article_snippet.sent: The mother said The mother can afford. '
article_snippet.sent: her three-year-old son said that, after paying for 'child care, transportation to work, food, rent, and our other basic expenses,' she can never afford to give anything else to she . '
article_snippet.sent: Every time I think about taking Manny somewhere fun, like to a movie, I have to think about whether we can really afford the gas,' she writes.
article_snippet.sent: she said even providing the specific milk
article_snippet.sent: she son, who drinks 'a half-gallon every two days', requires because of Manny lactose intolerance can be a struggle.
article_snippet.sent: Since it's a more expensive brand, it uses up most of the $80 Alvarez is allotted in food stamps, she told the New York Times.
article_snippet.sent: her three-year-old son said she situation is not unique.