WriteMindedLefty the Venerable wrote:
I'm teaching my kids service and compassion.
Yes that is a very good way to do it. It will benefit them now and later in life when they have to make it on thier own. I helped alot with my Church bulding homes for the underprivledged and we also do food drives and try to help out when times get rough.
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I'm a single mother who has been raped in the past...
I am sorry to hear that. I think that anyone who commits that crime should be put to death or atleast thrown in prison for life with no parole
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Think I'd feel at all comfortable bringing ANY strange person I know into my home and put my children's and my safety in jeapordy?
I do not have childern yet and I still would not want someone I do not know in my house.
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Nothing to do with the homeless aspect either, I mean any person I'm not familiar with - my kids safety comes first.
That is understandable and how it should be.
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We'll just have to agree to disagree, I feel anything but evil with the feelings we leave with.
I was just attempting to rattle your cage a little. There is no evil in what you said you do.
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P.S., we also bring in tonsof blankets we bought at the thrift store, as well as soap, toothpaste, etc.
At this time of year I am sure the homeless are very grateful to receive new blankets to keep them warm.
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And I'm a single mother, so buying them from the thrift store is the best I can do.
Does not matter where yu buy them it is the thought that counts. I do not care if you are a multi millionaire and buy things like that for the homeless from a thrift store. It is all the same thought and act of kindness.
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I find it amazing that you construed what I do for the community and for my children as evil.
See above.
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And, I'll pass on the beer... I'm attempting to give my kids a different feeling/memory here than their mother kicking back getting drunk. =/
Good point, but I am not a mother nor father so kicking back,
having a few beers, and watching some football is nothing bad on my end.
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P.S. (again) Have you ever watched "It's a Wonderful Life"?
Proably when I was alot younger with my parents I did, but I do not see myself being able to sit through a movie like that now.