Before I start, I just want to say that I'm not exactly asking for a solution to my problem, as it's kind of a minor one. To be perfectly honest, it just helps me to write about my problems. It organizes my thoughts and sometimes lets me come up with solutions on my own. However, I would still welcome any advice, but if you don't have any, share any anecdotes or similar stories you might have.
So I'm leaving my college campus today, and as I make for the parking lot I hear someone next to me say "Hello, sir." Before I even turn my head, I say hi back and then instantly regret it as soon as I look: A lady trying to raise money for a fundraiser.
"Fuck." I hear a voice in my head say. "Well I've already said hello, so she's not just going to leave me alone."
"Are you a supporter of planned parenthood?" she asks. Without even realizing it, my mouth begins to move and sound comes out.
"Yes." I say without even taking the time to think about what planned parenthood is. By the time I've figured it out, it's too late. She's already going on about how Congress either passed or didn't pass a bill, and the truth is that, yes, I actually DO support planned parenthood. But I don't support it passionately enough that I'm going to start giving money to strangers, especially when I have no real idea of where my money is actually going to end up. So once she stops yammering, I tell her I can't afford to give money (Which is true), hoping that this would be the end of it.
Nope, money or not, I've already established myself as a supporter of her cause, so now I'm being asked to join her group and ask other people for money.
This is where most people would tell her to shove off, but I just don't like being rude unless someone is either being rude themselves or *really* getting on my nerves. Annoying as this lady was, she didn't quite meet those qualifications. So I feed her some BS about how I have to leave, but I *might* have to come back later, and if I do I will spread the word.
So, the story is over, right? Well...maybe. I'm a bit worried, to be honest. This girl and her fundraising group tend to park themselves outside the main entrance every day, and I'm afraid she'll now recognize me and try to hail me every single day from now on. I could, of course, start using a side entrance, and that's probably my best bet for now. But I don't want to keep avoiding the main entrance forever, either.
So I'm leaving my college campus today, and as I make for the parking lot I hear someone next to me say "Hello, sir." Before I even turn my head, I say hi back and then instantly regret it as soon as I look: A lady trying to raise money for a fundraiser.
"Fuck." I hear a voice in my head say. "Well I've already said hello, so she's not just going to leave me alone."
"Are you a supporter of planned parenthood?" she asks. Without even realizing it, my mouth begins to move and sound comes out.
"Yes." I say without even taking the time to think about what planned parenthood is. By the time I've figured it out, it's too late. She's already going on about how Congress either passed or didn't pass a bill, and the truth is that, yes, I actually DO support planned parenthood. But I don't support it passionately enough that I'm going to start giving money to strangers, especially when I have no real idea of where my money is actually going to end up. So once she stops yammering, I tell her I can't afford to give money (Which is true), hoping that this would be the end of it.
Nope, money or not, I've already established myself as a supporter of her cause, so now I'm being asked to join her group and ask other people for money.
This is where most people would tell her to shove off, but I just don't like being rude unless someone is either being rude themselves or *really* getting on my nerves. Annoying as this lady was, she didn't quite meet those qualifications. So I feed her some BS about how I have to leave, but I *might* have to come back later, and if I do I will spread the word.
So, the story is over, right? Well...maybe. I'm a bit worried, to be honest. This girl and her fundraising group tend to park themselves outside the main entrance every day, and I'm afraid she'll now recognize me and try to hail me every single day from now on. I could, of course, start using a side entrance, and that's probably my best bet for now. But I don't want to keep avoiding the main entrance forever, either.
