The Red Bag Mistake That Exposed How America Treats Struggling Families

missing something.”

I looked at the kids.

The boy was coloring a red bag again, this time with a cape.

The girl was drawing a sun bigger than the page.

And I realized something that made me both sad and furious.

They weren’t missing food.

Not really.

They were missing ease.

They were missing that feeling other kids get where joy doesn’t come with a bill attached.continue reading …