I Can't Believe Someone Responded

I actually received a response to the ridiculous and obviously fake Craigslist ad I posted yesterday. See yesterday's post for the details.

This completely destroys any faith I had in mankind. Or in this case, womankind - thanks Maureen!!

I used to think we could change our nation and our world. That we had what we needed to to better the future for our children - we just needed to look inside ourselves to discover that force for change.

Why, only yesterday, I was seriously considering voting for Obama. Now I've spent the last several hours (since I received this email response) re-evaluating my life.

Maybe I'll move to Canada.

Anyway, here's the message I received in reference to my fake ad for tutoring:



GRAMMER AND PSELLING TUTER YOU''RE CHILDS (EAST VILLAGE)

** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY --- AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY
** Avoid: wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home
** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping
** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.html

Please send me more information including rates.

Thanks

maureen

How do I break it to her? How do I let her down gently?

Why would someone respond to my ad? The tutoring service that I'm allegedly offering sounds terrible.

Maureen, my dear songbird - my delicate flower - you need far more help than I could ever offer. You need therapy. You need medication. Hell, you may need a combination of surgery, medication and rehab. I don't know.

All I know is, I can't help.