Busking Mother with children in tow

[nicnacs_4u]

Shopping at my local supermarket the other day I came across a young mum playing a flute near the entrance door..with her playing on a rug were her two young children and a baby in a pram.An old hat supported a sign stating her husband was looking for work and with 5 children to feed and cloth any contribution would be great...kinda made me feel sad & disappointed that she had her children there to beg for money(I did give)

I would be interested to see what other`s think

[polksaladallie]

Again the common misconception that hard drug users roll around in the gutter and steal from others.  Many of them hold down good jobs, public servants, professional people etc.

[kilroy_is_here]

2 lots of unemployment + 5 kids would add up to about $2000 a fortnight in government benefits

[lloydslights]

Why doesn't she"teach the flute" to students in her home?

DEB

[soul_art]

Using her circumstances to make people feel sorry for her, her family, is emotional blackmail. 

Why would she have written the sign otherwise?

There was no reason. People passing her by would have given money for her busking, having her children with her makes no difference.  I've seen people with their children busking, no reason they shouldn't be with them but writing a sign like she did, is using them.

You don't have to agree, you can give money to whoever you want....doesn't mean anyone else has to though, does it??

[freakiness]

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@kilroy_is_here wrote:
2 lots of unemployment + 5 kids would add up to about $2000 a fortnight in government benefits

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The sign said she was on govt benefits did it?

[freakiness]

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@lloydslights wrote:

Why doesn't she"teach the flute" to students in her home?

DEB

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Perhaps she does and was busking between lessons.

[freddie*rooster]

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@paintsew007 wrote:

She could also be puting that $$ up her arm

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Don't be ridiculous freddie. People with a shooting habit can't put notes together, either in a tune or the paper kind, in an organised way-they have no time to wait between fixes either. Burglary is the way for those with a nasty and expensive habit. Fast. Busking is not exactly suited to supporting someone with a habit

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Stupid me

[lionrose.7]

Unlike others I am not that judgemental, yes I give money to buskers, the homeless.

It is not up to me to judge because I do not know how they got to this stage of their life.

I would rather think of good in people then to think bad.

[bluecat*dancing]

I would have found the sign a bit off-putting so by the time I would have made up my mind as to whether it was an explanation as to why she is busking [she might have been embarrassed etc] or used as a means to garner sympathy, I would have walked past. If there was no sign and I had change handy, I would have donated. As long as the kids were safe, I don't have a problem with them being present.

[boris1gary]

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@lionrose.7 wrote:

Unlike others I am not that judgemental, yes I give money to buskers, the homeless.

It is not up to me to judge because I do not know how they got to this stage of their life.

I would rather think of good in people then to think bad.

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I second that, Lionrose.