August 22nd, 2005
Swung by the car wash tonight because my ride was douched with sap by the evil oak tree outside the house. And while waiting, I observed the antics of a few little girls.
As I deciphered, the one in pink was the daughter of the lady sitting next to me, bitching to her husband via cell phone. The other girl (in green) was therefore her daughter’s friend, whom the mom was stuck babysitting.
The third was a little black girl, a bit younger than the others, and not part of their group. The other girls each had an ice cream, which was clearly coveted by this girl without. It was cute watching them make friends to alleviate the boredom of waiting.
Somehow, despite all her yacking on the phone, the self-absorbed mom was paying enough attention to notice when her girls were about to share their ice cream with the black girl, and she piped up…
“Oh no, you can’t share your ice cream! Ummm… She might be allergic.”
The incident made me contemplate the wisdom of Matthew 18:1-5.
Entry Filed under: Outer Spaces, The Black Hole
11 Comments
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Master Foley | August 23rd, 2005 at 6:22 am
It is amazing how God works sometimes.
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Lisa | August 23rd, 2005 at 2:49 pm
Wow. Gotta wonder what lesson the little girls took from that.
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The Bombshell | August 23rd, 2005 at 4:28 pm
That’s exactly what I was examining. They start out innocent and accepting until the world foists its idiotic biases upon them, which permeates over time until they end up paranoid like everyone else.
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Jason Rohrblogger | August 23rd, 2005 at 7:42 pm
I always share my ice cream and chocolate, allergies be damned…
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JollyRoger | August 24th, 2005 at 12:33 am
Did the mom’s car have a big “W” sticker on it, by any chance?
That people teach their children this $hi+ are appalling. No damn wonder there is so much trouble in the world.
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Neb | August 24th, 2005 at 10:08 am
Good going, mom. You just squelched the urge to share when a need is perceived. Go team!
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Pie | August 24th, 2005 at 3:45 pm
I don’t know why people still surprise me – I expect the worst, and I’m usually right – But still, ignorance of that depth still makes me do a double-take.
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Gweny | August 24th, 2005 at 4:48 pm
Gotta nip that sharing thing in the bud while they’re still young. Wouldn’t want them to grow up with any bit of compassion, now would we? Bitch.
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chris | August 26th, 2005 at 10:36 am
Got Prejudice?
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