The local Albertan!

Former Flashpoint Archive staff member. Trans woman and Demisexual.

Enjoys local history, open data, Canadian politics, retro video games, and cooking (mmmm, perogies).

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Cake day: August 11th, 2026

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  • Genuinely not an excuse. It just hurts knowing it’ll all be thrown away and it feels like you have to do something about it.

    I do think changing my mindset to “it’s wasted just as much if I eat it when I don’t need it” and “I’m treating myself as a waste bin if I eat this when I don’t need it” will really help going forward for the diet seeing that responsibility of eating is shifted from me. However, now it’s just a matter of how to get it to people that do need it when it comes to my social conscience.

    In summary, I try to get it to people, and if I can’t, I need to accept it’ll be thrown out and that it isn’t my fault if that happens. I’ll be getting in touch with the organisation that runs the event and see what can be done about this going forward.


  • That first point I think really helps a lot on it’s own. I grew up poor (and still am pretty poor admittedly), and I was told to eat pretty much everything on my plate. Eating rice? Gotta eat every last grain. Mother burnt the frozen pizza rock solid? Had to eat it. Food you don’t like was for supper? You’re not leaving that table until you finish it.

    While my parents would use the “kids in Africa” line, something that arguably hit me more was my Nana comparing things to our ancestors during the Depression.

    I’ll see what I can do about containers next time around. I might also ask them about how to give away leftovers to people near the nearby shelter.