Seven and Eight

These chapters were somewhat easier for me to read but there were still parts that upset me.

Chapter 7 made sense to me with the idea of Kinship. The story of the family with the mother who had cancer was a sad story but it made something clear to me,  some people who are barely making it don't want to ask for help. The part where the truck driver paid for their meal without saying anything put a smile on my face. What I didn't think about was the fact that the mother would be so upset by the action that the trucker made. I'm glad that she made the call and seen why the trucker did what he did.

Chapter 8 made me more upset then chapter 7. No one hears about children being malnourished in the United States. It's truly sad and the fact that some of the parent's don't seem know what to do or don't want to tell people helping them what goes on it ticks me off. The other part of the chapter where Shippler talks about the fact that some children don't get the physical care causes them to close in on themselves and not interact is very upsetting.

--I just wanted to say that I have done things like pay for others meals without informing the people who did it. I never thought that the family might be upset by my actions.