Local Chef Seeks Funds to Feed Families In Need This Christmas
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Beyond food, shelter, hygiene, and clothing, all humans have one more need: dignity. And so often the dignity of needy families has been pushed aside while we hand them a can of expired peas and wish them good luck.
I know children especially feel this way. As a sick kid, I was easily bullied, so I developed a mean sense of humor as armor. A particularly tall girl kept aggressively "asking" for my food, to which I said, "Can you quit looking at me like your mom doesn't feed you?" Her face deflated and she left me alone. While I won that moment, I lost a piece of my soul and I'm still so sorry I said it. I know in my heart, her mom didn't or couldn't feed her properly.