Prayers for a homeless woman....*Update/ long RANT pg 3**

[Southernbelle]

Wow, just wow. You are a wonderful, kind woman and don't be angry at yourself. Maybe God just wanted to lead you to this little girl

 

[scbatz33]

That's exactly what I have been telling myself all day.

 

[Sillystunt]

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Sounds fishy! i am a foster parent and this sounds fishy! 180096abuse.
If you want to help this girl, the mother should be charged!
Something don't sound right...i'm sorry!

 

[Up-the-Creek]

Ouch!

Been there, done that. Do you have my SIL staying with you??? Sounds soooo familiar. I cannot even begin to fathom how people can lie and be so dishonest to others who are trying to help them. I feel your anger,..so sorry you are having to deal with this.

Be careful of the friend/daughter situation,...your heart is in the right place, but in this kind of situation,...you never know.

 

[KinderKorner]

It was very nice of you to help. I'm sorry it turned out badly.

I believe God likes us to help. But as someone stated earlier the mass majority of homeless people are that way for a reason. Sometimes it was mistakes, and they just need help to get back on their feet. But most of the time, they are into 'bad things' causing them to have no cash. They don't work because they are lazy, and they get by, by using other people. You found out the hard way.

If someone is homeless sure, give them food, fix their car. But money is a bad thing. Ask what they need and buy it. Given money is usually wasted on their addictive habits, instead of the things they need.

I would be leery for the 'friend and daughter' thing. I think you are being played again. My sisters daughter has issues and we have gave her a home many times. She is only 13. But she will say anything to get attention, and likes to make up these long stories. I admit she has had a hard life because of my sisters stupid mistakes. But she likes to add to her life a bit to make people feel sorry for her. The only thing we could do is offer to take her when no one else would. And try to teach her Gods way, and about being responible, and what we could before she left our hands.

I would not fall for the daughter story. Honestly. It sounds like a trap again. But that is just my opinion. And I am not there to see what is going on.

Anyway. Good for you for being such a good person. The world needs many more of you.

 

[Shared Acres]

I don't know what to say.

A friend's husband says "no good deed goes unpunished."

I don't want to believe that, but I have been burned enough to realize that you shouldn't go out of your way (especially financially if you can't afford it!) for someone you really don't know.

Heck, a lot of times, people are in certain bad circumstances because they put themselves there and then they just give everyone else the sob story about how they are the victim.

 

[FrizzleFreak]

*sigh* and

I didn't post till now because I was worried that this was going to happen, but didn't want to ruin it for you in case it didn't. Unfortunately, I wouldn't trust the people who have the girl either. See if maybe you can find out with an organization if they really have temporary custody.
Please, don't throw more of your kindness, time, and money into a black hole. Find out if it's really fertile soil waiting to be seeded, tended, and grown, or just swamp land.
Like my metaphor?

 

[claud]

I'm sorry this happened to you since you've been so helpful to this woman.

After years of dealing with tenants on assistance, I know that there is help for homeless people if they want it. Our county pays for their housing, they get food stamps, med ins, whatever is needed. So it is true that most people are homeless by choice. Of course there are situations people get into that need other sources of help(usually temporary situations).

It's frustrating when people put their social life and cigarettes at the top of their priorities list and their housing, food and CHILDREN at the bottom. So sad.

 

[okiron]

I'm sorry your kindness got rewarded with so much drama.

 

[WriterofWords]

It took a lot of guts on your part, not only to try and help her, but to post that you were on a public forum where you knew some of the thoughts would not be very kind. It took more guts to come back on here and admit you were taken advantage of. I'm proud of you for trying, and I'm even more proud that you took full responsibility for what happened to you. We try and be good people, and there are those out there just waiting for us. It's like we have "sucker" tatooed on our foreheads and are just waiting for the next sob story.
You will get your deserved rewards don't worry, and eventually she will too.