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jhill2d11 posted an update Tuesday, Dec 20, 2011, 10:33pm EST, 13 years, 10 months ago
CHAR Back when I was volunteering for the local soup kitchen, the agency that supported it would sometimes ask if one of us ladies would be willing to help out in a situation like you described. I remember going to an apartment where a very shy little girl met me, with her little sister and two brothers also. The mother was there, but an absentee father. The girl was supposed to appear in a piano recital, and needed something to wear. I ended up with a dress, underclothes, shoes and socks not only for her, but for her sister, too. Then was sorry I hadn't looked close enough to guess what size the boys were. Never heard the full story, but it couldn't have been a happy one. Like you say, it certainly wasn't the kids' fault.