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Can't Wait For Tuesdays
- Mar 17, 2002
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Okay...I'm actually a little bit nervous about this activity I got myself into. On Wednesday, I get to go pick up 3 "at risk" kids and take them to JC Penney and help them shop for stuff for them with $100 of sponsored spending money (For each kid). I'm a little nervous about handling three kids (ages? not sure, I think they are 7-12 or something). I'm worried about losing one of them in a crowd the most. At least there will be about 20 other people from work with "their" kids in the store too. Then we get to all go have pizza at the YMCA.
Last year, the people at work came back with stories of how they went to pick up the kids at their houses and the parents were drunk or didn't remember that they had signed their kids up for this program, but couldn't wait to get the kids out of the house even though they did not know who my co-workers were. And then they would try to send the brother or sister along too (hey, free babysitting!).
And then there are the rules: No gang shopping! That means no buying the kids anything in gang colors. My friend Patti had one kid ALL pissed off at her because she would not let him buy Raiders stuff.
Well, like I said, I'm a little nervous. :|
Last year, the people at work came back with stories of how they went to pick up the kids at their houses and the parents were drunk or didn't remember that they had signed their kids up for this program, but couldn't wait to get the kids out of the house even though they did not know who my co-workers were. And then they would try to send the brother or sister along too (hey, free babysitting!).
And then there are the rules: No gang shopping! That means no buying the kids anything in gang colors. My friend Patti had one kid ALL pissed off at her because she would not let him buy Raiders stuff.
Well, like I said, I'm a little nervous. :|