By :/ - 30/01/2016 07:45 - United States - Gilbert

Today, I'm so broke, I walked into a nursing home and pretended to be a gentleman's son just so I could get some free food "for him". FML
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bandaidstations 28

Did you at least give the elderly man some company while you were there? He probably forgets who his grandkids are anyway. ;) OP, in no way do you deserve this. Getting out of a hole when you can barely feed yourself is hard. But if I can do it you can too. Just don't give up working for what you deserve out of life!

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dideldoodles 17

don't worry OP, your time will come! Stay focused and positive and things will eventually go your way.

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dideldoodles 17

don't worry OP, your time will come! Stay focused and positive and things will eventually go your way.

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Silly_Lilly6969 23

We're all humans, we all make dicey decisions. We're not proud of all of them but we gotta do what we gotta do.

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Scotth901 22

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PrincessZelda_HR 22

Might want to try rereading the FML; Op is not elderly, nor were they at McDonalds.

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bandaidstations 28

Did you at least give the elderly man some company while you were there? He probably forgets who his grandkids are anyway. ;) OP, in no way do you deserve this. Getting out of a hole when you can barely feed yourself is hard. But if I can do it you can too. Just don't give up working for what you deserve out of life!

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hekinokuroihi 20

You can always donate blood for money if you're in a tight spot.

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bearbear120 27

Wouldn't that not be donating if your getting paid for it?

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hekinokuroihi 20

I guess. They still call it donating though. Semantics.

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Aew 17

Exactly. You're paid for your time.

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SoBeSatan 22

You can donate blood for money? Here in Canada, all we get is juice and cookies.

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DrownedMyFish 18

We can trade, #22. I'm willing to take juice and cookies as a payment. If only the tax collectors were as willing.....

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ohSNAPyall 26

Juice and cookies for blood in the U.S. too, but you can get paid for plasma.

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latchhooker 17

When I donate I get a Chipotle gift card each time. It started out that you got a T-shirt, then they changed it to the chipotle gift cards (I think they have other ones depending on where they go sometimes). At the end of the year you get a gift card (credit card type) with a set amount depending on how many times you have donated in that year. I don't have the info near me or I could give more details about it, but they've done that for a while too. This is in Ohio.

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mr_sarcastic416 29

#22 you get a juice box and cookie? I only ever get a thank you lol

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LyricaSilvan 29

Although I don't necessarily like the thought of lying to get food, I get that sometimes you have to choose survival first and foremost. Just keep your head up, OP. If you think positive and try your best, things will get better in due time.

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interesting33 36

In the UK we have food banks where you get a voucher from a social worker or Citizen's Advice Bureau and are given three day's worth of food for you and your family. There might be something similar in America. There is no shame in it, life happens and it is very easy to get into a situation where you have no food so these sort of things can be really helpful.

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cloudyface 23

Our food banks all you have to do is show up.

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interesting33 36

Our's is the same - if you need food, you need food. But if people show up all the time without a voucher then we set rules and structures in place, say 'come in for a cuppa but unless you have a voucher we can't give out food.' We also don't turn people away just because they've been there more than 3 times a year unless they come all the time. :)

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PencilTips 19

I'm deeply sorry OP for what you have to go through. Times are tough now but hopefully you can pull through and get back up. There are oppurtunities every corner you take, don't miss your chance! Good luck OP, I sincerely hope you make it.

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Candijpg 17

next time you go pretend you work there and you might get a job

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