A great big thank you to my first guest blogger: Anna!
Here at the homeless shelter, we like to help people. That's obvious, right? So, when a volunteer who has appeared to be very responsible and helpful is interested in working here, and we desperately need staff for the midnight to 7am shift, why not give him a chance?
We overlooked the criminal record, the 12 years in prison and numerous jailhouse tattoos (including the pitbull on his neck, and the words "LOST CAUZ" across his knuckles).
As soon as he started working and got to know the other Night Shelter Managers (mostly young, single women), it became apparent that he was looking for more than just a job. During one of his first midnight to 7am shifts, I was working with him and we were passing the time with unimportant conversation. Or so I thought.
After telling me how pretty I am, etc. He asked the following questions, to which my replies were simple, short, to the point.
"Would you marry me?"
"Nope."
"Would you date me?"
"Nope."
"Can I impregnate you?"
"HELL no."
(because the previous two answers didn't imply the third quite clearly.)
Does anyone think he asked this questions in the wrong order? "would you date me?" definitely should have been first. But I guess he knew he wanted more than just a date. Too bad for him. Not that that this will surprise anyone, but he's not working with us anymore.
And here I thought I was going to be writing about marriage proposals from the Shelter GUESTS here. I knew we all had to be a little bit crazy to work here, but wow.
That's what we get for being nice.
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