- Joined
- Mar 23, 2009
- Location
- where the taxes are the highest
Tonight was my son's football parent meeting. Now being a football mom I have this meeting memorized. Seven years worth. OK same ole stuff. Then what I heard next broke my heart. This year we need sponsors badly. Why? Well we took on too many kids who have played here and they can't afford it. The manager of the team went on. These are kids we just can't say no to. It's not their fault their parents lost their jobs.
MY gosh I thought, how grateful am I. So I raise my hand and say. Every year I have been giving my sons old shoes and pads that no longer fit him to his coach, can we start a bin, and any parent who has extra please donate. I then Immediately write out a check. I just emptied my casino acct. I don't care it's for kids. Here is what bugs me.
After practice I heard some parents talking about the fact that they have to pay why other kids are getting a free ride. REALLY!!!
Then the secretary of the team came up to me and thanked me. Which I pulled her to the side and said please don't let anyone know I donated that amount. She understood. She then said two of the kids that have played at the park were homeless - my god these are kids my kids have played with for 7 years. I am in tears. I said why? How can this happen? I told her to let me know their situation, I will get food cards and do whatever needs to be done to help.
I live in a very affluent neighborhood. I get it bad things have and can happen to people. I just feel so horrible for these kids. So I have already started contacting business to become sponsors I got 2 already. $300.00 to sponsor a kid is a small price to let a kid play, to let a kid not worry and forget about his problems for a day. $300. is nothing compared to what I piss away playing online. I don't know what else to do but feel grateful for my life, thank my god, and try and help. All I know is I think about it and tears start flowing.
I guess I just needed to type my thoughts out and try to make some reason out of them thanks for listening.
MY gosh I thought, how grateful am I. So I raise my hand and say. Every year I have been giving my sons old shoes and pads that no longer fit him to his coach, can we start a bin, and any parent who has extra please donate. I then Immediately write out a check. I just emptied my casino acct. I don't care it's for kids. Here is what bugs me.
After practice I heard some parents talking about the fact that they have to pay why other kids are getting a free ride. REALLY!!!
Then the secretary of the team came up to me and thanked me. Which I pulled her to the side and said please don't let anyone know I donated that amount. She understood. She then said two of the kids that have played at the park were homeless - my god these are kids my kids have played with for 7 years. I am in tears. I said why? How can this happen? I told her to let me know their situation, I will get food cards and do whatever needs to be done to help.
I live in a very affluent neighborhood. I get it bad things have and can happen to people. I just feel so horrible for these kids. So I have already started contacting business to become sponsors I got 2 already. $300.00 to sponsor a kid is a small price to let a kid play, to let a kid not worry and forget about his problems for a day. $300. is nothing compared to what I piss away playing online. I don't know what else to do but feel grateful for my life, thank my god, and try and help. All I know is I think about it and tears start flowing.
I guess I just needed to type my thoughts out and try to make some reason out of them thanks for listening.