McOuting

Today I took my daughter to McDonald's for lunch. We sat in a window booth looking out at the falling snow, eating chicken nuggets. She was totally happy, and, watching her excitement as she bounced in her seat, I felt happy too. It was like a bit of the American dream. I felt like I was buying into something fake and commercial and junk foody, the kind of thing that I'm supposed to avoid. (I should be feeding her organic apple slices, right? and encouraging her to play imaginative games with old-fashioned toys made of sustainably harvested wood.) But - sometimes I just get tired of trying to be responsible. And today's outing was so easy and fun.