Louder for those in the back!

I volunteer at a food bank from time to time, and people sometimes drive up in nice-looking cars or SUVs. I don't judge. Maybe they. bought those vehicles before they got into financial straits, or maybe the owner of the car is picking up food boxes for someone who doesn't have a car.

Heck yeah Jenni! I specifically donated my old work clothes were in real nice condition for less fortunate people to be able to have, since now I work where I can wear t-shirts and jeans. I wasn't always as well off as I am now, and passing kindness on to strangers is one way I thank those that showed kindness to me when I needed it.

This took a turn…I agree

I'm a retired RN , and right now I need extra help due to stage 4 breast cancer that has pretty much spread throughout my body. Sometimes ( I use a walker) but my clothes are not rags either, and sometimes at the grocery store I feel like I'm being watched or judged.

Been homeless. You preserve your "nicer" clothes with every ounce of energy you've got for job interviews and the workplace. And yes, sometimes we shop for food on our way to/from these dress-nice occasions.

Thanks to donations I was able to wear good quality and even name brand clothes when I was homeless. And yes, I panhandled or (spanged) for a couple years. I began my journey to recovery from chronic homelessness in 2015 and have experienced some home insecurity, but kept a roof over my head. Today I have a secure permanent home and some of the clothes I acquired in those street years. It was the small gestures and kindness of strangers that impacted my life enough to change. God wants us to care for each other. Even those who don't deserve it at the time. It is not for us to judge or assume we know. I was a wonderful woman who did terrible things to survive.

It pains me that people are this ignorant. And if the beggars sold the clothes for more to get food money - they'd be bitched about as well.

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I left my husband and moved to a tough neighborhood in DC. There wasn't enough room for my things. I handed out the extras to neighbors. One woman told me someone tried to buy the handbag I gave for $20. She said she knew i had nice things and it was worth more than $20! She proudly refused! She said it felt awesome. Medical clinics for the poor don't have any reading material. I gave my old magazines and some paperback books. They said people were excited to share with family and friends. Everything was gone in a day. How many people benefited? Lots. Old magazines. Things we don't want/need anymore make a difference to others. Try to find new homes for your old things.

Exactly. I've been far too close to becoming the person picking through trash to find deposit bottles to assume anything about other people's financial situation based on their clothing

My nice wore brand-name, high quality clothes through high school. Not because we could afford them, but because I had a lovely coworker in her 20's who was the same size & very trendy, and she constantly gave my niece clothes...and shoes, purses, etc.... that she "was tired of" or "they didn't fit" or etc. She understood how hard it was to be a poor girl in high school & wanted to help.

I've had some carers in the past tell me that I have a lot of clothes. I have a small double wardrobe and a chest of drawers with some empty drawers in them. Many of my clothes are over a decade old. Some are three decades old. I repair them. I dye them. They were all second hand in the first place. I don't have holidays or breaks or eat out or get take aways. It's Also none of their bloody business 😠

Also they may have been doing well until recently and may just be going through a rough patch.

I worked in retail for years- women’s apparel Over the years I built up a pretty nice wardrobe. Now that I’m retired, I don’t dress up much so I donated to Dress for Success. It helps women find a decent working wardrobe

I don't judge folks who wear nice clothes. I do judge people who pay with the SNAP card and then whip out the $100 bill to pay for the booze and cigs... Doesn't happen all the time but I have seen it a couple times.

PREACH!

I wouldn't recognize name brand clothes. I do recognize late-model high-end cars & SUVs, and i do notice when someone uses WIC to buy milk & orange juice, but has cash for cigarettes & Starbucks.

this made my tear up a little bit. what a great thing

We are formidable warriors when the need arises.

Well that's one effective approach...

Bless your soul, thank you ❣️

Those types of professors are the good kind

Not everybody's motivation is money.

Don't know why people get so bent out of shape about drag queens and children. Every drag queen I've ever known has been very protective and nurturing towards children. The Queens know what it is like try find your voice and flourish in a society that often pushes for conformity.

That looks great

What? Why would a council do that?

Similar thing happened when I was in Paris around 2000. Ticket office staff for the metro were on strike, but drivers weren't, so the trains ran but no one paid to get on them!

Hero.

SKA BAND TO THE RESCUE!

This is an awesome move!

The Spiderman crouch ! 😄

Cecil J. Williams, 1956. Photo taken by a friend of the photographer while he posed, during a road trip in South Carolina. He traveled the South of the US to document segregation and discrimination, including coverage of the desegregation of public schools and violence against black protesters, becoming a close friend with JFK in the process. He is still alive and 86 years old.

When I was at school the bus stop where I and a school mate caught the morning bus was suspended due to road works and temporarily replaced with a sign on a concrete block. Coming back from school one day we moved the temporary sign about 100 yards down the road so we didn't have to walk so far in the morning. When the works were finished they reinstated the bus stop WHERE WE HAD MOVED IT TO! It's still in the same spot decades later. I went on to become a Civil Engineer, designing and building roads!

*Sitting watching tv, minding my own business*. *Lights go off, doggo walks in carrying food from pantry, places it on my lap then sits next to me*: You're.The.Best.Fecking.Dog.EVER!

Would you, please?

Pro-tip: on almost any BP post you can click the attribution link at the bottom left (in this case "ChonkyChoad") and it will take you to the original Reddit / Facebook post so you can gleam more context: https://www.reddit.com/r/chaoticgood/comments/18c7l7m/standing_up_for_an_older_fellow/

That's hilarious, and will be great fodder in the court case!

The point is to borrow a person that is different to yourself. If you want to know about being gay, or Christian, or Muslim, or transgender you can borrow someone who is that and they will tell you about it, I think it is a brilliant idea, as the internet cannot interact in the same way.

I am so happy you did this. It upsets me that instead of helping the people read they wouldn't let them go someplace fun. So instead of fixing the problem they were making people feel bad for having the problem.

Kudos to the staff member

Hard to think of a better use of their donors' money

A single basil leaf can keep me happy all day.

That lady should receive an award!

That's a real dad. Passed the Dad Test with flying colours.

If you can find the jack. Never mind that most places actually have the TV sound wired into the sound system already.

Beautiful and caring

So sweet and thoughtful. 💕

free religious reproductive healthcare? Did they mean to write 'religious-free reproductive healthcare' ?

A true urban hero. 🥰

I have proof of the latter, so it is correct.

As a female gamer I can confirm, and I don't even sound like a little girl I just sound like a grown woman but they can't handle a woman being good at gaming or gaming at all some of them..

If you can't fart in the bathroom, where can you fart?

"Moms for Liberty" is a Republican Conservative organization that started as a group fighting against COVID prevention measures, and later expanded their scope into campaigning against LGBT rights, racial equality, inclusion initiatives, vaccine mandates, freedom of religion and education. They have been proven to have financial ties with the republican parties and the "Proud Boys" neofascist organization. They themselves have been branded an "extremist far-right organization" by several independent advisory groups, and their methods include astroturfing campaigns, direct harassment of teachers and public servants, legal and personal threats, bounties to encourage violence or further harassing of teachers and even openly encouraging shooting liberal teachers.