The first thing I thought of when I read “Be Kind to Food Servers Month” was ball-shaped instant mashed potatoes plopped onto my plate by a lady behind a cafeteria counter with a hairnet and a mustache. I shouldn’t tell you that because my grandmother was the head cook for a school cafeteria for many years. Before I knew this I had the impression cafeteria ladies couldn’t cook. The truth is: the recipes are strictly regulated by policies and budgets. My grandmother told me she used to cheat, and her food was so good the powers that be overlooked it. And she doesn’t have a mustache, so I believe her.
Not just the cafeteria lady deserves kindness. There are a host of servers who bow to our demands and whims in eating establishments everywhere. And what about the food servers who don’t see a paycheck for their trouble? Remember the mom from A Christmas Story who hadn’t had a hot meal in 15 years? Yeah, don’t be mama’s little piggy; give your food server an extra helping of kindness.
Does every month in the year have so many “of the month” designations? Your research talents are amazing.
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Yes, there is something to celebrate every day of the year. Some of the national days have not been proclaimed every year, so I looked them up to see if they were still valid. Some of them were so funny I didn’t care if they were still being celebrated. My research can all be linked back to one website, actually. But you can call my research talents amazing. I’m okay with that.
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My hope is that in Christmas Story II, the mom finally sits down to a hot meal.
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Actually, she did in A Christmas Story I. The duck was staring at her, nice ‘n crisp–right out of the oven! I love happy endings.
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