Despondent Young Man Working At McDonald's

[mizannie]

Swore off fast food eons ago but backslid tonight
and went to McDonald's. The young man who took my
order and my money said he was tired. I made sympathetic
noises and he said, 'not that kind of tired, but then
I know it's my own fault I ended up working here, at
least that's whattheytell me. I presumetheywere his parents

Comments

[daisydumont]

oh, annie, i'm so glad he opened up to you. you were *sent* to him. (i'm shaky on angels, but i believe we are angels to one another sometimes.) this is very moving.

The Young Man

[mizannie]

I'll go back, maybe get a salad to stay healthy.
Last night it was a BigMac. It was too heavy a
thing to take lightly and I feel I have to go
back simply to be a presence and somebody who
knows how it feels to be down and out at a very
early age with seemingly no help from any direction.
Lord have mercy, it was deja vu, looking at my own
self, a chance to go back and give someone else the
love and support that was never given to me back
then. This is a part of my own restoration to
wholeness. This kid was a gift to me but I can
tell you I am very worried about him, that he might
take desperate measures to blunt or stop his
suffering.

[ex_anastasi575]

This is what I was going to say too, that your meeting with him wasn't an accident; God sent you to him when he needed help.

Not Coincidence

[mizannie]

Now I have to figure out if I need
to go back to see how he is doing,
just how involved to get. I know
people that could help him and will
if he wants to put forth that kind
of effort. But the one thing I know
for sure is that I've been called on
to pray for this young fellow.

[maetang]

Big *hugs* to you and him, Annie.

Thank You!

[mizannie]

I appreciate your message. I am
following your journey and love
reading about your placement.

[leftdogma]

Now if this was facebook, I'd like this entry. * like, like *

Amy

Hey Amy

[mizannie]

I will add you to my friends list
so you can see my 'friends only'
posts. Loved being with all of you
this morning.