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To have tried to help a homeless man?

181 replies

darkcandlelight · 17/12/2017 16:34

Went to Manchester for the Christmas markets and we stayed over last night. There was a homeless man sleeping by our hotel and I was really concerned about him. This morning my 11 yo was worried he wasn't moving so we went to get dh up to ask him (he has a medical background) and took him a cup of tea. Dh is really annoyed with me, he says it was irresponsible.

So was I being unreasonable? I really thought the man had died at one point.

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BellaDarkness · 19/12/2017 21:53

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16 of the 28 people currently in the night-shelter I run have jobs. Two of them are full time care assistants. They look after our most vulnerable in society and at night they sleep on the floor of a church hall.

Greenshoots1 · 20/12/2017 07:12

That is so true, many rough sleepers have jobs.

CaptainChristmas · 20/12/2017 08:22

Two of them are full time care assistants. They look after our most vulnerable in society and at night they sleep on the floor of a church hall.

This is shameful.

Lotsofsausage · 20/12/2017 08:54

No you were teaching DC social responsibility and compassion. You weren't exactly going to use her as a human shield, were you.
Unless DH is just concerned that you may have led her to a dead body, in which case I can understand that particular concern.

jemimarose · 20/12/2017 09:32

Hello, just to say thank you for link to Streets of London song, gave me shivers, Annie Lennox's voice is stunning. Watching the video made me want to donate, so I did, didn't take long, used PayPal wish I could have given more but have signed up for newsletters and will inform myself how I can help. I live near Brighton and there is a large population of homeless people.

YANBU for wanting to help and I think this thread has potential to get other posters to help too.

Greenshoots1 · 20/12/2017 12:07

Thank you - please pass the link on to your friends, just today and tomorrow to go before the Christmas number one is decided....

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