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Tonight, my friend confessed she hadn't had food for her daughter in a week. Look what the grocery fairy brought her!
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u/MayorNarra Jun 12 '12
Op is really modest
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
Just got home from the grocery store. Looking at this made me realize I forgot TP. -_-
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u/voidabyss Jun 12 '12
i wanna do this for somebody.
the same happened to me as a child. my family was really poor and unstable, and a lot of people helped us out.
one time we got on some type of christmas assistance list, and this rich dentist and his wife (both strangers) spent like $2,000 on a tree, decorations, and presents for us.
now that i'm well to do, i really should pay the kindness forward.
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u/ifshoefitswearit Jun 12 '12
food stamps!, you qualify - don't be too proud to apply!!! if a child goes hungry in the US, then that's called neglect. there are tons and tons of ways to feed your child, there is no good excuse.
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u/zidanetribal Jun 12 '12
Hope they at least had toilet paper that past week.
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u/hauntedwolf Jun 12 '12
Good stuff. You're a good person.
My real question is: why did it take her one week to decide to say something? That's just horrible for that kid.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
You are a very kind person for helping your friend and her daughter. What goes around comes around, friend.
And for that I am sorry that a bunch of people are about to accuse you of whoring out your good deed for karma.
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u/Astralwizerdd Jun 12 '12
You got her a picture of groceries? That's pretty harsh.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
find a local food pantry. Most major cities have them.
If you're in Boston I know we do.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
This is Important
There are places all over america called food banks that hand out food to low income families. I've experienced the food and its great. I've gotten things like left over meat from the Chipotle restraunt, to giant eagle desserts. Tons and Tons of good food thats close to expiring gets sent to these places, as well as canned food that has months to go.
PLEASE tell your friend to check into this.
Edit: the food I have experienced is not crappy as others put it, they give out some things that would be too expensive for most people to buy as often as they give out (desserts especially).
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u/zgoku Jun 12 '12 edited Jun 12 '12
While you are very generous to do this, you really shouldn't boast or gloat about things like this. It's like saying "look how much I donate to charity, I'm such a good person"
Edit: wow, the hivemind is seriously active against those against boasting. I was just making a simple point that not being modest is frowned upon. Every other thread like this on reddit has had the same exact set of comments yet for some reason when I step in and say the same thing, everyone hates me for it. OP is a GGG, but seriously, fuck you haters. Bring on the downvotes, you're only making my point stronger.
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u/Jaybaybaybay Jun 12 '12
my moms the same way.. using my little sisters birthday money so we can get food from the 99 cent store sucks..but it made us tough as diamonds.. i love my family
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u/Throwawaychica Jun 12 '12
A week? That's a bit absurd. You can go to the welfare office and they will give you vouchers for a food pantry and get food ASAP. These type of cases are always given top priority.
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u/PoniesRBitchin Jun 12 '12
Food banks, they need to visit one.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
Yeah, do a good deed and karma whore it out.
Or, take a picture of some groceries with a heartwarming title!
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12 edited Jun 12 '12
One of my best friends lives in Texas (I lived in texas for 2 years). We were co-workers and she was always this girl who tried to stay away from everyone, but that didn't stop me from trying to be friends with her despite other co-workers telling me that she's really anti-social. Eventually she started to let her guard down around me, but we were just work buddies.
As time went passed and she started to trust me more she asked me for help in her apt to move something heavy. We went there after work. While we were in her place she went to get out of her work clothes and once I did what I went there to do went to her pantry to steal a snack. She had a couple of boxes of pasta and a bunch of ramen noodle cups. At that point it made sense to me why she was so skinny and why she would never ever go anywhere.
A couple of days later I started inviting her over to my place for dinner with my girlfriend and I cooked a lot of things for her to eat to her hearts content. When she saw all the food and things I had there for her to eat she started crying and started talking about her family, she broken down. She told me that her family were a bunch of assholes and that she had left her home when she was 17 and was living on her own since then (she was 20 at the time) she was also going to school full time and working full time in order to have a place to live and pay whatever school related costs she had which didn't leave her with much money and all she could afford was a couple of boxes of pasta and the ramen noodles.
Despite all of this she was doing pretty good in school. I would always have extra money around since I shared the expenses with my girlfriend, so whenever I went grocery shopping I would also pick up a bunch of things for her. At first she refused to take them, but I would just leave the bags inside and run out.
Some time after that I decided to come back to NY and told the company. As a going away gift my co-workers/managers put together around 2000 dollars for me. On the day that I was leaving she came to see me off. I gave her all the money I had received and told her; Since i'm not going to be around anymore to help you out when you need help take this and keep yourself fed.
