Heartbreaking And Disgusting

Just a little story if anyone’s interested...

A little background, I have really bad social anxiety. And for literal years the idea of speaking to a stranger made me want to cry, but I have been getting help recently and improving slowly.

When I went to see my little sister in suessical the musical ( she is 10 and was mrs mayor, and she killed it) I sat next to this little old lady named Ellen, she was from Germany but she has lived here in the states since she was in school. She has eight grand children, she lived in Egypt during the early years of her marriage, and she always carries a scarf on her. Now a few months ago I would have never considered this a possibility for me to have a conversation with a total stranger. But with lots of patients with myself I was able to meet a really cool lady, and have a really nice conversation.

If you are patient with yourself you can get better, it’s not easy but the results will be worth it. I just wanted to share, because I was really proud of myself.

Also back to potlucks, I know that all the church potlucks I’ve been to ( at several different churches) they will always try to send leftovers home with big or struggling families. Family took a pay cut, take home the last half of that casserole. Family of 8 takes home the second in opened enchilada tray. They also always label who made the food because you never take home your own dish ( unless it was picked clean) some one else will have your dish, and they need to know who to return it to. Some communities also have programs where people can make home cooked meals and they will be delivered to struggling families, I know when my dad lost his job our local program sent us at least one batch of home made cookies a month.

Note to vacationing non-Americans: while it’s true that America doesn’t always have the best food culture, the food in our restaurants is really not representative of what most of us eat at home.  The portions at Cheesecake Factory or IHOP are meant to be indulgent, not just “what Americans are used to.”

If you eat at a regular American household, during a regular meal where they’re not going out of their way to impress guests, you probably will not be served twelve pounds of chocolate-covered cream cheese.  Please bear this in mind before writing yet another “omg I can’t believe American food” post.

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Something I say daily

“This is so sad, I might start crying.”

Meanwhile our president plays golf

"Sorry-ass fucking men from the US Soccer team ain't ever won shit, ain't gonna ever win shit, can't even get out of the fucking first round. Pay them ladies. Pay them girls what they're worth." -Snoop Dogg, 2019

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