Comments on: Strange and Shouty Thanks http://www.desperateworkingmomma.com/2009/01/16/stange-and-shouty-thanks/ Blogging The Snark Since 2004 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 04:34:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cat http://www.desperateworkingmomma.com/2009/01/16/stange-and-shouty-thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-12511 cat Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:51:47 +0000 http://www.desperateworkingmomma.com/?p=1086#comment-12511 When I was in London with my sister, we came out of the market and stumbled (literally) across the legs of a seated guy begging for cash right outside the door. My sister, always the giver, dropped her change into his outstretched hand, and we started to walk away. Now, we were totally unfamiliar with the fancy-shmancy, totally-different-than-ours European money and whatnot, so she had no idea how much money she dropped on the dude. Turns out, it wasn't much, as he made painfully clear when he began to yell at her and berate her for the measly amount of change she gave him. "What am I supposed to do with THIS?!" he screamed at her. I was SO ready to go back and demand he give back the money if he was going to be such an ass, but Jenny wouldn't let me. For her, the joy was in the giving; what he did then was up to him. But I was, as you said, somewhat "traumatized" by the experience, I have to admit. When I was in London with my sister, we came out of the market and stumbled (literally) across the legs of a seated guy begging for cash right outside the door. My sister, always the giver, dropped her change into his outstretched hand, and we started to walk away. Now, we were totally unfamiliar with the fancy-shmancy, totally-different-than-ours European money and whatnot, so she had no idea how much money she dropped on the dude. Turns out, it wasn’t much, as he made painfully clear when he began to yell at her and berate her for the measly amount of change she gave him. “What am I supposed to do with THIS?!” he screamed at her. I was SO ready to go back and demand he give back the money if he was going to be such an ass, but Jenny wouldn’t let me. For her, the joy was in the giving; what he did then was up to him. But I was, as you said, somewhat “traumatized” by the experience, I have to admit.

]]> By: Charlotte http://www.desperateworkingmomma.com/2009/01/16/stange-and-shouty-thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-12508 Charlotte Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:59:24 +0000 http://www.desperateworkingmomma.com/?p=1086#comment-12508 It feels good, right? I'm always leery of handing over money (which is not to say that you shouldn't), so I usually try to give food. When we go to NYC we carry fresh fruit in our coat pockets or if we come across someone asking for money, we offer to go into the nearest restaurant and get them something to eat. Sometimes they decline, which is weird to me. Sure, you're not hungry NOW, but you might be later. You don't even want something that won't spoil? Weird. Once we took kids to NYC and tried to show them the joy of giving food to those in need and a guy turned them away by saying that the food they were offering was full of preservatives and was unhealthy. They were traumatized. ANYWAY - way to go, you. I'm glad that you overcame your fear and did it! It feels good, right? I’m always leery of handing over money (which is not to say that you shouldn’t), so I usually try to give food. When we go to NYC we carry fresh fruit in our coat pockets or if we come across someone asking for money, we offer to go into the nearest restaurant and get them something to eat. Sometimes they decline, which is weird to me. Sure, you’re not hungry NOW, but you might be later. You don’t even want something that won’t spoil? Weird. Once we took kids to NYC and tried to show them the joy of giving food to those in need and a guy turned them away by saying that the food they were offering was full of preservatives and was unhealthy. They were traumatized. ANYWAY – way to go, you. I’m glad that you overcame your fear and did it!

]]> By: Sarah http://www.desperateworkingmomma.com/2009/01/16/stange-and-shouty-thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-12498 Sarah Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:49:57 +0000 http://www.desperateworkingmomma.com/?p=1086#comment-12498 Way to go, Cat!! I'm not a horn-tooter either, by nature, but we are such constant food-hander-outers-to-un-named-strangers, that no matter WHO is walking down the street, Mr. B yells, "Momma! We need to go to Old McDonalds! That person is <strong>hungry</strong>!". It might be something little, but at least it's SOMETHING. We have to start <strong>somewhere</strong>, ya know. Always nice to hear that someone starts something somewhere. Well, I mean something <em>good</em>. Sheesh, you know what I mean. Way to go, Cat!!

I’m not a horn-tooter either, by nature, but we are such constant food-hander-outers-to-un-named-strangers, that no matter WHO is walking down the street, Mr. B yells, “Momma! We need to go to Old McDonalds! That person is hungry!”.

It might be something little, but at least it’s SOMETHING. We have to start somewhere, ya know.

Always nice to hear that someone starts something somewhere. Well, I mean something good. Sheesh, you know what I mean.

]]> By: Bente http://www.desperateworkingmomma.com/2009/01/16/stange-and-shouty-thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-12497 Bente Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:10:01 +0000 http://www.desperateworkingmomma.com/?p=1086#comment-12497 Aw, nice! Aw, nice!

]]> By: William http://www.desperateworkingmomma.com/2009/01/16/stange-and-shouty-thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-12496 William Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:29:43 +0000 http://www.desperateworkingmomma.com/?p=1086#comment-12496 Did you say "Booyah!" when you dropped the money in the cup? Did you say “Booyah!” when you dropped the money in the cup?

]]> By: RC - Rambling Along... http://www.desperateworkingmomma.com/2009/01/16/stange-and-shouty-thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-12495 RC - Rambling Along... Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:51:51 +0000 http://www.desperateworkingmomma.com/?p=1086#comment-12495 So glad you did, and glad it made you feel full of awesomeness! So glad you did, and glad it made you feel full of awesomeness!

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