Peckham rye park and the new dwellers

[LaineyB]

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[dimples]

I was very worried about the man in the blue sleeping bag as he was actually sleeping there in the snowy time but the shelter charity are aware and are trying to help him , hes not to keen to be helped though ! havent seen the woman yet !:'(

[LaineyB]

I'm glad someone else has seen, the man I have only seen asleep (until my loud girl wakes him) but the lady is very shifty looking but after a couple of hard stares she seemed to wander far enough away...I'm glad they are aware hopefully he will take the help soon

[alice]

austerity bites the invisible shall be seen

[buddug]

They are not a new nature attraction, they are human beings. Perhaps you could teach your little one not to shout and wake them up each time. It's not a game. And I wonder if you felt enormously superior and condemnatory with your 'hard stares' at the woman. I only ask. Sorry, but the tone of this post seriously pisses me off.

[LaineyB]

Buddug what a pathetic way to look upon a post...nothing you say makes an impact!

A child is going to be 100% curious because it is a new experience

Go and use your time helping them instead of interrupting a curious thread as this is a forum about our local area and the goings on!!!!

[alice]

alice likes buddug

[buddug]

Thankyou alice! And as to you LaineyB, do go away and take a course in compassion. One that you can pass on to your little one. 'Goings on' indeed. These are people down on their luck you're condemning and ridiculing.

[buddug]

And by the way LaineyB, what you say makes an impact - and it offends me.

[LaineyB]

You being offended is of no concern to me...don't read what you can't see two sides of

Saying a person is "down on their luck" isn't even a statement you could begin to explain because it's broader than most people could know

If you read the post property you would see it was a "humorous" add in that my child speaks of them...as she does of squirrels etc

Read the main message don't derive what you want from it

[aquarius moon]

LaineyB,

After reading your posts on this thread, I have to agree with everything buddug has said.

[rbrtdngl]

Lost in translation. Benefit of the doubt

[bigdavid]

OP, your ignorance scares me. Through history there have been any number of sectors of our society that have been described as curious, or scary, or shifty based on nothing but a snap judgement of their appearance or situation. Ignorance is usually the cause, fascism is usually the result. Next time you see them try taking a hot drink or sandwich to them. And also consider that a huge proportion of this country is only a one month pay check from being in a very similar situation. Explain to your curious daughter that what she is seeing is the result of a society broken by people who do nothing but point. I'm amazed I managed to get through this without swearing.

[buddug]

So LaineyB, you've taught your child to see other people as squirrels. I see. God help her, and you.

[EmillyB]

Disgraceful post. Glad at least that one person has taken the trouble to find out if Shelter are aware, instead of posting idle and contemptuous gossip. Almost worse than the original is the comeback to buddug, who is entirely correct and justified. Shame.

[buddug]

Thankyou aquariousmoon. LaineyB, and EmllyB. And bigdavid. A good post. So, LaineyB, you were being 'humorous'. Very funny.

[LaineyB]

Lighten up and read the reason for post

To ask if others have noticed the recent increase in homelessness in our local area

And don't dare assume to know how a hold should be moulded, thins are to be discovered in ones own time not

Forced upon them

[buddug]

Lighten up!? Rest of your post doesn't make the slightest bit of sense, LeineyB.

[LaineyB]

Sure sure

As you said "my thread"

So if you don't cOntribute don't add to it

Nothing else to be said to eachother

I don't need you to agree with me

Goodnight

[Andrew1011]

LaineyB Wrote:

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Good evening...has anyone else noticed the new nature attraction in Peckham Rye Park???

This is a really patronising and disgraceful way to describe homeless rough sleepers.

[Ondine]

Hmmm yes. Unpleasant tone here. I spent 10 years living in supported housing with people with learning disabilities and they got so much of this kind of attitude all the time, including from children who had not been taught about tolerance and difference. Perfectly fair that she is curious but she can do that quietly. And as for the "hard stares" - shocking.

[buddug]

Ondine and Andrew1011 - you're right. The OP's posts end with gibberish.

[Husker]

Oh dear.

LaineyB - if I ever need a nanny...remind me not to call you. Anyone who's an advocate of the Daily Mail's school of parenting and thinks it's "humorous" to refer to a someone sleeping rough who's probably homeless as "the new nature attraction" need not apply.

[buddug]

My feeling is, is that LaineyB is who needs our compassion and support at the moment. So let's be kind to her. What do you think?

[rbrtdngl]

I agree, but let's please draw a line under this post. I think enough has now been said