Dolly, I’m told she’s homeless. She has been into my shop a few times the first time was last winter it was very cold and we let her in before hours. She talked constantly but only to herself. She would say a few words to us but other wise the conversation with herself was far more inviting. The second and third time was last week. She was still talking to herself and giving us decorating and business tips. But things were different than last winter. The “bag lady” cart was replaced with “high end” lugagge, the her winter coat was replaced with an expensive fall coat. She had very nice professionally done fake nails, make up, and smelled like shampoo. As she took off her coat I was surprised to see her clothes were nothing cheep either.
I really hate to doubt her that she says she’s homeless, that would be an awfull position to be in. If she truly does need a hand out I don’t want to be the one to deny her. At the same time when she pays for her coffee with a twenty dollar bill and has another in her hand its very hard to believe her and feel that I was previously taken advantage of. As before she was given coffee and breakfast for free.
I should feel happy that I did the right thing in thinking that I was helping someone in need but at the same time it’s hard to not be up set that someone could so easily decieve me. That her conscience let her do it more than once. I try to help people as best I can but some times it’s quite hard because I start to wonder if they really need it or if I am just letting myself be taken advantage of.
