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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, as I said I find the responses fascinating.   For those of you wondering,  I'm over 40, and I do bend over backward to help those in need.  It's not actually clear to me that they are in need here-- I think they are asking because they can.

I suspect that the "of course I'd do it" responders would not hesitate to ask the same, and the "no way" responders wouldn't dream of asking without being reciprocate.  I think it points to different value systems, and this thread has helped me sort out my own values.  I also suspect that the first camp might not feel guilty when there times they couldn't drive.[/quote]

I'm in the "do it" category and I definitely don't help others out of guilt. I do help others with the expectation of reciprocation, but it doesn't have to be immediate. I also have a super social only child, so I would be doing it for her benefit-sometimes I offer to pick the kids of friends up at school just because it's fun for my daughter. It is about values-I don't want to live in a world where we each handle our own stuff, because I think that world is cold and lonely. I'd rather be part of a big group of people who help each other out, even if it means I put in more than I get out sometimes. I feel like my attitude has helped me cultivate a friendly community of people I can rely on-unlike many people on DCUM who seem to be really lonely and isolated.[/quote]

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