Some People...
By CosmoOwl12
@CosmoOwl12 (411)
United States
November 21, 2012 11:06pm CST
I have this girl on my Facebook friend list. I wouldn't really say she's a friend, but she's an acquantance. Anyway, we are both in this program called Bridges that is available for new moms and their babies. We have a meeting with other moms once a month and we earn points for doing different things within the community. Then at the montly meeting we can spend these points on items for our babies.
Well, this girl posted to her Facebook that the Bridges program and a local church donated Thanksgiving baskets to her because she told them she couldn't afford food for Thanksgiving this year. My first thought was "WHAT?!" because she is constantly bragging about how she has two jobs, her boyfriend works, she's getting child support for BOTH of her children, and she lives in a house that her mom owns so they don't pay rent! Then a friend of hers commented on the status and said "Well it sounds to me like you shouldn't have bought all those kegs for your boyfriend's birthday, huh?" so she deleted the entire post.
This girl even got turned down for food stamps because her household makes too much money. I just think that what she did is ridiculous and greedy. It just irks me how some people take advantage of things when there are so many other people out there who are more in need than they are.
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10 responses
@frontvisions101 (16043)
• Philippines
22 Nov 12
You're right, she should've never did that. She already has two jobs, that means she's already earning twice as much, and all she had to pay for is her electric and water bills. I mean, even if she needs money for some reason behind all of this, it wouldn't look good for her. It really doesn't seem like she needs donation.
@frontvisions101 (16043)
• Philippines
26 Nov 12
Well, there are people who are just like that -- opportunistic. I'm not saying being opportunistic is bad, I'm saying there's a right time and place. This lady is pretty greedy. She should be exposed to all the people that she knows. There's a good chance that she's hiding this filthy attitude towards them.
@CosmoOwl12 (411)
• United States
23 Nov 12
She just has a horrible attitude about everything. Not to mention, she's been bragging about taking a two week vacation around Christmas time. Well how in the world is she going to afford that if she can't afford Thanksgiving?? I just can't believe how some people can take advantage of everything.
@CosmoOwl12 (411)
• United States
27 Nov 12
Oh I know she's hiding her attitude! She claims that now she is religious and she has found God but it's awful funny she only started saying that within the last few months. She still lies at every chance she gets and she tries to make it out like she's the goody two shoes in every situation.
She has a friend who I have known since we were little and this friend told me that she is always playing the nice card, trying to get people to like her and believe her lies. But I have told this friend how she REALLY is and I've called her out on several of her lies before. She can never keep a story straight. Every time she tells it, it's different.
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
22 Nov 12
That really could be disappointing- pretending to have nothing when in reality, she could afford to buy 10x more. I do not understand why some people would choose to tell a lie about how they live. It is not being frugal or thrifty. It is like a criminal taking advantage over others.
@CosmoOwl12 (411)
• United States
23 Nov 12
I just think that she was wrong to say that she couldn't afford Thanksgiving when clearly she could. If she was offered the basket, she should have donated it to someone who was more in need of it. But I've know her for awhile and I guess expecting her to do something nice is asking way too much.
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
24 Nov 12
I couldn't understand myself why she has to tell everyone that she couldn't afford Thanksgiving when in reality she can. She ought to be sensitive with what others might think about her. But I also hoped she could have given the basket to a family who deserves it more.
@OpinionatedLady (5965)
• United States
22 Nov 12
It makes me crzay when I go to assistance and I see people with new cars and iphones on food stamps. People think yeah right but I have seen it. I mean I know people there who really need it but especially the college kids who are in school not working and mom and dad pay everything then they get food stamps. crazy.
@CosmoOwl12 (411)
• United States
23 Nov 12
I know exactly what you mean. I know a few people who live with their parents, have no children, work full time and they are on assistance. I just don't understand it.
@hlfbldmom (743)
• Philippines
22 Nov 12
People love the idea of having everything and they don't care about the people around them who really need it. People don't know how to stop especially people like her. even if that things they don't necessarily need, bud just desire of having it.
@CosmoOwl12 (411)
• United States
23 Nov 12
I know several girls in my Bridges group who are first time mothers and they are doing pretty much everything on their own. The girl should have gave the baskets to one of those girls, but I guess she is just too greedy and inconsiderate.
@Pen_Pal777 (245)
• Philippines
23 Nov 12
i call that kind of people opportunists...they are greedy and selfish kind of people.they mostly wanted to live out their needs from somebody else's expense as much as possible. and they are the lazy type of people in their work place.
@CosmoOwl12 (411)
• United States
25 Nov 12
I agree with that 100%. It seems like the people who say they have it bad are the ones who are too lazy to do anything about it.
@glenng01 (71)
• Philippines
26 Nov 12
Well it just proves that some people are just plain greedy to the point of being insensitive to the needs of others. Most politicians in our country are like this that is why more and more people get less and less every year. I do hope this person realize the wrong thing that she has done.
@CosmoOwl12 (411)
• United States
27 Nov 12
I don't think she'll ever realize that she was in the wrong because she just doesn't care.
@webgirl01 (689)
• United States
22 Nov 12
In regards to this friend or acquaintance, probably she's just likes to brag and say stuff. Yeah there can be some people like that. They are all "talk" and then they just brag or think they are cool. Maybe she might be gold digger. Sorry to hear that she got turned down for food stamps. She don't make sense. She has a job and trying to act like she's soo poor when she's not. She probably just want some freeloading stuff. I agree, she's ridiculous and what she says is ridiculous. Yeah it's irky when some people like that take advantage of things...
It reminds me of this comedy show..old show "Small Wonders.." where Vicki and her bro Jamie wanted to be with the latch-key kids since they found out another friend got benefits of latch-key kid since they're is benefits but they live in nice house and have nice family. The kid they know is poor and homeless.
Just a minor example. "Be your self and not pretend to be something that you are not".
@5mahi05 (666)
• India
22 Nov 12
I have myself come across something like this too. I have seen a lot of people who just come in and take those food stamps just for the sake of taking it. They are just too greedy people who want to save the money that they spend on their own food too! they seldom care for the people who do not have money for even a single meal a day and they are all worried about saving money for a single meal.
God only should make these people understand the value of food and money and not greedy about money.
@leeandrew (1225)
• Philippines
23 Nov 12
There are soo many people like that in this entire world. Taking advantage of what they can get for free. I have seen so many like that in one community where I worked as as community youth worker before with my small church.
Some people won't work, they will just wait for some food given buy non-government organizations. It's sad to see it sometimes but there's nothing I can do but encourage their youth to dream big dreams and work their way to get that dream.
@Elenakat13 (425)
• United States
23 Nov 12
It just makes me sad when I hear something like that.
I can't really find the right words for this behavior
But I am very happy that I am not like that and you should be too
