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My change of heart after my family attended a church-sponsored event

We sat elbow-to-elbow along a slim folding table.

I counted 8 noodles in my soup.

My stomach rumbled as we left the church hall.

The next evening at home, I did not complain as I usually did at supper time.

I did not complain that the soup was too hot.

I did not complain that my meat had a strip of fat on it.

I did not complain that the gravy spilled from my meat onto my potatoes.

I did not complain about my least favourite vegetable, yellow beans.

I did not complain that there was only chocolate pudding for dessert instead of butterscotch.

We sat uncrowded along a large kitchen table.

(first featured on Medium platform June 2, 2021)