Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Seinfeld Moment

Monday was my 28th birthday. It started off fantastically with breakfast brought to me by my husband accompanied by a dozen roses. After he left for work the kids and I got dressed and hopped in the car for a trip to the library. We found some good books, headed home for R to take a morning nap while B and I played  and cleaned up. After R's nap we hopped back in the car and headed to the Zoo. It was a great day for being outside with nice temps and a clear sunny sky. We saw lots of great animals and it was all around a great birthday afternoon. The Library and the Zoo are easily two of my favorite places!
As we were leaving the park, while stopped at the light, I noticed a homeless person on the corner. I dug around in my bag and found the remnants of our Zoo snacks: a Tupperware with .5 lb of grapes and half a sleeve of Ritz crackers. I rolled the window down, offered the food to the man, he accepted, and then I rolled the window back up. That's when the tears started.
"Mami, I want my uvas (grapes)! He can't have them, give me my uvas!"
"B, we have lots more uvas at home. These are the ones you didn't want. That man has no food and we have lots of food, so we can share our uvas with him, ok?"
More tears,  more confusion. Eventually I got through to her and she chilled herself out.

This came to mind. Sorry the clip is crappy. It's the only one I could find.
(The guy Kramer is talking to is homeless..)


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