Unhoused/homelessness is complicated
@sallypup (68311)
Centralia, Washington
March 4, 2026 6:56pm CST
I think I've ranted about this woman another time. Local 65 year old woman. Never legally married to a man she lived with for 30 some years. Now he is deceased so yup, no benefits for her.
She put in a big sob on Next Door: getting kicked out of house, anybody have a room to rent? I started a dialogue with the woman. Slowly information started to drip out. Yes we have two dogs. And you have two cats. And we have three cats.
The big facts: she says she needs just a room. Then she says she has a washer and dryer! That made me wonder what other large monster pieces does she intend to take with her?? Her latest post makes it look like her time at her present location is about up. Several local people have replied with various helper messages like go to the Salvation Army etc. I'm not sure what the woman is doing on following any of those leads. I wish her luck even as I shake my head.
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@Ineeddentures (22506)
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5 Mar
Were you thinking of renting her a room?
Can't be easy for her at 65 and finding herself alone and struggling
I think this woman has got a whole house filled with furniture and she needs an apartment from somewhere
Are there no safety nets in place for people who meet hard times through unfortunate events like she has
Poor woman
Wonder if her cats are nice cats
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@sallypup (68311)
• Centralia, Washington
5 Mar
@Ineeddentures First, yes we had thought of renting the bottom room out. Good question about her cats. Um.....Rufus has a history with cats. The U S has a huge housing crisis. There are low income apartments for seniors but there also is a long, long list of needy people itching to get in. My little town has too many folks living in cars and RVs and under bridges. All up and down the West coast there are homeless people. I don't have an answer. And for sure, once a person is in, it is super hard to get the person out.
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@sallypup (68311)
• Centralia, Washington
5 Mar
@Ineeddentures I am proud of my dear hubby cause he finally landed a good job with a fair pension. Now we truly benefit for his years of working in the welfare system. Selfish or not, we have to watch out for ourselves or be unable to ever help others. And Rufus. He has earned a long leash if the cats are outside. Rufus must be on a long leash and not totally free when the cats are out enjoying the outdoors.
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@Ineeddentures (22506)
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5 Mar
@sallypup oh Rufus, does he still not " like" the cats?
Charity begins at home,
We all need to look after ourselves first and foremost
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@wolfgirl569 (131259)
• Marion, Ohio
5 Mar
I feel for her if she is truly losing her home. But to want to bring all that stuff with her makes you wonder
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@shaggin (74899)
• United States
6 Mar
She likely doesn’t have very long to get out of the house since she has no dependent children. She must be very sad after losing someone she loved for so long. I can understand why she is having a hard time. She will have an even harder time finding a place with all those animals to go with her.
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@noni1959 (12759)
• United States
7 Mar
It's hard to be our age and become homeless. We all have our stories of why, but even seniors have some harrowing stories and back ground checks need to be done. I had to leave my mini house back in 2023 and began a very hard struggling nomad existence for all these years. All it takes is one major crisis to wipe you out. I've worked hard to better my situation and my son asked me to move in with him. Many don't have that blessing. 30 years never marrying was not a good choice but it was hers. I hope she can get some sort of income and worked to get her own social security when eligible. Having cats will be hard for her to get a room. I feel bad for her. It's scary not knowing where to go.
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@noni1959 (12759)
• United States
7 Mar
@sallypup It sounds like she is hoping to get a room and then begin to bring stuff in. It makes me wonder how she has been all these years. It's a sad situation. My son-in-law has a brother who never married the woman he is with and has been with for over 30 years. I see the same thing happening. She does housework and side-work. They move around fixing houses while renting them and my BIL has told him many times he needs to be planning since he is in his 50's. Some just don't listen and think will be OK.
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@LindaOHio (216697)
• United States
5 Mar
I feel sorry for people such as the woman. It can't be easy.
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@MarieCoyle (56042)
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5 Mar
We have a local woman who claims to be homeless. She begs in front of stores, claims to have no family, friends, or money. People have paid rent and utilities for her, helped in every way they could—her children live nearby but she abandoned them all when they were children and young teens. It was discovered that this inherited over half a million dollars from her father but she won’t spend any of it. She says she is saving it in case people won’t help her and she has to spend it. She walks around with her shopping cart and begs from everyone daily. But now she rarely gets any help. She’s obviously mentally unstable, but refuses any or all help. Even her grown children offered her a home but she says she actually likes the homeless life. I just can’t imagine!
I have discovered that there are simply people we can’t help. It’s really sad. I fear the woman you were listening to needs more help than anyone can give her.
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@sallypup (68311)
• Centralia, Washington
5 Mar
@MarieCoyle I am in agreement with you and saddened by the reality.
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@MarieCoyle (56042)
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5 Mar
@sallypup It truly is sad, to know that often they have help, but choose not to take it for their own reasons.
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