very thankful.

I hope in a similar situation, you will also receive food if you need it. Right now even people who are lower middle class qualify for food stamps because many people have to make a choice between putting gas in their cars and food on the table. It isn't even winter yet. Thanks for responding and take care.