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Im a good person. At least I try to be. So why am I feeling so bad? It started this morning. I withdrew money from the bank machine and went Christmas shopping then went to pick up groceries. As I was going through the checkout, the cashier mumbled, Would you like to donate two-dollars for charity? She raised her eyebrows and sighed, I get tired of asking. I bet she was tired of asking. And I bet most people were tired of being asked. Elegant Waistband and Bow Decoration 2011 Hot Sell Bridesmaid Dress. It was the third time Id been asked that day. I contributed at the first store but declined at the second, and once again found myself saying, No. I felt awkward. – No. I dont want to help starving children.- Gimme a break. Everyone wants to help, but theres a limit to what you can do. Plus, to be honest, it irritates me that the store collects money from customers and then a month later you see a picture of the owner getting free publicity while presenting a cheque to the charity.

What else annoys me is that a year ago when I went through the checkout the question was always, Would you like to make a donation? Would you like to make a donation implies, donate whatever you can afford, which seems reasonable. But then it became, Would you like to donate a dollar? and now two-dollars. Soon theyll be asking for five dollars, making you feel like anything less would be worthless. Ive never found it easy to say no. A line Floor length Skirt Hot Sell Whoelsale Coffe or Teal Bridesmaid Dress. My heart bleeds for anyone less fortunate and although Im not rich financially, by any means, I am rich in that I am comfortable and am surrounded by loving caring people. Im very aware of how lucky I am and how quickly that could change. So when someone asks me for something I almost always give.

Those kids standing outside the store collecting for their sports team or school, laugh when they see me coming. Boy Scouts and Girl Guides yell, Get out the apples and cookies, here comes Brianna Popsickle. I cant say no because my own children stood in their shoes once, and I know how they felt when people just walked by. What goes around comes around, right? But today I blew it and Im feeling like a terrible person. As usual the carpenter renovating our kitchen appeared at dinnertime. Slim A line Floor length Skirt Hot Sell 2011 Teal Bridesmaid Dress. As I maneuvered around him peeling potatoes and chatting away, my husband called from our bedroom to bring him an aspirin. He had come home after work with a full-blown cold.