Re: Roadside Fundraising
Extortion through application of guilt mind control.
I'm a bit more discerning, but my 15-yr.-old is a sucker for this. I guess it's how we brought him up.... He wants to contribute to everything and everyone: every allegedly 'homeless' willing to 'work for food,' every grocery store door solicitor and, of course, the streetside 'net-flingers.'
Next time I think I'll tell him, "Sure, take it out of your allowance," and let the realities of supply and demand take root.
A friend once told me that he saw a 'folded cardboard "will work for food" sign' solicitor packing it in for the day, followed him a a discreet distance and saw him get into a nicer car than either of us owned. True or not it helped me realize that we just don't know a thing about the genuine needs of these people, and that certainly most people would rather donate cash than take them up on their offer.
I like to give, and I like to be generous when I can, but the times they are a changing....
Extortion through application of guilt mind control.
I'm a bit more discerning, but my 15-yr.-old is a sucker for this. I guess it's how we brought him up.... He wants to contribute to everything and everyone: every allegedly 'homeless' willing to 'work for food,' every grocery store door solicitor and, of course, the streetside 'net-flingers.'
Next time I think I'll tell him, "Sure, take it out of your allowance," and let the realities of supply and demand take root.
A friend once told me that he saw a 'folded cardboard "will work for food" sign' solicitor packing it in for the day, followed him a a discreet distance and saw him get into a nicer car than either of us owned. True or not it helped me realize that we just don't know a thing about the genuine needs of these people, and that certainly most people would rather donate cash than take them up on their offer.
I like to give, and I like to be generous when I can, but the times they are a changing....
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