Since they got into it in GMMore here are my thoughts on the feeding other people’s kids debate. Finland has a similar dinner culture.
If a kid comes over for a sleepover, yes, you feed them both dinner and breakfast (unless they come so late they’ve already had dinner at home).
If a kid is just over after school, no, you don’t feed them dinner. Why? There are multiple reasons:
1. It’s about respect to that kid’s parents. They are making him dinner and if you fed the kid their efforts would go to waste.
2. You may not know about their allergies or dietary restrictions.
3. It’s a low key insult to the parents: “you can’t afford to feed your child”.
4. More often than not I make just enough food for my family. There would be no left to offer for someone else.
If a kid comes over to me and says they are hungry I will offer a fruit or a sandwich. I will also always offer a drink (juice or water). If I knew a kid had trouble at home and was not properly fed I would feed them dinner.
i have such a love for characters who descend into madness or villainy out of deep, deep empathy. characters who fundamentally cannot cope with the cruel realities they find themselves in and blow up about it in spectacular fashion. fallen angel type characters with tears of outrage in their eyes. characters who break before they bend, and break so badly they splatter blood all over their noble ideals. every variation on it gets me so good