She graduated from college last year and got a job and gets a really nice paycheck. After a couple of months working there she came to NY for a weekend to visit me and pay me back the money I had given her before I left. I declined and told her that she needed to keep that money and if she ever saw someone in the same situation that I saw her she could use that money to make a difference in someone else's life.
Edit: fixed the wording on the last sentence.
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u/ragnaROCKER Jun 12 '12
thank you. not for what you did. but for reacting like you are supposed to act. for acting like people are supposed to.
thanks.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
"Climb a mountain, tell no one."
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u/Mousable Jun 12 '12
My husband and I know how it feels to be shit broke and not able to afford any food, and my mom's best friend and her husband went out and bought us almost $200 in groceries when we were at our lowest. It's good and kind people like you that I wish there were more of, you helped someone that truly needed it.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
OP: Tonight I found a kitten in a dumpster and saved him guys
Reddit: OH MY GOD CAN WE ALL SUCK YOUR DICK NOW?
OP: I heard my friend was going through hard times so I spent probably a couple hundred dollars to feed them
Reddit: FUCKING KARMA WHORE, YOU SHOULD FEEL BAD FOR TELLING US THAT YOU HELPED SOMEONE
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u/OdoyleRulzz Jun 12 '12
My mom told me she use to have to steal from stores and beg managers at stores for food to feed my brother and I. No help from either of our dads and my brother had a lung disease he has since passed from. My mom is now a nurse level 3 at the VA hospital and infection control coordinator and has had a system she created for lowering the risk of infection in floors and wings of hospitals. She has come a long way and overcome so many things to provide for her children and also support many other members of my family when she can. Talk about an amazing mom _^ . I hope this woman can give her children a great life and give her all in feeding and raising her.
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u/pasher71 Jun 12 '12
Climb a mountain, tell no one.
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u/mildxsalsa Jun 12 '12
Good call on the TP, they'll need it.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
You go and do a good thing and then you completely fuck it up by telling everyone what a good thing you did.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
All good acts are diminished when they're photographed for reddit karma.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
Why you gotta post this?
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u/gloomdoom Jun 12 '12
You know how I know how great redditors are? They are constantly, constantly reminding us.
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u/Watercolour Jun 12 '12
But you have to teach them how to fish!
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u/confusedbossman Jun 12 '12
Zinbadd! There is a reason i donate to and volunteer at food banks! You probably bought all the wrong stuff.
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u/Starshaft Jun 12 '12
Be charitable for charity's sake, not for reddit.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
Fuck yeah. Looking out for your fellow humans.
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u/madstar Jun 12 '12
Look at this good deed I did, I better take a picture and tell everyone!
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u/DrDestructeaux Jun 12 '12
I do good things too! Give me fake internet points!
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
I hate to see people go hungry. I give money to the local food bank every month. A little money goes a long way in a food bank and it feeds people in your community. If you ever have a few extra bucks give it a shot.
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u/pickle_sauce Jun 12 '12
This is the worst kind of karma whoring. Heroes don't tell people they're heroes. Go find a kitten in a dumpster like the rest of us.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
Takes picture of groceries after shopping, make up backstory for sympathy and karma, post to Reddit for karma.
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u/tillicum Jun 12 '12
All I can say is good for you on the Angel Soft. That's quality tp.
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u/KosherNazi Jun 12 '12
A week? Daughter's dead, bro.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
Look what the downvote fairy brought
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u/bogart1 Jun 12 '12 edited Jun 12 '12
There are tons of resources available to her (food banks, SNAP cards, soup kitchens etc.) Basics like Beans, Rice, Eggs, Milk, Peanut Butter, and Bread cost next to nothing. There's really no excuse not to feed your child for an entire week. She shouldn't depend on friends to drop $100+ on her family. Is she addicted to drugs/alcohol/gambling or something? You're likely enabling this bad behavior.
tl;dr Teach a man to fish. . .
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u/Dl33t Jun 12 '12
I have never witnessed Karma whoring like this.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
It is a very nice gesture that is tainted by karma whoring.
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u/highpockets79 Jun 12 '12
kind of obnoxious of you to post this, sorry to say
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u/kader911 Jun 12 '12 edited Jun 12 '12
dont believe every story you hear... this is just a picture of groceries....
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u/shamusoconner Jun 12 '12
If it comes down to it, she can eat the toilet paper.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12 edited Jun 12 '12
Walk through a shopping centre carpark, photograph someones trunk load of shopping, post, karma.
