EAT ME!

Ok, so I gave up the poverty experiment. I couldn't do it. In case you haven't noticed I stopped after 7 days. It was to stressful. My son wanted to play chess at school - an extra-curricular activity that costs money. My daughter wanted to attend a birthday party across town on a day when my gas tank was empty. Gas & birthday gifts cost money. Plus I'm coming up on an oil change. Cha-ching!

It has become clear to me that people in poverty can't even afford to feel human. My heart goes out to them.  I wish I had a solution. All I have is an undeniable truth, resonating through those seven days, that being hateful to them certainly is not the answer.


You know? I'm not a big fan of the bumper stickers that say "Eat Beef!" They're so pushy. They make me not want beef out of principle. I feel like becoming vegetarian or pescetarian just to spite them. Do the owners of such bumper stickers really feel that meat consumption creates an "us" and "them" situation? That's ridiculous.

I think I might print a bumper sticker that says, "EAT WHAT YOU LIKE!," or perhaps, "EAT ME!"

But I think to really express how I feel when I see those "EAT BEEF!" stickers I would need one where "BEEF" is crossed out and replaced with "SHIT." Not as diplomatic, but so much more fun!