[ SECRET POST #1898 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1898 ⌋


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Comments

[hermione-vader.livejournal.com]

This sounds like the much nicer counterpart to that secret we had back in December that said the anon couldn't bring themselves to buy Twilight for an underprivileged girl, so they bought His Dark Materials instead.

Your secret is pretty benevolent in that light. As someone already pointed out, you hope these kids love these things the way you loved/still love them. You're paying it forward, but you're not trying to deny them the opportunity to enjoy something else.

And frankly, I think it's okay if a kid requests just a "stuff animal" and you give them Kermit. That would actually be pretty darn wonderful to unwrap. For anyone.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, really. I was one of those underprivileged kids who relied on the charity of random people when it came to Christmas gifts (especially after my mom died), and that secret reminded me so much of the people who would get what they thought we needed (one year I got pencils) instead of what we wanted. Someone passing on what the enjoyed as a child was always appreciated more than some asshole going "well those poor kids have things they NEED- let's get them school supplies and socks and shit!" (Yes, that secret from December brought up a lot of feelings, can you tell?)

And I'm a grown-ass woman now and I'd LOVE to get Kermit.

[hermione-vader.livejournal.com]

That's terrible! I think that stems from this idea that there aren't other organizations that work to get the basics to the kids, which there are (at least in urban areas). I once volunteered stocking a warehouse full of school supplies that went to public schools in lower income brackets, and yeah, pencils seem like a douche-y gift. Ignoring the request in general is awful, but that's pretty low (and cruelly cheap of that person). I know that at my church, right after Thanksgiving, kids would bring in toys to give away, and I usually gave something that I would have wanted. If the giver wouldn't want to unwrap it, why would they give it? That seems like a pretty good rule of thumb.

That's the power of Kermit: he's comforting and affirming no matter how old you are.

[akacat]

Yuck, I'd hate to buy Twilight for anyone. I'd have to dilute it by buying the kid both Twilight and a YA romance novel that does not feature stalking.

[hermione-vader.livejournal.com]

Even that seems better than ignoring the request completely. They might like getting an additional book, even if they haven't heard of it.