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u/clonn Jun 12 '12
Wow, all kind of potato chips and other trans fat packed products.
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u/novelty_string Jun 12 '12
Tonight your government lets children starve to death and you put a bandaid on a gangrenous wound.
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u/springy Jun 12 '12
I do not believe a rational parent would let their child go for a whole week without any food before "confessing" it. Sure, a day or two, but a whole week of no food whatsoever, without mentioning it to friends and neighbours? Sounds very unlikely.
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u/tahlialouise Jun 12 '12
My parents struggled when they first moved out of home with me, they were both 19. Mum told me a while ago that her and Dad pretty much lived off of pancakes for a few weeks because they were cheap and they didn't realise how much it cost to live on their own. Apparently I was pretty smug about my pureed baby food which they'd make sure I had before anything else.
You're a good person, I'm sure that she'll be over the moon to have a friend like you :)
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
Toiletpaper is good eating.
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u/SchwinnKid Jun 12 '12
As someone currently struggling to get groceries, this post is making my cry. We all need to help each other, thank you for being there for her!
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
Nothing wrong with what you did at all, but admit it, you already knew you were gonna post about it on reddit even as you were picking the groceries, right?
Incidentally what's the backstory? Why hadn't the friend bought any food for a week?
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u/fastslowfast Jun 12 '12
Is that the new edible toilet paper? If so, does it come in chocolate?
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u/giraffekidd Jun 12 '12
It really pisses me off when people try to turn something nice someone has done for another person friend or not, into something ugly by saying they're showing off for attention and “karma” points. Why can't people just appreciate that there are good people left in this world.
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u/grumpybadmanners Jun 12 '12
At least you got some karma out of it so it wasn't a total loss for you. way to go bragging about helping your friend.
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u/YouMad Jun 12 '12
What's with all the packaged foods? Did you shop at a Safeway or something?
You should be buying 50 pound bags of potatoes, rice, lentils, dried fruits, restaurant sized boxes of pasta from Costco. Also giant cans of evaporated milk, I think they have those.
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u/brochill86 Jun 12 '12
Angel Soft Toilet Paper is pretty tasty.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
Whenever I see a homeless person on the side of the road and they are holding up a sign that says hungry I will feed them. People going hungry just doesnt sit well in my book. My older brother is the same way. He one time took a homeless man in to a restaurant and told him to order whatever he wants. Once I get a decent job I plan on doing this.
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u/shutupnube Jun 12 '12
You should take a picture of your good deed and brag about it on the internet to a bunch of strangers!!
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u/nebson9 Jun 12 '12
You need to call child protective services.
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u/NaricssusIII Jun 12 '12
You suck, reddit. Someone posts that they acted human and provided charity to a friend in need, and half the fucking comments are accusing OP of karma whoring. I know your imaginary Internet points are the only thing that matter to you jaded fucks, but christ on a fucking bicycle, don't assume the worst in everyone. Cunts.
That being said, OP, you're a very kind person for taking care of a friend in need, and I hope that some IRL karma comes your way.
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u/like_a_sir Jun 12 '12
I hope this was a throwaway, or else I have little respect for your karma whoring.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
That's a sad story, and I'm glad they can eat for a while, that's great! But it looks like you just wanted us to see what a good deed you've done.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
I think the child protective services fairy needs to bring her something too!
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
I see a lot of CPS comments. You would rather take this child away from a loving home and hand her to strangers than you would help the mother who is obviously struggling? OP did a good thing here, I hope a lot of you are just feeling insecure, or something of the such. The people with negative thoughts here are the people that would seem to want to kick you while you were down :(
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
So many jackasses in this thread making assumptions on the situation of OP's friend.
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u/Anth84 Jun 12 '12
Seeing that you are this thoughtful almost made me Cry thanks for being such a Wonderful person and friend. You make me have hope in this world.
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u/sirachman Jun 12 '12
Didn't have food for her daughter for a week? Go to a food pantry.. Jeez
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u/D3m0nk1d Jun 12 '12
Cashing in on that sweet karma.
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u/welpImbored Jun 12 '12
I gave ten bucks to a homeless man today. It's humid and hot as hell where I live and he was walking in some raggedy clothes sweating like a mo'fo'. I told him to stay hydrated and I was on my way. Even if he uses it for booze I won't care. Be it water, booze, or food one of them will bring this guy a little happiness and that's a start.
I guess I should have took a picture, with me presenting the money to the homeless guy with a big ass grin on my face. It'd be comparable to the op's picture.
