Today, I tried to give some change to a homeless man. My girlfriend pulled me away and ranted about how homeless people are all basically bastards who deserve their misfortune, and that I shouldn't give "our" money away. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I saw a homeless guy in the street. It really upset me how everyone's spirit of giving vanished as soon as Christmas was over, so I said fuck it and gave him about $50 worth of money. I barely made it 10 feet away, when another guy mugged him for the money I just gave. FML
Today, trying to do a good deed, I gave a homeless guy a $10 bill. As I walked away, he yelled after me, "You fucking bitch!" FML
Today, I passed a homeless person asking for change. When I politely apologized and told him that I had none, he yelled angrily, "Who comes to this city without money?" I replied, "Apparently, you do." Wrong answer. He followed me, now screaming. FML
Today, I saw a homeless woman and a young man wrapped in a blanket so I went to give them a fiver. Turns out the woman was just helping calm her autistic son by wrapping him up, and not homeless at all. She kicked me in the balls and took the money anyway while I was on the ground. FML
Today, I realized that I'm a terrible human being. For the first time in my life, I gave some change to a homeless guy, but only so he'd get out of my face long enough for me to watch two other bums beating the crap out of each other over a sandwich. FML
Today, I was stopped at a light when a woman approached, asking for help to buy food. I told her I only had a dollar, but she could have it. After I gave it to her, she stepped back, held it up, then proceeded to tear it into pieces, before walking away while calling me a cheapskate. Really? FML
Today, a homeless man asked me for some money to eat. He ate the five dollars I gave him. FML
Today, I was accosted by an angry homeless man at the recycling center, since I refused to give him my saved up bottles and cans. He insisted that he needed it more and I was "poaching his turf". I needed the recycling to put gas in my car, just to make it to work and hope I could make it back home. FML
Today, I was at the mall with my mom, when I saw a little pamphlet about a charity for abused children. I showed her and said I was going to donate a few dollars. She quickly said no, calling it a waste of money and muttering that the kids probably deserved it anyway. FML
Today, I stayed with a friend because I was recently kicked out of my home and had nowhere to go. When I went out for job applications, she asked, "Can you pick me up a pack of smokes?" and then got mad that I didn't have the money, calling me selfish. FML
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fldlshrhxirfue 3
Dude. Get out. NOW.
female_troller 12
I just hope that in 20 years she's homeless and begging you for money. Hey, if the breakup goes bad, you can use this against her.
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MandieL 27
While I do not agree that homeless people are all bastards that deserve their misfortune, I do agree that you shouldn't give your change to them. Unfortunately the majority of them do use the money they receive for alcohol as they feel they have nothing better to do and it numbs their pain. Rather than give them money, buy them some food or a useful article of clothing, or a cab/bus ride to a shelter. You can also support your local shelters as these things may actually help the homeless. Your gf does sound kinda creepy though, especially if you guys haven't been together for very long.
PieknyCzlowiek 7
It is sort of true, lost of homeless people chose to stay homeless because they make more money from that than they do working.
josiem 11
Really? Why don't you give it a try, then?
noelasis94 18
She really meant her money first off and now you can see how sleeping on the couch feels if you live with her of course and from now on skip the homeless guy and give the money straight to her it's easier that way
seamus2008 1
That's nothing, I've pulled knives on hobos cause they won't leave me alone. Your gf is a keeper
AllieCat21 21
I think it's the fact that they're NOT married and she said "our money" that upset him. Had they been married and she said that, I feel like it wouldn't be a problem.
blackman100 20
Sadly, there is some truth to this statement. If OP and his girlfriend are tight financially, and if this homeless person was on the streets because of bad decisions, then they should save their money. Sorry if this man was just unlucky. But OP's heart is in the right place.
patsl 2
"... and you shouldn't give our money away." "Uh, (insert her name here)?" "Yea?" "We're breaking up."
TheRightEye 3
As someone who has spent some time living in a shelter and hanging around other homeless people, what I have to say is this: 95% of the time, the person you give money to is either going to spend it on alcohol, cigarette's or drugs, OR they aren't actually homeless, and do it for money. Seriously, if you want to help the homeless, buy them something like food or whatever, but don't give them cash/change.
SoultheWolf 19
This is how I prefer to help them. I'd rather spent $10 on a meal for them at a fast food restaurant then hand them $10.
josiem 11
If you had to pay someone to do everything that a housewife does, you would be forking out a fortune. Women's work is not easy and it does have a dollar value, so don't infer that being a housewife means her work is worthless or that she would have no claim to the money that comes in. Someone has to do that work, regardless. Moreover, as a married couple, it IS hers as well. Of course, the girlfriend in this particular situation is nasty (in my opinion) and very short-sighted and naïve. But that does not mean that housewives in general are, and as such, their work should not be trivialised.
wolfman10187 5
Now dump that ***** run as fast as you can