My take on Aidpage is that it SHOULD work like FreeCycle in that it should be a give and take. If you want others to help you, then you should try to help others.
I see a lot of people come on here looking for a quick answer. Not everyone so put your dander down. Some of those same people get upset when the quick or easy answer isn't there. I don't get that since many of us got to this site for the same reasons as they did.
I would like to think that there is a give to this... in my case it's parenting tips and special needs help because it's what I know, in another's case it may be the grant tips, and in another it may be the local food pantry. There is also the support of a kind word or a direction to turn or lean.
In so many cases in today's world, people are all about the give me. What can you do for me? How can I gain? Hopefully we can help change that for the future, to make it better.
If you need help, ask for it. But while you are waiting try to give back what you can. If it's time, words, tips, whatever. "Pay it forward" Don't get angry if the fix you are looking for doesn't fall in your lap. Keep coming back and reaching out. Things have a way of untangling themselves if we are proactive.
Be well and know that you are not alone. Be nice and play fair.