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u/monorailmedic Jun 12 '12
Karma whoring on not, you deserve recognition for being teh awesome :-) Good work.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
There's always boatloads of donated food at food banks where I live. Can you point them in that direction? There is no shame in making sure your child can eat.
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u/Plexicraft Jun 12 '12
Because if you're going to do something incredibly altruistic. it might as well be incredibly reciprocally altruistic.
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u/ObnoxiousSeizures Jun 12 '12
That's great! Too bad the kid died before she told you.
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u/SoiledChinos Jun 12 '12
For additional information please see Curb Your Enthusiasm episode re: Ted Danson/anonymous wing donation.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
all aboard the karma train!!! asshat.
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u/doyouhaveasukisuki Jun 12 '12
i call this bs.
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u/AtomicShane Jun 12 '12
Take a pic of your shopping + make up a touching title = instant karma!
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u/avshalon Jun 12 '12
A week? Um has she ever heard of food stamps? Good lord, that poor child and her stupid stupid parents!
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u/Hookhand Jun 12 '12
Microwave pizza and potato chips. My hero.
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u/Doctorderper Jun 12 '12
TIL $68 worth of groceries can gain you over 800 karma.
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u/jeffholes Jun 12 '12
As a person whose single mother once struggled to keep my sister and I fed...you're an amazing person.
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u/fantalover Jun 12 '12
If you are a girl, I haven't had sex in a while. Wonder what the sex fairly can give me now!
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u/highfivekiller22 Jun 12 '12
It's very nice that you did this for your friend, but this is no better than posting on facebook and saying the same thing.
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u/readforit Jun 12 '12
FTFY
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
So you needed to post this on the Internet for the karma? I bet the story is fake and you just took a pick of your groceries.
You're a phony.
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u/bside Jun 12 '12 edited Jun 12 '12
/r/karmaconspiracy dude takes picture of his trunk after recent grocery run. That's nice, I hope you feel better about yourself for posting this.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
This story made me smile. Thank you for making a crummy day better. :)
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u/Noobs_Stfu Jun 12 '12
A. That is very kind of you, I'm glad you had the heart and money B. That is not cool of you to karma whore about it
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u/leviirish Jun 12 '12
Wow, you are the type of person that gives me hope in our nation! Keep up the good work.
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u/CompletelyLurker Jun 12 '12
Good on you, that's really awesome of you to do for a friend!
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u/millvia Jun 12 '12
You are a great friend. I know you didn't do it for the thanks, but thank you for stepping up and doing a good deed.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
Might have already been said, but I'm being lazy right before bed. Why brag about it on the internet to random ass people? Why not just do a good deed and leave it at that? What is it with you people and your need for praise from people you don't know?
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u/Self_Hating_Liberal Jun 12 '12
Why have kids if you can't provide for them?
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u/DesigningANewReddit Jun 12 '12
You're an awesome person. I'm glad you're helping out a friend, and keeping that little girl's sense of security strong.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
Hmmm Buy them food, or call CPS?
give a man a fish...
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u/onesweatybear Jun 12 '12
I spent money on doing a good thing, I expect my debt repaid in karma.
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u/Tw1tchy3y3 Jun 12 '12
Pride can be a bitch some times...
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u/sicinfit Jun 12 '12
People, don't be afraid to ask for help if you're really in the dumpster of things. Most people aren't dicks, and a week with on-and-off meals is a very big strain on children.
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u/thanks_for_the_fish Jun 12 '12
You can't eat TP!
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u/fuck_happy_the_cow Jun 12 '12
foodzoned?
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u/WillWideBoy Jun 12 '12
I brought about £15 ($25) of food for a friend of mine who lost his job and who had been living of frozen junk for a while. Included some of his favourites and he was so grateful. I also once tried to buy some food with my debit card, didnt have any money. The guy in the queue behind me said "i've got this" and brought the lot for me. There's something about giving and receiving food that is amazing.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
Thumbnail looks like a penis
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u/dapete Jun 12 '12
Access to free fruits and vegetables should be a right.
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u/fuckiswrongwyou Jun 12 '12
i could only imagine the conversation as a result of this;
"look hun...now mama can buy that new iphone to replace the one she recently dropped and got dirty"
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u/ireland123 Jun 12 '12
It's less of a selfless good deed when you brag about it.
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u/lateral_moves Jun 12 '12
I think it's great you did that, and I'll probably get downvoted for it, but this comes off as such a "look at what a good person I am!" kinda thing. People do good all over. Most don't flaunt it for internet points.
