are you annoyed to those street children keeps on following you?

Cruel as it may sound but i never give alms to street children no matter how much pity i had in my heart. My first rationalization on it is that as a good, responsible citizen, its not right to give them pity or charity rather than opportunity for them. I rather pick him up and get him to some social welfare agency or something. giving alms only encourages beggar mentality and mind you, these kids are the product of people who gave birth to them and choose not to parent them. giving them alms would be saying dude dont worry about your kid not getting something to eat, there are people who will feed them. Sucks right??!! One time i got these kid pissing me off. So what i did was bring him to the social welfare center. They ended up scolding the mom and dad for letting their kid live on the street. Of course there are some exception to my personal views. People with disabilities and handicaps are getting some charity from me. GIVE A MAN A FISH HE EATS FOR A DAY. TEACH HIM TO FISH HE EATS FOR A LIFETIME.

hi best friend! hehehe i very well understand you! i am also annoyed with that kind of child! huh! i mean yes we pity those people, they are poor, they are hungry, they are children...yes we can give them...but with the way they are approaching us? huh! i don't think so...instead of feeling pity for them, what we feel is fear! we are afraid of them coz they are actually harassing us! waaaah...i also hate those situations... actually i think you are not bad when you push that child a little...you just push him lightly and your act is just a defense for yourself! i think he's not really a child anymore...and i am wondering where his parents are! huh!

OMG that would break my heart to see that, I think I would be tempted to go buy them some food..I have never seen kids begging, I am not sure I would be able to not do something for them...no kid should be hungry in this world.

I pity those poor kids of course it's just sometimes the way they beg is irritating especially if they keeps on poking you while walking. But I will not do something like knock their heads or give them a shoo.. I'll just try to ignore if they irritate me. But normally, I do give them lose change if I have some in my pocket. Ciao!

I do not think it will make my blood boil but really you do not need to hit anyone on the head, it is hard to go through life being hungry you know. I am sorry that things are so bad that kids have to learn to beg, but try saying no without hitting anyone, their life is hard as it is, don't make it harder.

hi sunset. don't forget that EVERY CHILD IS A GIFT OF GOD. you have thought an unideological thought. punch and kick, why? once u stay a night with an empty stomach, then u will also behave as them. they have lack of needs which lead them to became shameles. they are child and u are a mature. so why? yes i give something to them if i can. i often travel with local train and meet some beggers who extand their hands for a coin and i never refuse them. hi sunset, i think u are not agree with me. alredy i am going away from your friendship. i think so for that pvt msg. thanks and lol

When a kid approaches me and asked for my food, i give it to them. Its not like its everyday that a kid approaches you and ask for your food. I share what i have because i know im fortunate enough to buy the food and not have to walk around asking someone for food.

I have never experienced beggers bothering me on the street, especially children. I am sorry you have to go through this all the time, but hitting a child on the head just because he is hungry? I'm sorry, but I don't agree with that. No child in this world should go hungry. Why are these children on the street begging to begin with and not in school or at home where thier parents can take care of them? Maybe the parents don't take care of them and that is part of the problem, I don't know. But no way would I hit a child for being hungry. That is beyond my comprehension, I'm sorry. It's not the child's fault they were put in that horrible situation. If you have to see this everyday where you live, why not make an effort with some of your friends or organizations to get this problem under control instead of getting mad at the child? Wouldn't that make things a little easier?

there was one time a street kid was following me asking for money, i was ignoring him, he actually grabbed my butt to get my attention. i might give food to a street kid, but never money. i gave coins to a kid before... then i saw him approach a group of other street kids sniffing rugby.

i am not annoyed. i pity them every time i see children begging for some alms. i think it will be hard for them to do this every day. being driven away by other people and have to endure the heat of the sun and also they have to bear te pollution specially in manila. and they just depend on some little they get every day to buy them and their family food.

Yes, it is very irritating to see the street children following you. I used to give money to them, but now I stopped giving. I found out that there are people behind these kids who takes all the money from this kids and use them as a laddle to get money from public. It is a very patetic situation.

I pity those homeless children running around the streets like it's there playground or something. I wish somehow they are removed from the streets and is given decent home and education. But really most of the time I'm annoyed by them, especially when they ask for money and you already said no but they will still keep on asking, even pulling your arms or blouse.

i still remembered that once i was on the street and a kid came to me to ask for some money . Well i gave 50 cents to him . Just a minute later there were a group of kids , about twenty or more rushed out from all sides towards me asking for money because they saw i gave out some just now. i was so scared and struggled to run away from them . What a horrible experience ! Now whenever i see the street children i would not look at them and step away as soon as possible.

Sometimes some children will stand on your side aksing some money when your are on the street,what is your feelings at that time?I don't think your feeling is ok.

I have experienced this many times and not only in the Philippines. One of my weakness is seeing Children in the street begging, it breaks my heart. I do know that some beggars are force to do this and sometimes they don't have choice. I also understand that they can be annoying because they wont leave you alone, but sometimes it's hard when you don't have anything to give. There is one time here in Egypt that me and my Husband walking and a little girl come to us and beg, but that time we don't have food or small changed to give. The little girl followed us for few minutes until we reached the supermarket and she is not allowed to get in there. On the way back home we saw her sitting there, but she leaves us alone. We come to her and give her all the small changed we have. She says thank you and run across to small corner store to buy some food, the smile she gave us is priceless and it's a good feeling for us also knowing this little girl will have something to eat, at least for that day.

I think that if i saw a child in the street begging for food i would give him/her what i had. How can you get angry at a child that is hungry. I have never seen a child begging for food. and no person should have to go hungry.

I'm hate seeing a street children, why do they have to experience it... But I hate them too when they are forcing me to give them food or coins, if they only know that I'm in need too. Hehe

i kinda feel sorry for them...their parents are not looking after them and they have to "annoy" people just to give them loose change for food... children their age should be in school and playing and growing up like normal kids..not looking for money to eat everyday (but honestly there are some who really are!)