Taking Advantage?

I have two friends,people who I have know for years. The lady since 2006. The guy since 20011 in Mombasa.
In those days,those two were balling,rolling in cash. I was the struggler. I am still struggling.
When bad times hit,both lost their jobs.
I have faithfully kept in touch,sending those whatsapp forwarded messages with ending like "send to 409.6 people and your luck will multiply x1" or occasionally a lewd message.

Now what has popped in my mind is they both periodically ask for small amounts of cash. And since I know the situation they are in has been exacerbated by corona I do send them the occasion hundred shillings when they ask.
That got me thinking that,if one has a circle of about 50 friends and family,and you ask each for a small amount of cash every other day,one can actually survive this Nairobi with no income whatsoever.
Until the friends and family start wondering how many others you are asking for that small negligible amount of money...

Wacha uchoyo.
 
Niga,did I say that I do not give? I just thought that the borrowers might be surviving by asking for small 'negligible' amount which in the long run turn out to be huuuuuge amounts...
By the way sina budget ya uchoyo.

Why are you discussing your kindness in public?
 
Thank you. At least someone sees where I am coming from...my point of view.
Okay
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I know someone who runs that con, I gave in a few times and then I asked myself the same questions. Giving has limits, Can't be the gift that keeps on giving.

Can't work over the medium/long term. Can't even work for your own child! Unless the child is totally disabled. By that, I mean serious disability that renders a child incapable of surviving without you.
 
Can't work over the medium/long term. Can't even work for your own child! Unless the child is totally disabled. By that, I mean serious disability that renders a child incapable of surviving without you.
Some try taking you to a guilty trip, before asking for money, they ask if you know of some vacancies, you end up feeling bad for them since they didn't clinch the ones you forwarded to them. Knowing where your responsibility ends is a good thing.
 
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