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I remember one major row over a plate of curry. He actually tried the 'starving children in Africa would be grateful for the food' tactic. I said, in all seriousness "well, then send it to them."
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I think most kids have used this line at one time or another. I know I did. And to me now as an adult, it's not about sending a plate of curry to Africa or south America or Asia. It's about being aware of how lucky we are in every little thing we do and have and take for granted. Something so simple as a plate of food which maybe we don't like the taste of, but shit there's a lot of people in the world who don't even have that in the evening to be thankful for.
This is the message I try to get through to my kids. To pass on to them as my parents did to me. To have a social conscience and not be greedy. To take just as much as I need and no more. Be thankful I could come back for seconds if I wanted to, and the same if I'm serving out dinner for them. Give them as much as they need and no more. I can't believe a parent worth half their salt doesn't know how much their child will eat in a sitting in order to be full and healthy.