It made me sad...

That is very sad but you know what? I feel like you do and you just don't know anymore whether to trust or not. As far as you know, they could have known you were listening and this was all planned out for whoever came along, hoping you'd let her into your home. And Bingo, you're robbed or hurt. Isn't that just the most horrible way of thinking today? It just wasn't like that years and years ago when I was a kid.

I admit, I had been in that situation - nowhere to go. I felt like literally an outcast or an orphan way back then. That's why I can relate to your story. But I did my best to pull up myself from the mire and do something good about myself. With a lot of hardships and determination, I'm doing a lot better now. Hoping to achieve my aspirations in time. In my country, we have shelters for abandoned people. As a responsible citizen, we report cases like that. I hope authorities would do as what is expected of them. Thanks

That is so sad. Like you, I would have been wishing I could find a way to help her. It's heart rending to hear people who are so desperate for any reason, regardless of who or what they are.

That is so sad to see a woman like that. I wish that I had a place to. When I see women like that I want to reach out to them tell them let him go you can do much better with out him. Do not stoop to his level by begging him to stay he aint worth it, and you should not ever have to beg a man to stay with you. Such a sad story really. I hope that poor girl gets it figured out and is able to do it with out that looser dragging her down.

You did better staying out of it. Some people are not that nice as they look. After making mistake after mistake, they get kicked. I have an example to share, but it is more likely to not do it, just because my boyfriend brought me here. He started writing first of both here and if by any accident he see what I have written here, he will feel very insulted, because it's about his mom. He doesn't write here anymore, but who knows. The logs are staying. But what I want to say is just don't feel sorry. The girl really might be a great person and her boy to kick her out because of selfish feelings, but every coin has two sides and you don't know the other side how it looks Some people really need a lesson in life.

That is very sad to hear a adult say they have no where to go.. and to know they are begging someone to stay with them, to give them some place to live...But at the same token we don't know the sircumstances of that conversation..She might have did something so herrendous that he felt was unforgiveable... its still sad to hear someone getting put out...and I am sure she was sounding just as sad... We as parents have that caring towards others,,,its a automatic feeling...

That would be a sad situation if the girl really got kicked out with no where to go. What I've learned though ( as sad as this is), people are getting smarter when it comes to scamming people out of money! These people could've had this planned out as a way of people feeling sorry for her and giving her money, instead of the old fashioned way of people holding up a sign on the street and asking.

support local charities that is what you can do, or volunteer at a womens shelter

Yes you can! Contact The House Of Ruth. See if they can open a branch in your area. The House Of Ruth is a shelter for battered women up here. They are a non profit so maybe you can get them top come to your area. That way you can help. Just a suggestion.

i also feel that too sometimes, yet a lot is going through that my friend and somehow it is up to them to sort it out..

I saw situation like this many times. There was one incident that my son almost hit the girl. She is begging the guy to stay- she's pulling his shirt and holding a baby on the other hand. She was pushed by the guy and that's it- she was almost hit with our car. My son get out (did not allow me to go out) and help the woman up. I was looking at the guy- as if I could kill anyone by that time. They were arguing along the road side,it's night time and imagine the baby. I told my son to park the car nearby where we can see the couple. I was thinking of picking up the baby if they continue arguing or report to the nearest outpost. I don't give a damn*d if they're going to kill each other, my concern is the baby... Good thing- I saw the guy took the baby from the woman and they walk away.

Yah, me too. I love the song by Martina McBride, "Love's the Only House". I love that song. It hits so close to home. We all do what we can. Check the song out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzM_lxnzi64

hi LMB, It is sad if we can't help people like her but sometimes we can't just trust someone like that we never know them and we really don't know what is the real score going between them. I think there are some institution where homeless people can go happy mylotting

You did the right thing. I would probably take pity on her if I witnessed that myself, but there could be something more the story than just the argument they're having. We don't know for sure the state of mind of the woman and what she's capable of. I'm not saying that women who argues on the streets have something wrong with them right away, no. All I'm saying is that when helping another person will, in any way, put us also even in a slightest risk, then our judgment call should be for our own security first and foremost.

You are such a caring person. You cannot help everyone, but you can support agencies that help,like the Salvation Army. You also can get informed about what is available in your community to help them so you can let people know the process.

I understand totally. As humans we feel compassion for someone who has less than us. However, it's not safe to take strangers. Sometimes you are better to donate to charities that help people in the community, but even then you don't know how your money is spent and how people in need benefit from your donations.

lovingmybabies good not to take her in. my husband made the error of helping this couple with two young kids as the hubby was a drunk and when we got them moved and got the church to help them, what does the b,it.ch. do but run up to my husband throw her arms and legs around him and smooth him on the mouth. this was just damned too much. she had one husband but she was not getting mine. I yanked her off and she fell on her butt. too bad. I told her "If you ever do that again, I will tear you apart.You have a hu bby go take c are of him. now." she ran back out to their car., I guess she felt I meant it. lol lol.so sometimes helping someone backfires.

That's really sad, I seen so cases like it. Specially one day I went to Tijuana, Mexico. There was this man grabbing his wife by the arm really tight and the police didn't even do anything, i was shocked because she was telling him not to leave her locked inside in spanish. I didn't know what to do, I never experienced seen something like that so when i saw that i didn't know how to react. You never know why he was saying that to his girlfriend, maybe because she cheated on him, or something. Or maybe the guy is just a jerk who doesn't love her anymore and wants to get rid of her. Or maybe he just wants to threaten her.

In this case, I think you made the correct decision, by ignoring the pleas that you overheard. Despite your empathy, sometimes, you have to walk away from some of the 'unknown' situations out there. By walking away, or ignoring some of those cries, it may save your life.

I have so many reactions to this. One would be the desire to help the one who has nothing to do. Another is sadness at someone being so dependent upon another person they would beg them in public to stay. Another reaction would be "what could this woman have possibly done to cause her significant other to leave her on the street?"... it would have to be something pretty bad, I'm assuming. And if not, it brings me to my final reaction... why would she bother being with someone mean enough to leave her on the street? I tend to mind my own business to the point I don't ask people about their life, I let them tell me. So many people are sensitive to 'prying' and keeping their private life private, I never know when it's safe to ask someone "so, how are the wife and kids?" I think you did the right thing by staying out of it.