Family and hard times.

Last week I saw these homeless folk on tv. Some of them had grown kids and were afraid to tell them they had fallen on hard times. So they were sleeping on the street and in tents and stuff. I really wanted to talk to my folks and let them know that if they had a hardship that they could tell me and we could find some space for them. When I caught up with them, my mom was like, “Don’t worry. I have NO QUALMS about asking for help.” Just like I’d have no qualms about asking them for help if  I  needed it. What is the point of not even being able to ask family for help in times like this? I’ve heard about people being mean to friends when they hear of financial hardship (which makes them non-friends in my opinion) so maybe some folks are afraid of that from their family members, but it is so sad to me. Social standing or perceived social standing is not worth the dangers of life on the street.