What have you been asked to do lately
@shaggin (74891)
United States
March 16, 2026 5:24pm CST
Last week a friend of mine asked if I was heading a certain direction by any chance. I said yep and asked what she needed. She wanted me to pick up food for her at a restaurant. Okay sure.
Then when I was headed home she said her son was napping and she couldn’t wake him so she would either pick it up later from my house or I could drop it off if it wasn’t to much trouble. It’s maybe 10 miles extra so I just dropped it off to her so she could have it ready for her and her kids as soon as her son was home from school. She did offer gas money but I said no.
Friday a woman I don’t know very well on Facebook asked if she could give me a list of books she wants and if I could grab them out of little free libraries for her if I see any. My kids and I visit them all the time so no problem. She offered gas money but I said nah since we live so close I can just drop them off.
However I have to many books so I try not to look at the adult books to keep from being tempted by more. Today she sent me the list and when I confirmed some were paperback she wants she said “She only wants hardcover”.
Okay miss picky pants isn’t even getting them for herself. So she has me looking for books for her to give someone else. Good grief whatever if it makes someone happy I guess.
Photos are mine from last summer. Unrelated to the post.
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@wolfgirl569 (131188)
• Marion, Ohio
6h
I don't mind helping people but would not go out of my way to find hardbacks
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@shaggin (74891)
• United States
2h
@wolfgirl569 if I see something I can help someone with I offer. It usually bugs me when people ask me for help because 99% of the time it’s something I would never ask anyone else to help me with.
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@Jehanne (89)
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4h
I won't mind helping especially old people or homeless. We have a small store that sell food so sometimes there are homeless people came by and we offer them food. Some keep coming, still we gladly gave them food.
Also there's an old man we always accompany crossing the street whenever we see him standing by the road.
It really felt nice being able to help as long as it's not being abuse.
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@snowy22315 (204507)
• United States
6h
They are asking too much. If you ask for something, would they help you, or make up an excuse?
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@shaggin (74891)
• United States
2h
@snowy22315 I just wouldn’t ask for things like these people have. I do think the friend would help if she could though. The other woman I barely know.
@celticeagle (186785)
• Boise, Idaho
1h
People pleasers do just that--people please. If it bothers you change. If not, enjoy the fact that people know they can depend on you.
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@toniganzon (74805)
• Philippines
5h
I don't mind helping out when I could. But I rarely ask help from people especially those I'm not close to because I don't want to bother them at all unless they offered me help when they see I'm needing one.
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@DaddyEvil (170100)
• United States
Just now
Some people don't mind how they spend your time or money. I'd tell people like that I don't have time to do their errands.
I'd just tell the last person that I haven't seen any of the books she's wanting for her friend. You don't have to tell her that's because you aren't looking at the books for older people.
A few days ago a friend I haven't seen in quite a while asked if they could use my credit card to buy some stuff they needed and they'd pay me back when they had the money. I don't have any credit cards so I explained Pretty and I didn't use credit cards so I couldn't help them. He didn't ask how we're doing or anything... 
@RasmaSandra (95367)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6h
Lovely flowers, I just do what I do for myself. You were already kind enough to say you would loog for the books,
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@Traceyjayne (8970)
• United Kingdom
7h
You are very kind to do all these things for other people……I would be careful Miss Picky Pants doesn’t take advantage too often though !
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@Ineeddentures (22313)
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6h
Nobody really asks me to do anything these days since I got rid of social media.
