be needy

One affected group would be needy families who receive cash assistance, employment services and child care through the state’s CalWORKS program, through which the county receives more than $2 billion in federal funds annually, Matthews wrote.

I don’t think anybody could look at that and say, “Yeah, of course, the wealthy grandparents who have million-dollar estates and huge nest eggs, those people should get paid before other people who might be needy.”

Another way of putting this is don’t be needy.

Sally tended to be needy and volatile, cutting people off when she disagreed with them.

Parents can often feel confused by a 7-year-old; the child may prize privacy yet still be needy for the parent, and if you take a 7-year-old too seriously, you may end up in a rabbit hole of complaints and storytelling.