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nolabear

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24. I'll give her this one. It was an act of compassion.

Reply to GoCubsGo (Original post)

Wed Oct 18, 2017, 12:36 PM

Oct 2017

If there's an art therapist the people she's working with have been provided food, water and shelter and it might well help them, especially kids, to know someone is interested in helping them talk about it.

In this don't give a fuck bunch any act of trying to help is welcome. I'll be mad at her for all the other things she's involved in that are worthy.

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Karen Pence: Let Them Eat Clay [View all] GoCubsGo Oct 2017 OP

Art therapy doesn't help much if you don't have food and water. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2017 #1

Perhaps a bit misguided given the current devastation in a Puerto Rico, but... Freethinker65 Oct 2017 #2

At least she seems to have some sort of concern, however misguided. AJT Oct 2017 #9

What goes thru these peoples' minds. PR needs food and water not effin clay. brush Oct 2017 #22

well...... i have done art therapy before and its a good way... samnsara Oct 2017 #3

Not so good if they die of lack of potable water, or something like cholera. longship Oct 2017 #5

It isn't meant to save lives. It was to help one person she met and do what she personally JI7 Oct 2017 #6

And, it's more effective when those kids know where their next meal GoCubsGo Oct 2017 #7

She isn't an elected official. I don't have a problem with this JI7 Oct 2017 #4

She's not elected but she's part of the program defacto7 Oct 2017 #25

I don't have a problem with this. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2017 #8

No problem with this. Beakybird Oct 2017 #10

good for her! renate Oct 2017 #11

It's self drying clay... is it also self wetting? defacto7 Oct 2017 #26

At least it's not therapeutic horse dressage. forgotmylogin Oct 2017 #12

Are the citizens of PR going to put all this clay in their beautiful DK504 Oct 2017 #13

A couple MILLION plus without electricity awesomerwb1 Oct 2017 #14

Reminds me of Christ and the ninty and nine. defacto7 Oct 2017 #15

Can anybody tell me what is standing next to her? or is it a statue? snooper2 Oct 2017 #16

It's a gift. Perhaps not the best gift for the Ilsa Oct 2017 #17

I agree. n/t demmiblue Oct 2017 #19

Later. Now.. food and water. defacto7 Oct 2017 #23

Well, I suppose it's slightly better than tossing paper towels like you're Billy the Marlin. Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2017 #18

something she could relate too, more than anyone else on the plane did dembotoz Oct 2017 #20

While it is clearly not the top need, the effort was made in good faith and to remedy a need that karynnj Oct 2017 #21

I'll give her this one. It was an act of compassion. nolabear Oct 2017 #24

I understand, in a pinch, you can actually eat Play Dough Brother Buzz Oct 2017 #27