Reply #93: Free cheese for middle-class Mom..

[SoCalDem]

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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Fri Feb-11-05 08:52 PM
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Middle class woman gets government cheese, and lives to tell the tale..


The year is 1982..

The mother encourages her children to read the paper and watch the news. In fact the oldest boy ,once.... only 5 at the time proceeded to shussshhh adults in the room so he could hear what CNN was saying about Anwar Sadat.... "Sadat?? Who's HE? someone asked...President of Egypt..just assassinated, chimed the youngster".. but I digress..

back to 1982...

Mom & the boys are out shopping and going to the bank. On their way they pass St Vincent's Thrift shop.. Having things to donate already in the car,(leftover from another shopping foray..and all but forgotten) they decide to drop them off as well..

FREE CHEESE... FREE CHEESE... The banner fairly screams...

The mother enters the store and puts down the box of clothes, toys and assorted cast-offs..

"Here's your cheese", says the woman at the counter..

Back to the car, which is bouncing from the antics of the pinching, pushing, not-so-patiently waiting boys...

Errands completed, they all head home and of course.. what do the boys want for lunch??

TOASTED FREE CHEESE SANDWICHES

as they settle in to eat lunch, the oldest peruses the paper... Page Two top right..

Free Cheese Giveaway to the poor...Today at St Vincent's....


...."Mom , are we poor?".....

My sons still kid me about the FREE cheese :)

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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Fri Feb-11-05 08:57 PM
Response to Reply #1

4. Picture a 5 pound box of velveeta


The sad part is that the damn stuff molded before we ever finished it

and the oldest blabbed to Dad the minute he walked in the door that night..


"Daaaaaad.. Mom got Free cheese today.. Poor people's cheese"..:grr: