Posted on 03/13/2017 12:43:58 AM PDT by grundle
You are as sceptical as I am and that is good critical thinking. I’m happy to know we agree, and happy to be proven wrong too.
If this child travels throughout her city, and her city is anything like my city, she sees the homeless trudging about in the early morning and evening wearing their blankets and holding multiple plastic shopping bags (worn out ones) stuffed with their worldly possessions.
And if this child is anything like my own children were at that age, she asked many questions about why they were wearing blankets and/or were camped out on benches, alleys, sidewalks and dumpsters. And chances are, she was told they were homeless. And, if she’s anything like my kids, she had a million more questions about what homeless was and why.
Especially if she’s a smart kid.
My kids never asked to sacrifice their birthdays, but they sure did go out on their own to invite people over at thanks giving, even if they had to go hunt them down and drag them over. I had one child in particular with a very big heart.
Even as an adult, she has been known to do some crazy stuff. For example, one year she asked me to cook Thanksgiving dinner and take it to a known roudy bar. So, we did that. We brought the entire meal to that place where everyone ate. Most of the patrons were single men who had no place to go for that day. We stuck around and made some new friends who have been happy to pitch in when WE needed a helping hand.
They didn’t forget the meal. Two of those folks helped bring up a beautiful three piece glass and brass entertainment center center. It’s heavy, had to be brought up stairs onto a very low ceiling balcony, AND the banister had to be removed to swing one part around to get it into my home.
One of the men was a carpenter, and he recognized my daughter and I as the ones who brought in Thanksgiving dinner into a bar he was at.
You never know what will drift your way when you cast your bread upon the waters. It returns 7 fold.
I wasn’t charged for the services the carpenter performed for me. He still remembered that meal.
It’s not right to assume the worst with regard to the things people do. Especially when it comes to kids. Anything is possible, including the simple idea that the kid has a beautiful heart.
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