Day 37: Food Glorious, Food

November 6, 2022

Dear Disney,

Today, for our 30 Days of Thanks, Darling and I are thankful for having an abundance of food.

This was not always the case. Growing up, food was not always abundantly available to me. As I have stated before, Darling and I had different childhood's and mine was growing up poor and longing to escape into the worlds Disney created. So now as an adult, I realize how important the basic things of Food, Shelter, and safety are.

Disney allowed me to find humor in the lack of food. In Fun and Fancy Free, there was a “Jack and the Bean stock” story with Mickey, Donald, and Goofy. At one point, they share a bean between the three of them, slicing the bean in almost transparent slices. As a child, I found that so funny, and somewhat relatable.

Now, I see the filled pantries and refrigerators and realize how blessed we are, how thankful I am. Darling tries to empathize with me, but, honestly, I do not want her to know those memories. I am not ashamed of them, but I have better memories.

What is your favorite food that you are thankful for?

Sincerely,

Jim Dear and Darling