Lending Money

Recently, a famous blogger Timothy Tiah wrote an entry on whether to lend money. He mentioned something like weighing whether that person who is asking is a close friend or an acquaintance. But in some cases,you don't  have a choice. It is easier to turn down someone when it's through a phone call. However , how do you turn down someone when that person comes to your place to ask you to lend money and refuses to leave unless you give them money? That just happened to my dad. My dad loves to give out our home address. People treat our place like a hangout spot. They only come to my dad when they want something from him. Other than that, they couldn't give a flying f*** whether he's still alive. You don't see all these so call friends on other occasions. No one pays him a visit when he's in hospital. They only remember him when they are in trouble. Back to the story. This guy came to the house out of the blue and stayed for hours. Finally, he showed the main intention of his visit. He whispered to my dad asking for money. Without a second say, my dad wobbled to get money for him. I'm not against helping people in need. But it's just sickening that people take us for granted. Being nice does not get you anywhere.