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The Universe is a Mother Fucker
Jun. 1st, 2012 11:19 pmSo, my husband and I -- are no good, bad, horrible enablers to each other regarding bad eating habits. We decided around 8:30 that the perfect Friday night meal would be cheeseburgers and fries from Five Guys. If you have a Five Guys in your area and you haven't eaten it (and you're not allergic to peanuts) I highly recommend you take your ass to the nearest one and chow down. I actually ordered online and went to pick up because they don't deliver in my area which is a low down dirty shame. Just sayin'.
Okay, so I go to pick up my food and it's nearly 9pm when I get there which is fine because my fries won't get cooked until I get there so I get all the benefits of an extraordinary portion of potatoes deep fried in peanut oil. The wonders of this absolutely CAN NOT be underestimated.
There is a woman hanging out around the front door -- asking for money so she can feed her kids. She helpfully points to a car with three kids in it. I'll be honest I have a hard time not giving people with kids money. It's a weakness for me. She said that they hadn't eaten all day, which -- no. I can't ignore that. So I offer to buy her and her three kids food. This woman actually said to me, "I'd prefer the cash."
Well, I admit that put me off but not from feeding her kids. The oldest of them looked about fifteen so I went over to the car and asked if she was hungry and she said yes. So I told her to bring the other two inside and I'd buy them dinner and this girl didn't hesitate. Her mother just huffed and glared at her while she got the two little kids out of the car and came inside with me. I set them up with food and as I was leaving -- the woman was trying to get money out of an old couple to feed her starving children.
I don't mean to judge people, except when I do. I don't know this woman's situation but if someone offered to buy your kids dinner and they hadn't eaten all day -- wouldn't you say thank you? She outright glared at me when I got in my car to leave with my food. While her kids were inside absolutely devouring the food I'd gotten them. This woman doesn't deserve to be a mother and half way home I burst into tears because I'd give just about anything if those three kids had been mine.
SIGH.
Okay, so I go to pick up my food and it's nearly 9pm when I get there which is fine because my fries won't get cooked until I get there so I get all the benefits of an extraordinary portion of potatoes deep fried in peanut oil. The wonders of this absolutely CAN NOT be underestimated.
There is a woman hanging out around the front door -- asking for money so she can feed her kids. She helpfully points to a car with three kids in it. I'll be honest I have a hard time not giving people with kids money. It's a weakness for me. She said that they hadn't eaten all day, which -- no. I can't ignore that. So I offer to buy her and her three kids food. This woman actually said to me, "I'd prefer the cash."
Well, I admit that put me off but not from feeding her kids. The oldest of them looked about fifteen so I went over to the car and asked if she was hungry and she said yes. So I told her to bring the other two inside and I'd buy them dinner and this girl didn't hesitate. Her mother just huffed and glared at her while she got the two little kids out of the car and came inside with me. I set them up with food and as I was leaving -- the woman was trying to get money out of an old couple to feed her starving children.
I don't mean to judge people, except when I do. I don't know this woman's situation but if someone offered to buy your kids dinner and they hadn't eaten all day -- wouldn't you say thank you? She outright glared at me when I got in my car to leave with my food. While her kids were inside absolutely devouring the food I'd gotten them. This woman doesn't deserve to be a mother and half way home I burst into tears because I'd give just about anything if those three kids had been mine.
SIGH.