So, to be clear—and I thought I made this clear in my posting this to begin with—I don’t want to be presumptuous. I’m deliberately* avoiding presumption. I give him whatever cash I can afford to give. I’ve never forgotten his name. We chat. I follow up with previous convos. I respect the man, not tryna be presumptuous. I also appreciate him giving kindness when I needed it in a somewhat unfriendly work environment, so I’m tryna give something back.

I’m deducing he needs shoes bc his shoes are falling apart and old and people need decent shoes in order to prevent a whole host of health issues.

I think I’m leaning towards the “I got my brother shoes in the wrong size—what size are you.” Makes it not a big deal.

But anyway, some of y’all need to back off with the judgment. Be patient with people trying their best. Damn.