On my way to the train an older man and woman were walking with a lot of plastic bags and a large bag down the stairs. I offered to help bring the bags down and the woman said thank you and the man asked a couple time “you’ll help?”. After brining their bags down, the man stopped me from going and said he’s homeless and sleeps at the McDonald’s overnight with his friend of 30 years. He lost all his money through stocks and gambling. Then he asked if I can help feed him and his friend, to which I agreed and said I’ll spot them at McDonald’s so they can stay there longer. At this point I felt bad and he asked if he can call if they get hungry and I said sure. I expected to get a call in another few days or next week. As we were walking to drop off their bags he was telling me that his brother lives in a nice flat with his wife and he used to stay with them but then he got kicked out and his brother stopped giving him money - so he became homeless. I’m not sure what happened with the friend but every time she talked he would stop her from talking. As we dropped off their things at McDonald’s he then says “actually can you buy us rice from a boxed rice restaurant?” I said sure, since it was healthier. Once we got there he then said “we’ll only buy one rice box meal because tomorrow we need to eat again, so come back tomorrow and buy us another one” at this point I said no I won’t be on the area so buy the 2 today. He reluctantly said ok, then said can I buy them a pack of soy milk from the grocery store a block away, bring it back to the restaurant, and at this rice restaurant bring part of their belongings that they took to the restaurant back to McDonald’s. I just said sorry I don’t get it, but I have to go and I’ll get the soy milk. He said ok and that was it - I bought them soy milk and crackers. Not less than 24h he called again saying “come back and if I can buy more food for them”. I did feel bad but my husband said that he’s taking advantage of my kindness and was basically becoming a choosy beggar when he asked me to “upgrade” their dinner meal the last time. Also, it seemed like he has a support system but probably abused it or has mental health problems and doesn’t want to seek help. Sorry this story is long but it was a crazy situation overall.   submitted by   /u/smncat [link]   [comments]