What an Oakland day: Got in my car to take Ruby to school this morning and discovered someone had been napping there (Door must've been unlocked. Should I be grateful they didn't break glass to break in? Should I be glad to provide temporary shelter for someone in need?).
Thru the day I'm realizing more things they took with them when they left, including:
- Ruby's favorite jacket and art supplies in a bag from Grandma (steal from me, but don't steal from my daughter!)
- the shoebox donation that was supposed to go to a poor child overseas but I missed the deadline so I left it in my car to return (should I be glad it went to someone presumably poor and local?)
- my file of special orders for shop customers. (Classic: very important to me, totally useless to a thief. Hoping I'm wrong about this one and it turns up somehow, it just doesn't make any sense.)
I know these are just things, and I will be fine, but still feel a little BITTER. It's not right to have your things taken from you like that. But then a lot of things are not right, like why some have so little and others have so much. What is the take-home? Lock your doors? Don't leave stuff in your car? Or leave them unlocked and welcome the needy? Maybe leave them some food in there for next time?
Oh, and then I went to the shop and someone shoplifted two pairs of shoes, I think right before my very eyes and I couldn't do anything about it. BUMMER. Or, helping a needier person??
How do you deal with this and other less lovely aspects of our fair city?
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I'm with you Mae! Sometimes I don't hella love Oakland!! I'm waking up this morning and all over the news is how 8 people were shot in West Oakland - one being a baby! It makes me SO angry but I know I must stay positive and continue to give when I can and realize we live in an urban area with urban problems. I hope you have a better day today!
Aiya! I hate it when things are taken that are of no value to anyone but me. I had my purse stolen a few months ago, and I'm still remembering new things that were taken and it's such a bummer. It's pretty tough not to feel mad and bitter.
Hope you have a better day!
Oh! The west Oakland shootings are SO terrible. I want to regain perspective today: many people are kind and generous, many people have it much much worse. Thank you for your encouragement, it helps!
I think it's fine to let yourself feel sad and bitter about the thefts. It *does* suck. And then a deep cleansing breath, and an acknowledgement of everything we do have, to move on with life. I've had lots of stuff robbed in my 13 years here. It is very frustrating. But I have also seen people really lose it over being robbed, and that is just a bad scene.
XO best wishes. - Kathleen
If it makes you feel any better, my toddler loves her shoes we bought from you!
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