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Dump Term 2 Part 3: "But I Say Unto You, Hate Thy Enemies." -- Revulsions 5:44

I don’t know for how long this has been the way, but submitting a passport application for a child must be done in person (has always been that way), but it can be done at varying facilities. We chose the post office at MSP airport due to their extended hours. We just arrived home as I’m typing this.

While we were there an Afghani couple was doing the same for their baby, born in Minneapolis. The mother had noticeable scarring on her face, likely from some sort of heat blast due to an explosion, or maybe it was shrapnel. Clearly, they’ve had a hard past.

While my wife was dealing with our application at the desk, the father approached me, asking for help with the form that the women at the desk rejected due to excessive errors on his first draft. In addition to that, he was dealing with this incredibly snarky woman who absolutely was not pleased to be helping people born abroad. I spent about 45 minutes doing about 50% of Pam’s job, using Google Translate to help the family through their form. It was absolutely heartbreaking to see them receiving some outwardly hostile service (terse, snarky, and nearly shouting at them) as they’re struggling with a foreign language and a form that is not simple - delineating markers aren’t present, so you need to be very careful to know when the subject/person being discussed.

After the postal employee was dealing with me, her attitude really started to mellow. Earlier in the process, she said, “My entire day is now ruined.”

In the end, my wife and I decided to pay the USPS portion of their fees. They didn’t deserve Pam’s treatment, and could likely use more kindness in their lives - especially after recent rants/attacks by Don Snoreleone.
 
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St. Clown said:
I don’t know for how long this has been the way, but submitting a passport application for a child must be done in person (has always been that way), but it can be done at varying facilities. We chose the post office at MSP airport due to their extended hours. We just arrived home as I’m typing this.

While we were there an Afghani couple was doing the same for their baby, born in Minneapolis. The mother had noticeable scarring on her face, likely from some sort of heat blast due to an explosion, or maybe it was shrapnel. Clearly, they’ve had a hard past.

While my wife was dealing with our application at the desk, the father approached me, asking for help with the form that the women at the desk rejected due to excessive errors on his first draft. In addition to that, he was dealing with this incredibly snarky woman who absolutely was not pleased to be helping people born abroad. I spent about 45 minutes doing about 50% of Pam’s job, using Google Translate to help the family through their form. It was absolutely heartbreaking to see them receiving some outwardly hostile service (terse, snarky, and nearly shouting at them) as they’re struggling with a foreign language and a form that is not simple - delineating markers aren’t present, so you need to be very careful to know when the subject/person being discussed.

After the postal employee was dealing with me, her attitude really started to mellow. Earlier in the process, she said, “My entire day is now ruined.”

In the end, my wife and I decided to pay the USPS portion of their fees. They didn’t deserve Pam’s treatment, and could likely use more kindness in their lives - especially after recent rants/attacks by Don Snoreleone.
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Good job. When my eventual wife and I lived in NE MPLS our Ethiopian neighbors asked for some help on their paperwork and we were happy to help as well. They were stressed and there weren’t antagonistic people around.
 
St. Clown said:
I don’t know for how long this has been the way, but submitting a passport application for a child must be done in person (has always been that way), but it can be done at varying facilities. We chose the post office at MSP airport due to their extended hours. We just arrived home as I’m typing this.

While we were there an Afghani couple was doing the same for their baby, born in Minneapolis. The mother had noticeable scarring on her face, likely from some sort of heat blast due to an explosion, or maybe it was shrapnel. Clearly, they’ve had a hard past.

While my wife was dealing with our application at the desk, the father approached me, asking for help with the form that the women at the desk rejected due to excessive errors on his first draft. In addition to that, he was dealing with this incredibly snarky woman who absolutely was not pleased to be helping people born abroad. I spent about 45 minutes doing about 50% of Pam’s job, using Google Translate to help the family through their form. It was absolutely heartbreaking to see them receiving some outwardly hostile service (terse, snarky, and nearly shouting at them) as they’re struggling with a foreign language and a form that is not simple - delineating markers aren’t present, so you need to be very careful to know when the subject/person being discussed.

After the postal employee was dealing with me, her attitude really started to mellow. Earlier in the process, she said, “My entire day is now ruined.”

In the end, my wife and I decided to pay the USPS portion of their fees. They didn’t deserve Pam’s treatment, and could likely use more kindness in their lives - especially after recent rants/attacks by Don Snoreleone.
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You done good, son. It's these little actions which will make the difference in lives. I have had a couple acts of kindness thrown my way in my life, and not a month goes by when I don't remember them. And they have spawned the same type of awareness and action as I try to pay it forward.

Our humanity will overwhelm their psychosis. We are stronger because we have love and right on our side. We. Will. Win.
 
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