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Cloud · 09-06-2008, 03:40 PM

I think those are good ideas, Sweetwater, but -- I don't think they'll fly. Giving money or a donation on someone's behalf is absolutely not the same as giving them a bed or a tv they think will be used by the recipient. It's a different kind of giving feeling, and I suspect not the kind the older sisters are craving.

I guess part of the problem, Sheldon, is you feel you are being condescended to, or like you are receiving charity. As both the baby of my family, and a heartfelt giver to my kids, I understand both viewpoints.

09-06-2008, 03:40 PM	#9
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I think those are good ideas, Sweetwater, but -- I don't think they'll fly. Giving money or a donation on someone's behalf is absolutely not the same as giving them a bed or a tv they think will be used by the recipient. It's a different kind of giving feeling, and I suspect not the kind the older sisters are craving. I guess part of the problem, Sheldon, is you feel you are being condescended to, or like you are receiving charity. As both the baby of my family, and a heartfelt giver to my kids, I understand both viewpoints. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"