Kitty

Gave a dad on the subway a look once, his toddler was eating a donut at 7am, seemed like a lazy breakfast choice, none of my business but I judged anyway. Heard him on the phone a few stops later, talking to what sounded like a nurse, confirming an appointment time, mentioning the donut was the only thing that stayed down before infusions. Kid had leukemia. The donut wasn't a lazy choice. It was the one food that gave him enough calories to survive a treatment that made everything else come back up. Sat there the rest of my ride replaying the look I'd given him. Try to remember that now anytime something looks careless from the outside. Usually just means I don't have the whole picture yet.