you know, the last donut girl? doesn’t have to be a donut. the last piece of cake from the office birthday party, the last bagel from the planning meeting, the last bite from the tres leches you’re sharing with someone at café rio…you know. that girl.
i’ve found that there are two types of people in this world: the kind of people who will take the last donut and the kind of people who won’t. i never thought about which one i was. i like to think i’m pretty assertive and i can get in there and take whatever i want, but i’m more timid than i like to think, i think.
i once shared a dessert with my friend lauren who said to me bluntly when we were down to just a little bit left, “i want you to know that i’m not afraid to take the last bite.”
i let her.
lately in celebration of national “eat 600 more calories each day than you normally do” month, we had donuts at the office. in a mid-afternoon sugar flatline, i went back to see if there were any left in the break room.
there was one.
i stuck with my diet coke.
9 comments:
now that you mention it... i've NEVER really thought about this either. but i would have taken it!
I finished off the almond roca the other day and was so happy to think that no one would know who did it. because someone purposely left two little bits in the bowl so that they weren't the last. And I - took advantage of their nice gesture.
I would have done exactly what Hannah just made fun of! I would have taken half of the donut.. for a few reasons: 1. That's 50% less calories, fat, etc. 2. I don't want to be "that girl." HA!
I guess I should thank you. I was the last donut eater. I came in, I saw it, I pounced.
Here's some weirdness: I usually think of myself as more timid in the assertiveness category. I guess that's not the case with food.
So, bottom line ... Thanks for the donut.
P.S. I just finished off the last of the "Simply Apple" apple juice (brought in a couple of days ago with the bagels) in the drink fridge.
I have no shame.
I would take it if it were the last. I'm hoping there's some milk left from the other day because I would like to eat some cereal.
I'd eat the donut and grab a cup of coffee to go with it :)
My office has scavengers. You know, the people who don't bring their lunch and refuse to buy it and they go scavenging for leftovers. We usually have so much food in our offices that your really don't have to bring your lunch, but come on! I'll grab leftovers if they happen to be in the kitchen, but I don't go hunting for them!
crap, i'm so craving a donut right now.
yeah I normally just stay away if it's the last one!
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