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In reply to the discussion: I saw something rather disturbing today. [View all]TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)20. That is disgraceful. I've worked with the poor and homeless for years, and...
just today we served Thanksgiving dinner to the community where none of us would even think of asking whether people could afford their own food. It was a dinner for the community where people might have been poor, or maybe just wanted to sit down with people. We don't ask-- we are simply happy that they are happy to share our food..
I have no idea where her mind is. I can't imagine she is going out of her way simply to humiliate people. Does she really think she is doing a good thing offering charity while teaching the kids her version of what charity is?
(And, Hey! I'm 70! I'm "elderly" when I say I'm elderly. )
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That's awful...I've been seeing on FB someone offering a free turkey..please apply
likesmountains 52
Nov 2016
#1
My friend went through a nasty and bitter custody battle that left her without any money
Horse with no Name
Nov 2016
#3
I agree 100% . Also regarding the OP , I have seen this same thing with republicans they volunteer
lunasun
Nov 2016
#22
That is disgraceful. I've worked with the poor and homeless for years, and...
TreasonousBastard
Nov 2016
#20
Hey, 70 is the new 50! And the closer I get to it, the more I'm trying to believe it! nt
7962
Nov 2016
#66
even in this benighted (and oh-so-red) community, there are a number of groups and organizations
niyad
Nov 2016
#96
And I would suggest you not call people you don't know on the internet "Hon"
yuiyoshida
Nov 2016
#128
That's odd, because your incessant posts in this thread seem to be extremely hate filled, suge.
Mc Mike
Nov 2016
#136
I also checked my mail on Thursday while I was waiting for my cranberries to cook.
demmiblue
Nov 2016
#123
I suspect Christ might want us to give the woman the benefit of the doubt
calendargirl
Nov 2016
#132
Rich people do a little once a year and think they are charitable. Self-innoculation.
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2016
#93