Welfare is a subject that has had controversy surround it since its creation. Some look at it as a waste of money, while others look at it as the only way for them to survive. I have spent most of my life in the second category. To all those who don't already know, welfare is when the government sends an poverty stricken person an amount of money each month to allow them to live life with a certain amount of personal "welfare.".. hence the title. This isn't the exact definition of it but it is what I have come to understand due to my own personal experiences. I have been on welfare since I was a newborn. My mother was a widow and a teenage mother. She had me when she was 16 and was widowed one year later when my father was murdered for his drug dealing ties...