Today, as I spent my last $6 on groceries, the woman at the register gave me a dirty look because I declined to donate $1 to a children's charity. My six year-old son immediately chimed in with, "Mommy, why aren't you helping the poor children?" FML
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Today, the cashier asked if I wanted to donate $1 to help hungry children. I said, “Not today, thank you.” The man behind me loudly said, “Wow…” Now everyone thinks I hate children. I'm just that broke. 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, a customer gave me the dirtiest look ever and muttered, "Goody two-shoes prick" after I asked if he'd like to donate a few cents to charity. 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, I was cashiering, and a customer's change came to $5.51. She looked pretty stinking rich, so I just gave her $5.50. She demanded the extra penny, and I asked if she really needed it. She said, "No, but they do, asshole," and dropped her $5.51 in the charity donation box. FML
Today, I helped a 6 year-old boy who was left alone at a store to get back home. The kid's parents were grateful, but my mother cussed me out and called me stupid for helping the kid. No good dead goes unpunished. FML
Today, my daughter admitted to me that the only reason she's nice to me is because I give her money. She's six. FML
Today, I was grocery shopping, feeling good about myself, until when I was waiting in line at the checkout, a small kid in his mother's arms in front turned to look straight at me and said, "Ewwwww." FML
Today, an elderly woman couldn't afford all of her groceries at the checkout so she started to take out a few things. I offered to pay for her groceries; she thanked me and walked out. An onlooker then came up to me and told me that she does it to someone every week. FML
Today, in a supermarket, my four-year-old son whispered to me, asking if the checkout lady was able to wash between her fat rolls. She heard. FML
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Top comments
brianjman14 23
Don't worry about the woman. She's a bitch. You didn't have to donate if you didn't want to. You could have just told your kid that was the last of your money.
CasiLG 17
People are so rude. You can't donate to everyone especially when you don't have spare change.
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Comments (159)
W4X 0
Should of took a dollar out when she wasn't looking and put it back in to make her butt not so hurt.
sourgirl101 29
All you need to say is "no thank you" and explain to your son later, that if you had extra money you would have donated it. Who cares what a random cashier thinks. They're used to people turning them down. Why feel guilty? If you don't have it, you don't have it.
artisticninja713 13
Unless you were wearing something that would have proved otherwise you should have responded with "Because we're the poor children right now."
Jewelofagal 2
Exactly.
meganasoarus 0
awww cuuute puppy!!
Ellen_Farrah 0
aww that's so sad. I'm sorrrryyyyy I hope things get better!
fml2943288398298 0
How dare they judge you when you decline that.
crazypomgurl3 0
don't take the lady's look personally, that happens all of the time to me and thousands of others
dsypher 0
I be like bitch don't get me a dirty look like I'm rolling in cash, why don't you donate a dollar for the both of us since you so high and mighty working at a damn grocery store. then I would look at my son and tell him to shut the **** up! I love to be put in those situations lol
TaylorTotsYumm 10
I imagined the angry black man from YouTube spewing that rant.
Allymeme 3
I wish I lived where you live if you can buy groceries for six bucks....
catatonicsleep 17
She was probably only picking up a few things not doing shopping for a week...
Jgarcia97 0
great job training your kid YDI
Puumastafunk 0
"Mommy, why won't you help the poor kids?" "I just did. I bought you food, didn't I?"