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I'm not snarking coinin. I just realize that the mentality in her comment is part of what I think is wrong with the world.
I look at it this way: if a friend or family member asks me for help in a matter that is reasonable and in which I can help, I should. I put in the "reasonable" clause because there are exceptions. I don't think my brother should have to put his house up for collateral when my nephew needed bail money (he did skip out on bail, too, by the way). I don't think that I should have to give somebody one million dollars (let's pretend that I have it) because they asked for it after spending everything they had on a gold plated shark tank.
However, I think I should help if a friend calls me for a ride because her car broke down en route to my child's party. Am I thinking too highly of my family if I feel that "Abby" must really love us if she's even trying to come out to the party under these circumstances? If somebody cares about me that much, isn't helping her the right thing to do? No, I'm not required to do it, but I think I should.
In other news, I received a friend request from this person. Quasi-person. The user picture amuses me.
I look at it this way: if a friend or family member asks me for help in a matter that is reasonable and in which I can help, I should. I put in the "reasonable" clause because there are exceptions. I don't think my brother should have to put his house up for collateral when my nephew needed bail money (he did skip out on bail, too, by the way). I don't think that I should have to give somebody one million dollars (let's pretend that I have it) because they asked for it after spending everything they had on a gold plated shark tank.
However, I think I should help if a friend calls me for a ride because her car broke down en route to my child's party. Am I thinking too highly of my family if I feel that "Abby" must really love us if she's even trying to come out to the party under these circumstances? If somebody cares about me that much, isn't helping her the right thing to do? No, I'm not required to do it, but I think I should.
In other news, I received a friend request from this person. Quasi-person. The user picture amuses me.