(me and my friend, Sonya, who also donated to the cause with me)I spent $35 I really didn't have to give two kids a christmas. I went to their home. A one bedroom, just big enough for a bunk bed like you had as a kid and a twin mattress and a 20 inch tv. It was like a hotel room. However this was their home. Dirty dishes with old milk lay around. I tripped over a bag of trash. Four people lived in a room smaller than my bedroom. The living condition was ridiculous. It was as if I stepped into a third world country. I'd say I'm lucky to have a home but I create my own luck with three jobs.
The dissapointment came when the mother barely spoke a thank you. She led us to her room like it were a chore. When we arrived,she stood on the porch of the house with a cigarette hanging out of her mouth and said ya I'm her. My heart sank. I spent my one christmas gift someone gave me on someone who could care less. However, you must give without judgement. If God picked apart every time I wasn't as grateful as I should be, I'd be in trouble! I put my heart into those gifts and am glad I did it. The kids are gonna have clothes that keep them warm. The kids are gonna have cool toys to distract them from their cramped one bedroom home. I did good.
I've forgotten what's it like to open a present. The joy of tearing the paper. The excitement that comes up like a little butterfly of joy and gets caught in your throat letting out a squeal. I'm happy I gave that to someone else.
I guess it's a happily ever after. It just isn't exactly what you see in the movies. The family jumping for joy and throwing their arms around you in gratitude. It is what is. Merry Christmas. I hope you had presents to open and you genuinely thank the person, no matter if it's diet pills ;)(aka my brothers gift to me a couple years ago)
<3 MM
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