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Originally posted by FLA View Postthat's awful!
I would be embarrassed to post that I spent any money on things other than necessities on FB if people had raised money for meOriginally posted by StormRichards View PostI know I would be pissed off if I helped them and they were buying a TV.
I had a somewhat awkward situation about a year ago. A good friend was diagnosed with cancer. A campaign was started (not by him) to help him and his family. They asked for donations of supermarket gift cards and restaurant gift cards and such to help them out while he was going through treatment.
The problem I had is that I happen to know exactly how much he earns and have a reasonably good idea of how much his wife earns and their combined income is considerably higher than my own, a healthy 6-figure income. Plus he has good health insurance and disability insurance. As much as I care about him and his family, I just couldn't bring myself to give him money just because he happened to have cancer, as awful a thing as that was for him to deal with. It just wasn't the kind of support I felt comfortable giving him. A ride to the doctor? Sure. Watching the kids for a couple of hours? Definitely. But handing over cash, essentially? Nope.Steve
* Despite the high cost of living, it remains very popular.
* Why should I pay for my daughter's education when she already knows everything?
* There are no shortcuts to anywhere worth going.
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Steve's story reminded me of something we encountered last year. I don't want to go into the details, but we felt the woman rallying the troops was doing it more for herself than the person in need.
A "look at me and the wonderful thing I am doing" situation.
It wasn't a cash situation. Meal prep, which of course has a cost. We were happy to help of course, but hated the feeling that the person organizing it wasn't genuine with her reasons. Of all of the people we have met through our daughter's athletics, she is the most despicable two faced piece of sh*t that we know. We aren't the only ones that see through her facade, but really can't call her out in situations like that.
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