(November 9, 2022 at 9:19 pm)Tomato Wrote: Growing up, my sister and I were part of the program where we could eat for free due to the poverty in which we lived. It was only when I was older that the embarrassment of the situation hit me, having to use the meal card which signified my situation, while those who had money used it.
It's that sense of entitlement that obviates the shame. Just so I'm clear, they did or did not use your card? I saw similar tactics when I was in school, except these programs did not exist, to my knowledge, and if they had, my dad would have forbad using them. Jocks picking up my lunch bag and remarking, "Their ain't enough in here to feed a bird!", to which I'd respond, "Well then, don't eat it!". Did I ever mention that I got in a lot of fights at school? I took no shit. Some of the chips in my teeth demonstrate this.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
