Today, I'm participating in a 30 hour awareness-raising event on famine in Africa. I'm supposed to hand out leaflets to people from my booth. My school decided to hand out a literal crate-load of free cupcakes right in front of us. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I got roped into a volunteering thing at the last minute. I was waiting outside with all these kids who looked hungry. Feeling bad, I passed around crisps and cookies. Turns out we were at a convention to promote healthy eating in malnourished children. FML
Today, my friend and I taught a very involved healthy nutrition program to underprivileged youths at a local center. We even made them a healthy snack at the end of the program. Within minutes of the program being over, we caught some of our fellow volunteers feeding the kids Oreos. FML
Today, after spending two hours baking cookies for my niece's school's fundraiser, I packed them into a container and drove to the school. When I got there, the teacher looked confused and said the fundraiser was next Saturday. By the time the actual date arrived, every cookie had been eaten by my family. FML
Today, at my school they were having a carnival to raise money. One of the patrons suggested that if they wanted to make money, they should have people pledge money to make me cover my ugly face with a bag. The school got over $500, and I had to wear a bag. FML
Today, I volunteered to cater an event at school. A little girl asked for a big slice of cake so I gave it to her. She then puked everywhere and her parents blamed me and made me clean it up. The little girl sat there smiling at me while I cleaned. FML
Today, I'm fasting for Lent. I'm a copywriter and my current client is a food company. I have to research about, and look at pictures of food all day. FML
Today, I spent two hours making a cake that I'd promised my class for weeks. I boarded the train to school, but soon dozed off. A few minutes later, I awoke with a start and noticed a chunk of the cake missing and a homeless man next to me with frosting around his mouth. FML
Today, some of my classmates brought cupcakes to celebrate my birthday. I took the leftovers with me after class, and when my mom picked me up from school, she asked, "What are the cupcakes for?" FML
Today, the "Child Care and Development" class at my high school assigned all 50 students to carry a fake baby around school all day for a week. I can't even read a page of my notes without hearing a robotic crying noise. Today is the first day. FML
Today, I was selling winter-themed cookies at my university. I cheerfully asked a girl if she would like to buy cookies to support peer tutoring. Her response? "I don't eat food." FML
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DocBastard 40
So you think handing out cupcakes will somehow diminish the awareness of the famine? If you starve yourself, that'll somehow make the famine better? Don't be so naive. If you want to change it, do something about it. Raise money, go on a mission. But complaining about some cupcakes is a waste of time.
yuggi1 11
:( Scumbag school.
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HahaYDI 0
First world problems
Bandnerd1 2
It's to give you just a small glimpse of what people in Africa feel like, to give you some motivation.
karmicsamadi86 9
Find out who's giving out the cupcakes and talk to them. You could probably work together and give out the flyers with the cupcakes.
AbbyLovesCake 3
I did this same event last year. They baked cookies in the room beside us..
iwadasn 33
You're whining because you haven't eaten in 30 hours? That's barely more than a day. Seriously, suck it up and be grateful for what you have.
theangelfromhell 6
I think i might know whqt school you're in. Is your school in st-hubert, quebec, canada? If so, i went to that same school a few years ago. They also do that 30 hr famine . Even though i havent done it before i dont recall someone saying thT. Person put some cupcakes in frlnt of them. Nonetheless, it sucks for you!
theangelfromhell 6
What*, that*
effffyourlife_ 0
actually, I've been in a 30 hour famine. you have to raise money before you do it, and it's for the kids in Africa. so when you raise money you tell people, I'm gonna be in a 30 hour famine to show awareness for hunger, would you like to give to the kids in Africa? so it's not just giving awareness, but also donations.
CookieGirl4ever 13
And they didn't just let you guys have one? Jerks. Lol... I probably would've made them give me one. >:P
egallegos89 0
What about the starving children and vets in AMERICA???