THE MOUTHS OF BABES
A Play Pretend Scenario Not Quite As You’d Expect
Fresh market or fast food?
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Matthew has taken out his toy kitchen on the balcony.
Rather than spending time cooking, he’s banging the railing with a broomstick — his definition of inviting customers to buy food.
-What are you selling, Matthew? I ask full of hope for an answer involving healthy food.
-Fast food, comes the answer.
-Oh, but I see you have some plastic fruits and veggies. It looks more like a fresh market than fast food to me.
-No, mom, I’m running a fast food over here.
(and the banging won’t stop)
-But Matthew, we’ve talked about how fast food is getting people sick. Why would you sell food that harms people? I try my luck one more time.
He stops the banging briefly as if some kind of remorse was trying to get into his little head. But no.
-Mom, I’m not getting everyone sick—only the ones who want to buy fast food.
And the banging won’t stop.
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