Thank goodness this was not a true story and a poor little child going to be born to this woman and her dogs are apparently being essentially taken care of. If she is a regular, you know the police are aware of her. NYC is policed to the hilt in the downtown area, isn't it? She probably has some mental problem and they are indulging her a while. Hopefully this woman will find her way out of her problems and get a real job. If not, maybe someone can direct her to a counseling program or something as no normal person would do what she is going. Seems like you would have to have something a bit out of whack to beg on the street, like missing a "pride" gene and also she apparently has no fear of scorn. Or she could be addicted and high. Whatever is wrong, she sounds mentally damaged somehow.
I'm so relieved no little child is being brought into this mess I can hardly say much else out of the relief I feel.
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