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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ifts-children-wins-1million-scratchcard.html#
Am I the only one who doesn't find this a wonderful tale of Christmas joy?
I think on the whole I'm pretty optimistic, but when I read stuff like that I just think... what was a woman on the brink of poverty doing spending the last bit of her money on gambling? Sure, she was lucky to win and well done to her.
Maybe I just have an image of the type of people who buy scratch cards, and maybe a 41 year old woman nearly out of money with 4 kids to feed who spends it on chance fits that image. Something about the story reeks of having to justify itself though. "It was the last of her money" "She stopped playing the lottery" "It was a one off" etc etc. I’d hazard a guess she spends her weekdays at Amusement throwing nuggets into slot machines, but that’s probably too far judged.
Some people don't understand how far £5 goes. Easily a meal for her and her 4 kids. Ugh, priorities. I wouldn’t mind it if the story wasn’t trying to sugar coat itself. Am I just being a scrooge or do other people see this?
Am I the only one who doesn't find this a wonderful tale of Christmas joy?
I think on the whole I'm pretty optimistic, but when I read stuff like that I just think... what was a woman on the brink of poverty doing spending the last bit of her money on gambling? Sure, she was lucky to win and well done to her.
Maybe I just have an image of the type of people who buy scratch cards, and maybe a 41 year old woman nearly out of money with 4 kids to feed who spends it on chance fits that image. Something about the story reeks of having to justify itself though. "It was the last of her money" "She stopped playing the lottery" "It was a one off" etc etc. I’d hazard a guess she spends her weekdays at Amusement throwing nuggets into slot machines, but that’s probably too far judged.
Some people don't understand how far £5 goes. Easily a meal for her and her 4 kids. Ugh, priorities. I wouldn’t mind it if the story wasn’t trying to sugar coat itself. Am I just being a scrooge or do other people see this?