Comments by "Betsy Veritas" (@betsyveritas1055) on "What happens when you lose your home at 72 in Amesbury, Massachusetts?" video.

A lot of younger ppl now, don't consider it their responsibility to help their family members. It's shameful! I wouldn't let anybody in my family live like that, even if it meant sharing a 1 bedroom apt. My God, what has happened to us? Whose gonna help if not family? No one.
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@jenshark4 What does dug their own home mean?
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@bloomjoy You're right & this is such a complicated situation. Real estate moguls have gentrified communities JUST SO THAT THEY CAN CHARGE AN ARM & A LEG, for both apts & sellable properties. Business model has drastically changed from what's fair to what's most profitable & there's nothing fair about it. There is NO REASON for inflation, other than greed. Then we lose our husband's, many times after extensive & expensive illnesses. Our incomes may fall to half or less of what they were. We're left paying off debt. It's a mess & then ppl blame us. Too expensive to live now unless you're fairly well to do. So awful & unfair.
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@julielaythe704 l didn't mean to send that half thought. I don't blame ppl for being homeless. We shouldn't have homeless ppl in this country & we need to fix a lot of things here. Most people's families are not dangerous. We may not get along well w/ them, but no one should be living on the street, barely getting by. We need a new consciousness in this world & it's the only thing that's gonna fix this.
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@SgtDuster You don't have a clue. You're generalizing about baby boomers. We're individuals, just as the ppl of every generation are. Some of us had it easy & some difficult. You can't lump ppl of one generation together & say that we had it all or easy or anything else. I worked for everything l had, including working my way through college. Apparently, you don't know as much as you think.
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@SgtDuster l can always express my opinion, no matter what. I think that we've lost our way & if you're young, you probably don't have a clue how things were or should be & why.
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@MImomma2024 you have no idea who l am or what my experience w/ my mother or anybody else has been. But l would help anyone in my family if need be.
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@bettysmith4527 It's easy to critique people when you know nothing about their lives. She was a working artist which means she made a living at her art. Her husband died. She could have had medical bills, etc. We don't know. What we do know is that the cost of living has risen obscenely since we were young. What l paid for a very nice 1st house in my 20s, will barely buy me a car now. My 1st new car, a Honda Civic, cost me $3,600 in 1976. It is not our fault, but the fault of the Capitalist society we live in. The greed of the relative few has swallowed us up & women still make far less than men do, are not promoted as much & so on. I believe it's a monumental 4% of CEOs that are women now. Wow, not much advancement. We are still so under represented in Congress & the patriarchy still insists on legislating what we can & cannot do for our health & bodies. Give yourself & everybody else a break. We deserve it.
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@Sage-1111 Thank you for the nice comment, but l think that helping your family or anyone else for that matter, is just normal. It used to be standard. Take care.
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@christinekeefe9004 l used to live in Holden, a ways from Boston. Very expensive everywhere in Mass. I didn't stay long. Went to vacation in Palm Beach at Christmas & never went back to Holden. I prefer warm. And even if a place isn't gentrified, there's no excuse for the inflated prices. It's just thievery. I'm soon to leave this world & can't wait to live in the heavenly sphere, where it's not about material anything, but love.
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You've been on my mind & heart the last many hours. When l read about endless tears, too much pain, l burst into tears because l've been there so many times with each & every death of my babies. They have always, since very early childhood, been my heart & l never get over losing them. I can hardly wait to pass from this world so that we're ALL, reunited. I prayed a lot for you lastnight & I'm pretty sure that a lot of other people did as well. Best to you, Betsy
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Hi, my name is Betsy & l want to tell you how very sorry l am about your homelessness & the loss of your dog. Am wondering how you're living? What part of the country you're in? I want to help, but don't know what l might be able to do. Do you have an income & are you at a shelter? How many animals do you have now?
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@texasgoddess323 l've already stated what l think & how can any of us sit in judgement about "many of these parents" when we only know our own. All ppl deserve a safe place to be in my opinion.
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@jenshark4 l had wanted to comment about what you said about total failures. No one is a TOTAL FAILURE. Every being has attributes that are worth noting & respecting. People are flawed - all of us. I know it's difficult not to judge others, especially our parents. When our emotions are involved, it's nearly impossible to be impartial. But we usually don't know much about what made them the way they are. They've had their own abuse, neglect or whatever else has made them that way. I was well into my adulthood, before finding out that my mom had been sexually abused by her father as an infant & toddler. Her mother used to put her in a closet as an infant, not feed her or hear her cries. She was relinquished by her mother during the depression & fortunately adopted by a wonderful family that treated her very well. She was 3 then & a lot of damage had been done to her. How does one repair that kind of harm? We live with it & it shapes who we become. I understood my mother much better once l found out what had happened to her. My heart broke for her. It's many times hard, if not impossible to forgive, but l work on it. I need forgiveness for my many flaws.
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@lisacucchiaro9844 People are what they are. Either one has conscience or they don't. We're talking about survival here. My feelings, hurt or anger or anything else, are not as important as a family members survival. Let yourself off the hook if need be. I don't need or want to.
