+187 Its ridiculous that my mom makes to much to qualify for free lunch, but she's a single parent so things are still kinda tough ...... amirite?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I have free lunch. And i live in Orange County, CA. South of LA. :/ Just saying.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

And your point is?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Well, it depends on how much is 'too much'. Also, lunch isn't that big of an expense. I do qualify for my 5 year old to get free lunch, but I send her with a sack lunch.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It's school's way of saying "You're poor, but not poor enough for us."

by Anonymous 11 years ago

dude just lie on it..we used to do that when we were little

by Anonymous 11 years ago

And that's why the school spent more on your lunch than your English class.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Free lunch is wayy too easy to get everywhere I've lived; so if you don't qualify for it, you probably don't need it.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Being a single mom doesn't mean you can't afford things like school lunch. My mom takes care of my brother and I and she used to have a job and get hardly anything for child support. When she was fired and while we are suing we have hardly any money coming from unemployment. Because we have no source of income and one parent we qualify. You sound like you might be an only child with a mom that is not out of work, so for you to qualify for free lunch it would be more difficult.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

So because she's a single parent you //have// to qualify for free lunch? Umm, no.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I get what you're saying, but things are tough for a lot of people. And my mom is currently out of work and she's a single mother too, so this isn't coming from someone who doesn't understand your position. I'm not saying you shouldn't qualify, as I don't know how much your mom makes or exactly how tough things are for you. But just because she's a single mom and things aren't really easy doesn't mean you should qualify automatically.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Define what "still kinda tough" is. And I've seen single parents with more money than a family with a mom and dad.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I can't get free lunch because my dad makes to much money at work but what they don't know is that all the money goes to bills so sometimes I don't even eat lunch because I don't even have a couple dollars.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

My mom is a single parent and has to work 2 jobs to support us and still has to borrow money from my grandparents all the time and we don't qualify.. Luckily my school has free lunch for everyone but it sucks when it comes to expensive tests and I can't get a fee reduction or need based scholarships

by Anonymous 11 years ago