I enjoy reading articles on the Internet. You might wanna label this behavior “doom-scrolling” DR, but You’d be inaccurate: It’s not “Doom” I’m searching for.
I’m searching for My next Connection. My next… Soulmate.
And *Spoiler Alert!* it just happened!! Again! Just now in fact!?!? [N: PASSION *screaming with pleasure*]
I found this particular Tasty Snack via Huffpost – which, I know I know – takes a lot of shall-We-say Not-So-Friendly Fire, depending on who’s posting the Comment. [N: that’s Why I caution You on reading Comments underneath any Internet article, for the most part. Talk about “doom-scrolling!” lmao]
Back to My Story.
This article, by *checks notes* Mr. DJ Bracken, reveals a very, very unique – and interesting – perspective involving the Concept of Poor Kids getting what Pearl-Clutching Adults [N: I ‘see’ You, TECH!! grrr] refer to as “an alternative lunch” – which is what that Kid gets branded with – when They find Themselves with not enough cash in the School Lunch line. [N: probably the same Folks who coined the term “alternative facts”]
Think about it, DR. It’s like the f#cking Priest – Somebody I Trusted – knocked Me up and now I find Myself with a big fat *A* on My chest for the entire World to See. [N: this “A” which stands for A$$hole is on the wrong goddamn chest]
Here’s Why I am writing about DJ, the Story-teller in My Story, now.
There’s a saying that applies, here: “When the Student is Ready, the Teacher will Appear.” Does this Other Person, fellow Human Being, a literal Stranger to Me air-quotes “owe” Me anything? Nope. Is it statistically likely I will Connect with Liara’s Dad IRL? While sure, “Anything is Possible” – TECH believes No, it’s not very likely.
But TBH? I got what I “needed.” Or more specifically, I got what the Universe felt I needed, and what I needed was to see/witness validation that I Am Not Alone out here. There are Other People, other “Like-Minded Individuals” that are walking beside Me. Or – in My periodic moments of despair, frustration, aggravation, etc. etc. – are carrying Me.
I really, really needed this Connection just now. Thank You, DJ/DR/whatev Your Name is. It’s enough for Me to keep the train moving.
I gotta keep moving forward.
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Conner’s Comments: Here’s the title of DJ’s article, DR, in case You wish to Google at Your Own leisure: “I Randomly Decided To Pay Off A School’s Lunch Debt. Then Something Incredible Happened.” Posted May 3, 2025.