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@mermaidofaloha l truly appreciate your lovely, loving words. I'm a mystic, as you may be. I have traveled in & out of enlightenment since my late 20s. Mostly, l've been reclusive. When l was 3, my sister killed me w/ seconals-reds. I don't remember going thru a tunnel or anything, l was just suddenly in this very light/white space. I stood there adjusting to - what is this? There was a very large male being, sitting on a gold bench, not throne, that sat perpendicular to where l was. He stood up, walked several ft away from the bench & began talking to me. He told me that he knew that l wanted to stay there, but that l had a life to live out & then, could return to where l was in that moment. I can't describe the energy of this being, except to say that he was so kind, his love flowed through me indescribably. It permeated my being for the rest of my life. It's excruciating. I'm now 70, have lost every family member that mattered to me, every friend & my dear husband, Joe. I was diagnosed w/ colon cancer last year in Feb. My last living friend of 47 years, took her life on the 28th of that same month. Her husband, Elliott Dawson, a super genius who had over 100 patents, had died of lung cancer in Aug of '18. They owned a company in Murfreesboro TN called Bioventures. You can see his bio online. Then, in May of last year, they did a chest scan, told me l had lesions on lungs & ask me if l wanted a biopsy. I told them no, that the sooner l cross over, the better. They were confused & l explained. Then they were like, so you're gonna let nature take its course & l said, yes.
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@cushconsultinggroup Listen "cush", your name kinda says it all, doesn't it? If you're talking about ppl creating their own reality, l only wish things were that simple. I bet you're young-just a guess. Unforseen things happen, like prices rising hundreds of percentage points in one's lifetime. Like the crossing over of wills, both personal & impersonal. Like accidents & disasters & serious prolonged illnesses. Like the running of this world & everything in it by stupid, numb, insensitive & inexperienced young people who can't or won't see further than the end of their own nose or feel for anyone but themselves. That's what l think.
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Hi Judith, My name is Betsy & l feel for you. I worry about women a lot. I'm 70 & l've had my own issues w/ living space. I wondered if you have found an affordable apt, thought to move south where prices are less & it's warmer? I'm wondering how you're doing. It's an insane world when ppl have to worry about basic living. I hope you'll respond.
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@julielaythe704 l'm not sure what l said that you're responding to. I, in no way, think that this homelessness
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@eckankar7756 Actually a lot of ppl just do end up that way, especially women. Prices have hit the ceiling, her husband died & God knows what else happened? She was a working artist which means she made a living, maybe not a fortune, doing art. Her husband could have had a prolonged illness, who knows? The point is not that she didn't do something right, it's that NO ONE DESERVES TO BE HOMELESS! NO MATTER WHAT! And you call yourself Eckankar?
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@loveblue2 Yes, too many don't care.
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Sorry, didn't mean to send that before l finished. I think Hope, my friend that ended her life simply couldn't be without Elliott. Together since their 20s. Anyway, l'm so anxious to cross over at this rate. In pain, missing everyone. So lonely, it's unbearable. Was married into super wealth early on. That afforded me the great pleasure of saving hundreds of animals, overflow from shelters, animals hit on the street, etc. They were my salvation from the world of a lot of ppl l didn't get, understand. Am no longer wealthy, but have a very descent monthly income. I could see that you were on a beach, but have no clue if Atlantic or Pacific. Would love to meet you before l die, but don't know if possible. You grabbed my attention. Nothing accidental, but whatever, l wish you well.
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@molliwilson5639 you can't get one if you've been evicted - even if said eviction is a lie. You can't change it unless u hire an atty & go to court. That's costly. It happened to me & it's not fair.
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@hinarajpoot6812 thank you
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@mermaidofaloha Love you, Betsy
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@lasherslaugh4752 Good for you. I couldn't agree with you more. Well said.
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@florasonners1635 If you know of anyone looking to share their home, l'm looking for just such a thing. I'm 70, a neat freak by any standard, no bad habits, garden, cook very well, lots of interests. Early to bed, early to rise. Very decent income. Not a lot of furniture. I live in the south, but am open to moving, especially to a warmer climate. Thanks. And l agree, women should be "Golden Girling" it.
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@kathypaaaina3953 We are talking about elderly women here, not drug addicts. This is a whole other thing & it's not about these people being dangerous. There are scads of homeless ppl, many who are elderly & have had things happen beyond their control, like illness, losing spouse & on & on. You were their mother & they're dangerous - huh.
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@sarahstrong7174 Sarah, I DON'T ASSUME ANYTHING! I'm just saying, if we can help without risk of damage, we should help. Don't speak for me!
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@robynalvin2849 l'm terribly sorry to hear that Robyn. Women really need to unite & start sharing homes so that we can all afford to live. Do you have any friends that you would consider allies? I feel awful for you- truly.
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@robynalvin2849 l totally understand. Like blacks, women are still suffering from the oppression of our past & present. It's unfair.
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@JH-en1iu l pretty sure that we, none of us dug this hole. There are many circumstances that have culminated in making this what it is & it's bigger than us. It's an enormous mess.
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@srossi4447 Everyone of the policies set forth to help poor & middle class people have been instituted by Democrats, not Republicans. Republicans have always represented the rich & big business. You should know that, but obviously don't.
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@jayniekinser7259 People make all these vague remarks, when there are hundreds here to differentiate. What are you referring to?
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@sigridbuck5032 Yes, Glad you are.
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@cushconsultinggroup l have no idea what you're referring to.
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She is a working artist, which means she sold her art. Just because not out making a hundred grand a year, doesn't make them stupid. This is not a simple time to live in.
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@janedoe7063 sorry, don't know what you're responding to.
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@chelseaaneke just curious about why you'd send me a text saying post your cash app?
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Until the bottom drops out of the economic system we live in, so that prices come WAY DOWN, it seems like a logical thing for women to unite & start pooling their resources & living together, like the "Golden Girls" & helping one another to stay afloat. I know women that struggle to maintain homes, mortgages & so on, that could benefit by having one or more roomates. There are SO MANY WOMEN, that need homes & homeshare situations. ITS A GREAT BUSINESS IDEA TOO.
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Oh my God, l just saw your comment & l'm truly sorry about your situation. If l had my own home, l'd offer to take you in. I hope you appeal to everyone in your family & anyone you know to help you. God bless you. Sincerest best wishes, Betsy
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