It's so sad you are not going to get Charlie...it may be the best thing, but still sad. It's a common problem anymore...kids...behavior...also sad.
Thank you for helping that child, though...you are such an angel! You know, when I first moved to FL, my youngest was in 2nd grade and that school said that "United Way Day" they held a "festival" at the school for the kids...parents and public were welcome, too. No mention of what that entailed, however, for the newly transplanted, unaware family. So, my child went to school as usual...no cash in his pockets. He told me that afternoon that being at the festival...which was a requirement...meant that he was expected to spend money or do...NOTHING! So, having no money, he just kind of hung out in the computers/games area, and another child's father noticed he wasn't playing any of the games and asked if he didn't like compputer games. My child said he liked them, then the dad caught on and asked if he had any money. When my child said, "no," that dad gave him several quarters so he could participate. I probably should say that my child had a computer at home, and lots of games. He is today in early 30's (older than me now, since I am only 26...lol), and is himself now a computer programmer, and taught himself the Assembler programming language when he was 11 years old. So, deprived of computer games he wasn't...bored and ostracized for lack of quarters in his pockets that day, he was.
I appreciated the caring and generosity of that dad, and so did my child. It wasn't that we didn't have money he could have spent at the festival, we just didn't know he needed money that day. I will save my opinion of that 'hard sell charity' organization, but tell you emphatically that I NEVER sent my child to that school on "United Way Day" again WITHOUT being heavily armed with quarters...to share with the really poor children there...and he did!!! |