Food Drive

 The cub scouts are coming around to collect canned goods for the local food drive tomorrow. I am going to the grocery store specifically to purchase food for them.

Of the things Austin & I argue about, this is perhaps the oddest.

Austin: We can give them the ramen noodles and some of the canned goods we got from your mother’s house.

Me: We aren’t giving the ramen noodles from Mom’s house to people who are in need. I ate a package and they tasted soapy. I’m throwing those out.

Austin: Well, the canned goods anyway.

Me: Those are past the best-by date. They’ll just get thrown out.

Austin: Then let them get thrown out.

Me: I’m not donating trash to charity. 

Austin: Exactly, it’s charity. People who are taking hand-outs shouldn’t expect to have brand-name and high-quality. They should appreciate what they get.

Me: I don’t care about brand, but people who need charity can’t afford quality. They should be given meat and good and hearty.

Austin: I’m not saying we can’t get them meat and good and hearty. I’m just saying I’m never going to eat that can of hominy in our cupboard. We can sneak it in with the meat and good and hearty. No one will notice.

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