Hello! My name is Jenh-ai and I am addicted to fresh cherries and watermelon. Does any on know what happens to me when the summer fruit season is over?
My fruit addiction put me in a strange position yesterday. I am enrolled in an intensive course this summer. Each day, I have a protein shake during my drive. I also pack fruit, a sandwich, and two large bottles of water to have each hour. This kid, whom I already had issues with, started with me.
He said:
YOU are eating cherries? They must not be pitted!
I responded:
Yes,
I am eating cherries and no they are not pitted. [Note my calm tone of voice.]
He said:
Well. what are you doing with the seeds?
I said:
What do you think? (thinking: I'm not chewing them up!) I just SPIT them out! (NOT SO CALM TONE) I did not feel ladylike saying those words. OH WELL!
Now, mind you I have been in this classroom four hours per day for almost 10 weeks. I have eaten countless containers of watermelon, cherries, grapes, cantaloupe, pineapple . . .etc. The tone he used was like - YOU 209lb woman? Eating fruit?
Last year and for the 30 years before, I have eaten burgers, wings, fries, fried chicken, fried Oreos, brisket, sausage, pasta alfredo, turducken, boudin, nachos, burritos, fried everything, loaves of bread, baskets of bread sticks, and a million other foods
- - - - NOT ONE PERSON EVER HAD ANY QUESTIONs, COMMENTS, OR UNAUTHORIZED CONTRIBUTIONS to add. But, I have been eating MY cherries in MY area without any interruption, until yesterday. I chalked this discussion up to him being a nosey 20yo
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Cherry Pit Diaries
