THE MOUTHS OF BABES
A Play Pretend Scenario Not Quite As You’d Expect
Fresh market or fast food?
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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