Today, I was going to volunteer at a soup kitchen. I saw a man working, so I went up to him to ask where I should sign in. Before I even opened my mouth, he told me that they opened at 12 and to come back then for my meal. 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 was working at a soup kitchen with people from my church. Seeing a rather disheveled couple, I told them the line started "over there". Only then did I realize that they were from my church, and were there to help serve soup. FML
Today, at the soup kitchen I volunteer at, a guy called the food crap and threatened to shove his bowl up my ass if I didn't give him something better. FML
Today, I walked home from work when a woman asked me to come inside for a free meal. It was at a homeless shelter. FML
Today, while volunteering to feed the homeless, one of them asked me to follow him to his car where he had a knife and bottle so he could "bottle up my blood". FML
Today, I got roped into a volunteering thing at the last minute. I was waiting outside with all these kids who looked hungry. Feeling bad, I passed around crisps and cookies. Turns out we were at a convention to promote healthy eating in malnourished children. FML
Today, at the supermarket where I work, we had at least 40 people waiting outside for us to open our doors at 7:00 a.m. FML
Today, I went to a community center event to make friends in a new city. I introduced myself to someone who seemed cool, then realized they were the event organizer who thought I was a volunteer who hadn’t shown up for their shift. They politely asked me to help stack chairs. I spent the night stacking chairs instead of meeting people. Now I’m on the volunteer email list. FML
Today, I saw a man begging for change downtown. I offered to buy him a meal, just to help him out with food. He said, "Sure, does Friday work?" I told him that I didn't mean it like that. Three hours later, he found me on Facebook. FML
Today, I went in the diner I always pass by and ordered a sandwich. When I asked how much it was, the waitress replied, "Don't worry, honey. We give free meals to the homeless on Thursdays." I was too ashamed to deny it, so I just said thank you and left. FML
Today, at work, I put on a smile and went to take an elderly gentleman's order. He looked at me, asked if I'd stick a finger in his sweet tea to make it sweeter, then complained that it was a shame I wasn't "on the menu". FML
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Atropos_fml 0
So what? Not all homeless people dress badly. If I was him, I would assume the same thing.
thumb_r0ck3r 0
I don't see the bad in this. I'm sure he had homeless coming there all morning and was just sick of them showing up.
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rawrrr101 0
so what? deal with it. you probably look homeless.
crowdish 0
Today, I was at the soup kitchen I work at and a woman came up to the door well before noon. I cut her off before she could speak to tell her we weren't serving meals yet and she could come back at noon if she wanted to eat. It turned out she was there to volunteer. FML.
Casualt1234 0
wasn't that already another fml? i remember one like this from that perspective
Qup 0
why is this an FML? so someone made an assumption that you wanted a meal? many, many people these days need help with feeding themselves. your fault for not identifying yourself as a volunteer first. "hi, I'm volunteering - where do I sign in?"
MSJ91 1
I agree with you, but the guy working there was quick to respond. He probably did it out of habit more than anything, because it's a social norm to never question another's situation there, and a lot of those coming may be a little embarrassed and shy. The soup kitchen I volunteered at had people that weren't often homeless, but in really terrible financial situations (and living in low-end apartments). However, they were dressed like the rest of us, and you probably wouldn't have been able to tell if they were there to eat or volunteer (or both).
pleasedonttellme 0
Wait if you are homeless how are you writting this FML cause if you're homeless I'm pretty sure that you had no computer
ditzykayla 0
hun she's not homeless...she said she was volunteering to work there...
islaphippos 0
you should have went along with it, free food!!!
intotheblue 0
Exactly. I volunteer with social outreach programs and one thing I know never to do is assume anything about a person. Maybe she was not from there, and asking for directions. Maybe she lost her dog and wanted to put up a 'lost dog' sign on their front window. Maybe she wanted to interview them about their business. Maybe she wanted to get information so she could spread the word about what they do. Maybe she wanted to volunteer - as was the case. You never know, and it's asinine to assume that she was homeless - and ESPECIALLY to speak rudely to her because of it. I wonder if they treated that guy the same way when HE first came in to volunteer...?
lolfml_fml 0
a lot of people go to the soup kitchen in their nicest clothes to prove that they're still a human being who is respectable, so don't take it personally.
dezzr 0
if you care so much for homeless people maybe you should give one your paycheck every week
Kylias 6
Um. So? ._.
seriouslyFML1 0
did you learn anything??? how about....dress a little nicer when you go out somewhere so you dont look like you are ******* homeless!
Treehugger 0
Usually when I volunteer, I don't dress 'nice.' I'm usually in sweats or just a pair of gym shorts with a t-shirt that I wouldn't mind getting dirty. Along with that, tennis shoes so your feet don't hurt from standing up for so long. I can see how the guy just assumed. He prolly gets more homeless ppl coming up to him asking if they can eat now then ppl coming up wanting to sign in and volunteer. So it was nothing truly personal. But if the guy wants to be nice, he could have let them finish their sentence and told them nicely when it opened instead of being so rude. But like I said, he prolly get's asked that a lot. So i don't really blame him. aneways, FYL