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George II

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32. Even into her 70s my mother took the subway to work in Manhattan. Anytime she saw a homeless...

Reply to Duppers (Original post)

Sun Mar 10, 2019, 08:06 PM

Mar 2019

...person she'd give him/her a few dollars. One time when she tucked some money into the hand of a woman sleeping on a bench, she got yelled at by a cop! She yelled right back at him, saying "what if that was YOUR mother?"

He sheepishly turned and walked away. BTW, my mother was 4'-11" and weighed about 105 pounds, but the feistiest woman you could ever run across!

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My 33yo son on the subway fr Manhattan [View all] Duppers Mar 2019 OP

economic catastrophe hangs over each of us Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2019 #1

The very first thing.. Duppers Mar 2019 #14

He continued... Duppers Mar 2019 #2

You did something right malaise Mar 2019 #15

Thanks for sharing, Duppers. Good fellow, your son. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #3

Thank you! Duppers Mar 2019 #7

You raised a wonderful son. pnwmom Mar 2019 #4

You have a wonderful son we should all be proud of him. Doreen Mar 2019 #5

Doreen, you are a wonderful person. Duppers Mar 2019 #8

Thank you for your kind words. Doreen Mar 2019 #10

How the hell can he be sure where her "dirty looks" come from? Maybe she had a shitty day. But she RelativelyJones Mar 2019 #6

Attitude right out of the gate! Duppers Mar 2019 #9

Post removed Post removed Mar 2019 #11

Someone put a mouse in your Bosco this morning? nt Atticus Mar 2019 #13

"Late stage" capitalism. Great phrase!!! Did he invent it? Or am I just out of touch? nt LAS14 Mar 2019 #12

It's a Marxist economist description and not new SharonClark Mar 2019 #18

I agree with your son about homeless people. Not sure I agree w/ his casual "bitch" label for women. MadDAsHell Mar 2019 #16

Yep. SharonClark Mar 2019 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2019 #19

What do you call a female that has made you extremely furious? Duppers Mar 2019 #20

Casting "dispersions".. Tipperary Mar 2019 #23

"What do you call a female that has made you extremely furious?" TwilightZone Mar 2019 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author Duppers Mar 2019 #28

Please check your dictionary for dispersions. Tipperary Mar 2019 #33

I'm not fond of gendered slurs either. demmiblue Mar 2019 #21

Yep. Tipperary Mar 2019 #24

She might have been thinking about Trump. That gives people a shitty look all the time! oldsoftie Mar 2019 #34

Cool story. Tipperary Mar 2019 #22

You've got one bright kid on your hands. liberalnarb Mar 2019 #25

You raised a real man!!!!! Well done to you both! MLAA Mar 2019 #26

🙏 thank you! Duppers Mar 2019 #29

Late stage capitalist bullshit. PatrickforO Mar 2019 #30

Thank you! 😊 Duppers Mar 2019 #31

Even into her 70s my mother took the subway to work in Manhattan. Anytime she saw a homeless... George II Mar 2019 #32