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I love stories like this. There is more good than evil in this world, yet the news only focuses on the bad. Stories like this deserve and need to be shared!
I LOVE the "kids these days" too; see much more positive than negative!
OTOH; have you seen the new "First Lady Inspired" lunches? They are deplorable.
There is a way to fix healthy food that does not contribute to childhood obesity; the school districts are not doing it. If a kid has money to spend on the "extra's" or bring lunch from home they do it. Nobody eats the school lunch anymore.
The tragedy is that school districts are participating in reduced /free breakfast & lunch & it's all going in the trash.
Our school district has removed all ovens & stoves from the school cafeterias; replaced with massive microwaves. All food is delivered to the schools pre-cooked. There are very few servings of meat provided. What meat there is will typically be the same grey color. Pasta is dry, hard & undercooked. Sauce is slime/water/drippy. Lettuce is brown.
They have tried introducing whole-grain which is great but they don't know how to cook it. I have seen items that bounce. Literally.
It's so soy-laden I'm surprised kids don't have gynecomastia by the 2nd grade. The milk looks like water.
I know my grandson doesn't care for the school lunch. There are only a few things he will eat. He brings his lunch 98% of the time. This year they took out the student microwaves so he cant heat up food. I bought him a thermal lunch box with 3 containers for about $40 so he could have hot food from home.
But, I do have to ask .. is the picture of lunches in this article supposed to be what the generous mom was sending, for both her child and the other? Doesn't look particularly healthy to me - with chips (Doritos/rings, and soft drinks and who knows what is in that sandwich or that 'dip' container?). Not sure that it is any better for the kid than the lone container of fruit salad might be - it is all processed and it is just 'more'.
Why do you think the lunch has to be ultra healthy? Kids eat sandwiches and chips sometimes. My grandson doesn't always bring healthy food. Sometimes its left over pizza, left over food from supper the night before, a sandwich, or chicken and rice (his favorite). He eats a variety of foods some very healthy, some not so much.
While this is certainly a heartwarming story, the cynic in me can't help but wonder why she felt the need to share this to the world at all.
I know, I felt that too...But hey, when you have parents letting their kids toss kittens in ovens and killing them, or being encouraged by their parents to steal, lie and cheat. Oh heck, I'd be heaping praise on this woman for doing the RIGHT thing in raising her son....
The cynic in me wonders why folks can't just be happy to read a positive story once in a while instead of the garbage the media typically sells us. That's a lot of what is wrong with society today.... no one can just take a heart warming story at face value and instead always look for ulterior motives.
I'm happy to hear there's still kindness in this world, who wouldn't? But the mom in the story was not satisfied with her good deed alone, she went and posted it on Facebook too, which then went viral.
Whatever happened to being kind to people just because it's what you're supposed to do without actively seeking the accolades from public afterward?
I'm happy to hear there's still kindness in this world, who wouldn't? But the mom in the story was not satisfied with her good deed alone, she went and posted it on Facebook too, which then went viral.
Whatever happened to being kind to people just because it's what you're supposed to do without actively seeking the accolades from public afterward?
Perhaps in hopes that others would recognize the situation is not limited to just this one boy and perhaps do likewise or help fix it?
But in this age of people insisting there MUST be an ulterior motive if someone lets it be known, then clearly that's a forlorn hope.
Sometimes you do something nice on the side and word of what you did gets out.
I've been involved in something like that on an occasion or two and it went quietly as planned but if the recipient tells someone and word gets around to a reporter the next thing you know they want to talk to you.
Stories like this make me reflect upon my own life and blessings and think about how I probably don't do enough to help others that could really use it.
Perhaps in hopes that others would recognize the situation is not limited to just this one boy and perhaps do likewise or help fix it?
But in this age of people insisting there MUST be an ulterior motive if someone lets it be known, then clearly that's a forlorn hope.
For once I believe we are in complete agreement.
Sometimes you have to remind people that they need to perform good deeds. Sometimes by telling someone what you have done, they make a conscious effort to do the same. Admittedly this story reminded me that I need to do a little more than I have for others lately and not get too wrapped up in my own life.
I am surprised however the boy in this story didnt receive free lunch at school. In my district every kid can get a free lunch regardless of income. Schools have participated in the free and reduced lunch program for a very long time.
In some places, unless your family is receiving food stamps, you have to fill out a form applying for free lunch for your child. If the mom had never had financial problems before, she might not have known about the form.
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