Went to Wal-mart. Passed a young man with a sign saying hungry for food. Not money just food. I didn't have any change except a dollar and I gave that to him. Went to where I was going and brought him back food from McDonald's. He was eating the orange peel. I feel so sorry for the trouble people are having. I understand what some people are going through. I have over 80,000 in medical bills for Marissa. I get depressed but I have good support and family. Praying for a better world. Just had to vent.
Michelle
1|1|I agree and sometimes it is so hard (m)|doycosmo|eddie2kevin@tampabay.rr.com|13:54:00|01/06/2009|
It is so hard to know anymore who needs help and who doesnt, I know people here at my sons school who take advantage of the programs they have, this past x-mas I saw someone who can afford to buy brand new digital cameras (the big expensive zoom kind to) and ipods for their kids filling their car with gifts from the ABC program which helps out people at the school who are lowe income, I know this person well enough to know she does not need the help, she simply goes from church to church to organzaiton to get help rather than look for work, then I saw another mother I know from the school standing outside the parking lot of our Publix with a sign that read 4 kids - no work- please help, she saw me and turned her head away as if she was embarassed, I heard someone shout to her about getting a job, but this woman is in nursing school right now and she really can not get a job because she can not afford babysitting and she has to pay towards her schooling.She is a single parent, this morning I went up to her and offered to help her with coupons and whatever I could and then I heard comments from other people how she is 25 with 4 kids and did it to herself, well she is 25, she is a kid who got pregnant, even if she knowingly did it, she is still young and never knew any better, you dont think of those things when you are young and after her last son was born about 11 months ago she had had her tubes tied so she does not have any more kids, she really does want to have more for her kids, it kills me to see someone like her who so honestly wants to do better for themselves but may not have any alternative but to NOT do better
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I agree. I don't judge anyone for any reason. This medical expense has happened to us and sometimes we don't know what way to turn. I worry but my husband does not. I guess we balance each other out.
michelle
3|1|Here's my take on this...|Sara_s_Mom|IClipCoupons@gmail.com|14:48:03|01/06/2009|
It is often very hard to see homeless people. I mean, there's a guy who sits on the median on Route 3 in Fredericksburg all the time (well, maybe not now, someone rammed and broke that median to piece and I hope he wasn't there at the time!) But he's there day in, day out, and holds up his sign. It is hard not to think, get a job buddy or even wonder if he really was homeless. I would imagine someone who is desperate enough to eat an orange peel is homeless for real. She keeps a stash of food coupons to fast food joints in her car.
I had a hard time with this, so I spoke to my SIL (a Religious Sister - a/k/a a "nun") and this is what she told me. That one of her friends gets those coupons to McDonalds for like a buck and hands them to homeless people begging for money for food. That way, they have to eat it (and not drink any money away). I thought that was a really great way to look at it.
My neighbor, though, has had a different experience. She was approached once at a Walmart by a guy with a son in tow asking for money for food. She offered to shop with him at the store and get him a few things. He refused; told her he just wanted the money. She declined. The truly hungry would not have refused her kind offer - this guy was obviously working the system.
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thees people stand at the freeway ramps during heavy traffic periods and collect from the slow moving traffic. They interviewed one guy and found out he was making 40K a year tax free he had a bag of beat up clothes he would change into before he got there and when he was done change back into his nice clothes and go home to the suburbs.In the near future it will be tough to tell who is realy in need and thats the sad part
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you always hear noises in the dark when you work at night 5|1|These are such desperate times......|brainyblonde|brainyblonde@prodigy.net|19:44:30|01/06/2009|
There will always be people that milk the system, lie, cheat and steal, but I am hard pressed to believe that every person on the street chooses to be there. Good people have hard times, and some just cope better than others. The few dollars I give to someone on the street isn't going to bankrupt me or harm my family in any way, but it could buy someone else a hot meal, bus fare or a load of laundry.
The truth is that, in today's world, it could happen to any of us at any time.
Debbie 6|2|I agree with all of you..And also agree if someone is asking for food and will accept food, they are really hungry...|HONEY11|HONEY1@AMERITECH.NET|19:57:10|01/06/2009|
It takes a lot for a person to swallow their pride and ask a stranger for food. For those of you who have helped a stranger in need, bless your heart for caring and helping them..Being homeless & living in shelters before myself, I know exactly how they feel..not only do you hate being poor but you feel worthless and a nobody...for you all to notice them as a person and help gives them a feeling they are not invisable and that someone cares...might be just the jesture they need to give them the strength to get back on there feet..
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7|3|I truly believe in Karma|savbebe|savbebe@aol.com|21:12:39|01/06/2009|
and what goes around, comes around. If these people are being deceitful, they are doing it to themselves. When I get the the Shop Rite not far from me early Sat morning, I would frequently see an older man, unkept walking around. He was most definitely homeless and looking for food. I packed 2 bags full of bread, cold cuts and some fruit and handed it to him outside, without a word. I had my girls with me and they thought I was nuts. A couple of months later, in the same SR, the girls pointed him out to me. He was a clean shaven, clean clothes and was holding one of the SR uniforms. I'd like to think that maybe me helping him out did make a difference. So my kids didn't get an extra toy that week that they wouldn't remember the following week but I think I taught them a lesson they wouldn't soon forget. I thank God for all I have, and I feel if I can make a difference to someone, I'll try. If that person truly doesn't need it then it's on them. 8|1|I agree with the above posts too.....more inside~*~|RebekkaVA|queen_vulture@msn.com|00:49:25|01/07/2009|
It breaks my heart when I see people struggling or homeless. I wish I had a gazillion dollars so I can help everyone that needs it. In the past we've helped people and I believe in Karma too. So if they are lying, then it is on them. One time there was this lady and her kids digging through the trash and it really upset me, we had just come out of a local pizza place and Will and I decided to go back in and buy them something to eat, the kids were so hungry and the lady kept thanking us. Although there are people like Steve described that make a living out of it, there was this couple in California and they use to put on old dirty clothes and put them on their kids and they would go out and pan handle all day long. Come to find out, they were raking in about 70,000 a year, it was a job to them, they did get caught though and did spend time in jail and CPS took their kids. Also one time Will was coming out of a sub sandwich shop and this guy had his sign on the curb, his family was with him, so Will went back in and bought them subs and drinks, the guy through the food back at Will and said I don't want your food, I want money. If I was there, I probably would've cussed him out. LOL. Anyways all in all, I think it's wonderful to reach out to someone in need. We don't have much, but if someone's hungry, I don't mind sharing. Hugs, Rebekka
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