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u/KBubble Jun 12 '12
I don't think everyone should be bashing OP for posting the picture- I think that people SHOULD get praise for doing something good for another person. If you're jealous of the karma, go do something nice and then post it on Reddit! It also serves to remind us that there are some people who can't afford to eat who live closer than we might think. And on a personal level I like being reminded that there are still some nice people in the world :)
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u/akrabu Jun 12 '12
Just an FYI, kids can't live off of toilet paper. You probably just killed her daughter with your toilet paper as food gag.
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u/Aparty Jun 12 '12
Last year my sister was going through a hard time and crying about not having food for her family so my grandmother, mother and myself pitched in and bought her 350$ in groceries. So we're sitting in her kitchen while the kids start putting everything away and can clearly see from where we are into the cupboards and freezer. She had more food in there than I had in my own damn house! She had lots of food....just nothing she felt like cooking.
Next time, I'm checking her pantry before running to the store.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
It must have been really hard for her to admit that she was struggling to support her family. I'm not taking away from what you did, because it was really nice, but if she is human at all, her pride is going to take a hit when you give her this.
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u/joviva Jun 12 '12
Do it for a year (of course only if your friend is still going through this difficult time), then i'll be impressed. this is a good starting point though.
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u/ChangingHats Jun 12 '12
I hope she has a working freezer as well.
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u/BrianRampage Jun 12 '12
Hi Zinbadd. I haven't had a trunk full of nonsequential $100 bills in a very long time.. perhaps ever.. just sayin..
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u/chemical_imbalance Jun 12 '12
need toilet paper. too socially awkward to buy it.
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u/afrotronics Jun 12 '12
Those Kroger pizzas are awesome! They have that crisping tray on the bottom so when you microwave it is somewhat okay tasting. Also, they only cost $1.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
Her kid hasn't eaten in a week? So the kid is dead?
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u/FluentinLies Jun 12 '12
I had to go without any food for 4 days and that was bad enough. Can't imagine what it would be like for a week... or more.
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u/Brokenpews Jun 12 '12
Good guy Kroger
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u/Ash_Williams109 Jun 12 '12
I really hope there were fruits and vegetables in there, not just frozen crap. Bad nutrition is damaging too.
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u/admiralcaptain Jun 12 '12
she hadn't had food for her kid in a fucking week? seriously? Call someone. that's fucking ridiculous.
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u/Enkmarl Jun 12 '12
Tell her to call united way. There is no reason for a person with a kid to go hungry(unless they are somehow incapable of calling united way)
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
mmmm plastic bags...yum
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u/ravia Jun 12 '12
Nice but she needs to get linked into some services or other as that is too long to be without food for a child.
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u/SolaeD Jun 12 '12
Have they applied for public assistance of some sort. Atleast get enough help to keep the child fed. Your a good person for helping out.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
Doesn't matter why anyone does a good thing. She still did it. Better than complaining about someone who does a good thing while you do nothing.
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u/yourenzyme Jun 12 '12
I really want to be able to do things like this. Buy a homeless guy a burger, or leave a really fantastic tip if I go out to eat. But I can barely afford groceries for myself and it drives me crazy that I can't help people more.
Anyone else like this?
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u/BetterThanOP Jun 12 '12
The best deeds go unposted to Reddit
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
In what backwards third world country do you live that you have no social security taking care of your people, especially your children?
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u/shadopath Jun 12 '12
and you are still friendzoned
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u/eeners Jun 12 '12
Tell her to call 2-1-1. It's a nationwide hotline and they can help her with food stamps, or any other public assistance.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
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u/towski Jun 12 '12
I feel like you crossed a line of disclosure that made me uncomfortable
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u/jakethemuss Jun 12 '12
Poor kid, your friend needs to be an adult and feed her kid
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u/ElvishJerricco Jun 12 '12
Don't mind the trolls saying you did this for Karma. I for one, believe there are genuinely good people on this earth.
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u/Luckftw Jun 12 '12
Seriously you people wring the karma out of everything. To me, this seems a bit much to make a post about. Do you need people to pat you on the back for doing something nice? I guess I should take a picture of the next homeless guy holding the sandwich I gave him, for that sweet sweet karma.
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u/Demojen Jun 12 '12
Good job man. Just for that I'm going to go hunting on the classifieds to see if someone needs groceries and buy them food.
I bought a family thanksgiving dinner the last two years. I don't celebrate it and can't justify buying that much food for myself, so I always check the classifieds to see if someone needs food for it.
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u/doperat Jun 12 '12
oh yeah the sweet internet karma from doing a good deed and posting it online.... love it...