Thank you Vera, John, and Lizbeth, I love all your comments!
Parenting my daughter was easy, however she is 21 now and has a lot to learn about life. She is not currently in college, works part time and needs us to help pay some of her bills. She has taken several courses at the State college her, but has a terrible time with finals. She has the worst test anxiety I have ever seen. Her future is a bit worrisome. I couldn’t ask for a sweeter, kinder daughter, but I have no idea how she will support herself. She was engaged and was supposed to get married last October, but they broke up not long before the nuptials. They had dated 3 years. It was probably a good thing. He had a problem with lying over the silliest things. He always wanted everyone to think the best of him, even if it wasn’t true. I am glad they are not together, but I know my daughter is still grieving the loss of that dream.
My son, well he is agenius. He sings, he has his teacher’s wrapped around his fingers. He is so charming and handsome, he is also a know it all, smart mouth. He is such a wonderful kid to everyone but us. I think he really believes that we don’t understand him. We are so proud of him, but have to reign him in constantly. He made some of the best test scores in the state, brilliant! I adore him, but I can’t hardly talk to him lately without wanting to strangle him. His behavior made me call up my own Mother and apologize. He is just like me!
As far as giving money to people on the street……….
I laughed at your comment Vera, we gave that to a very old man and a what appeared to be a mentally challenged young man who was with him. (They may have been addicts, but they were so pitiful). I told my kids that we gave them enough for a pint and a meal!!!
Later that same evening we were approached in a parking lot by a guy on a bike who was asking us for money, Now that guy was on drugs! No doubt he was tweeking (my 16 year old’s term). Eyes huge, pressured speechl the whole bit. We did not give him money. I guess I try to use judgement. I don’t really have money to give away. I have debts that I have not addressed in months. I have Big debt. But I remember a preacher when I was a teenager and he said this about giving money away. “It is up to the person you give it to, it is up to them what they do with it. If your heart is right when you give them a dollar and they use it
for drugs, that’s not your problem. That’s their problem.
God saw your heart and he will bless the giver.”
There are too many people here that live on the streets. People come to Florida in the winter because most nights they won’t freeze if they can’t find shelter. It is unbelievable the sheer number of homeless we have here.
