Thank you for your response, KM, I'm so glad you liked my essay. I'm going to google the Junior League after I'm done working today.

I was surprised that some people seemed to misunderstand me - or maybe they did understand and really thought it was ok to insult poor children based on their parent's belief systems? (That can't be). We all do the best we can, and I know people are so passionate.

I'm happy to continue to be an advocate for my peeps, and so happy to hear from you. Thanks for the recommend.