CarolfromTX
Senior Member
- Location
- Central Texas
There’s a website called Next Door where folks can post whatever, usually things about lost or found pets, minor crimes, and miscellaneous complaints. And begging. Usually the begging is from someone claiming to be a single mom just trying to get by, someone needing help with gas money, the usual. Some of those people may be in genuine need, but I’m sure many are just scammers. This morning there was a post from a teacher who is asking for help setting up her new classroom. She even helpfully posted a link to an Amazon wish list. Yes, it was all teacher stuff — bulletin board edging, posters, markers, etc. so yes, it was legit, but it’s still begging IMO. I was a teacher. I spent my own money on that stuff, including things like pencils that the parents should, but did not, provide. I spent probably a couple hundred bucks every year. I just figured it came with the territory. Never ever did I think to ask a stranger to donate. I am asking myself why I find this so irritating. I don’t have to contribute, after all. I can, and did, just scroll on by. I guess i am irritated by the assumption that it’s OK to beg, and not the least embarrassing. How has this become a thing? Has society lost every shred of self-reliance? And will her students suffer if her bulletin boards aren’t all trendy/cute? Not if she’s a good enough teacher. And one final note. I don’t have to donate to things like that to feel good about myself.
End of rant. I feel better now.
End of rant. I feel better now.