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We don't generally give money. We buy them food or offer to give them food and they usually say no. There are so many scammers in our area, it's crazy.
We were driving down the highway and saw a young mom and 4 little kids sitting on the side of the road. We circled back around and stopped. Turns out the woman's husband left her and the kids on the side of the road with nothing.
We packed them in the van and drove them to a relatives 20 miles away. The mom was crying and saying to her kids, "never take rides from strangers". It was heart wrenching.
She was telling us all the way how good her kids were and how they always help her. She was mortified and humilated.
We dropped them off and gave them a couple hundred dollars. If we had more with us we would have given them more.
I have no idea if she went back to her Loser husband but it made me consider how great my life is and the money I piss away on Thai food or concert tickets means so little to me but could be important to someone who was truly needy.
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