Would you like something to eat?

The kids and I went down to the boat as usual. Colder that a mother in laws kiss we gave up and went over to Riverfront park, of the old navy base in North Charleston. It is a first attempt to spruce up a run down area of town after that part went downhill after the Navy left in -96 ( It might have been in -92). This park is great, it over looks the Cooper River, has a dog park right next to the kids play ground so that all 3 of my children can have some fun.

We pull up and park next to a beaten up Ford truck an no 1986. I put Milu in her area while Fia and Alex are running down to the play ground. There are 4 kids playing, 2 ten year old boys, an eight year old boy and a seven year old girl. Alex connects immediately with the boys, they take turns being the SHARK and chasing each other. The girl and Fia played on the merry go around etc.

Everybody is having a great old time, their mom comes up and speaks to me about one of the 10 year old. He is not hers, his mom lives with his 2 siblings in a cheap motel and is 65 dollars short for rent this Monday. I think, great I am getting mugged, home boy in the truck has a gun pointed at me. At the end of the conversation she asks me if my kids are hungry and if they would like some ham and cheese sandwich? She says she doesn't have much but they are willing to share. I say, Thank you Mam, we did the dollar menu at Wendy's, I love it. I know she says, it's a life saver.

We ended up spending a little over 2 hours with these people. Her kids were the most polite and considerate kids I have met in a long time, a bit different compare to some brats my kids hang with on a more regular basis. We all had a blast.

As I jumped in our Cadillac to drive home, I was very thankful for what we have, who we try to be and that there is people with no means who are willing to share with a total stranger, no matter how little it is.

I needed that experience badly.

Thank you family in North Charleston.