Someone just called me Scrooge because I did not wish to partake in:
a) Helping out at a soup kitchen
b) Going carolling
before/during/after a Christmas party I’m holding.
Their reason for calling me Scrooge was this: “Because you don’t want to do a charity thing…”
I know this person does not have ill intentions at saying this, but at the same time, I have to wonder, does everyone automatically feel this way when you approach them with a charitable idea and you kindly refuse because you either
a) Have other plans
b) Do your own charity thing throughout the Holidays
Just because someone says they are not interested in helping out does not mean that they don’t want to do charity things.
Now I’m in a position where I feel like a Scrooge, but at the same time, I don’t feel like I have to rhyme off every good thing I do for charity just to prove a point.
Lesson Learned: Don’t call anyone Scrooge (unless their name is actually Scrooge. Or if they blatantly tell you that they abhor charity work and do not believe in helping others. That’s just plain mean. They really ARE Scrooge!)
