The other day I missed one of my snacks and dinner was late. I was intensely hungry. So hungry my stomach hurt. I thought “I’m STARVING.” This feeling of intense hunger is a relatively new awareness. Then I remembered a news program where they interviewed children whose parents were laid off and no longer eligible for unemployment.
One 9-year-old boy talked about trying to sleep so he didn’t think about being hungry but he woke up every 5 minutes because his stomach hurt so much. Tears running down her face, another girl talked about her shame pulling food out of the cafeteria trash. These children were HUNGRY. Even though they were ashamed they were telling their stories so that other hungry children in America would know they were not alone. Now when my stomach rumbles I remember those children and realize I don’t know hunger.
Next time you really aren’t hungry but think you are, consider giving to help the 3 million American children who are hungry.
Day 40 and still counting
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