Do you give to panhandlers? [View all]
The other day, a woman approached me in the parking lot of the grocery store asking for a dollar and she said she was hungry and wanted to buy something to eat.
I told her that I didn't have any cash, but if she wanted to follow me, I'd meet her over at the McDonald's (just 100 feet across the parking lot) and I'd gladly buy her whatever she wanted. I drove, she walked.
I walked inside with her and told her to order anything. She ordered a big mac meal and asked permission to order a happy meal too. She left her child in the car while she was panhandling in the parking lot. -- That broke my heart. Of course I said yes.
She was happy, but afterwards I was in tears.
Her name was Louise.
I probably should have given her some cash too... but I didn't think about it.
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