Daria Burke

It was always so fun. But my mom, generally, she was getting food that we could kind of fix ourselves. A lot of like ready-made and heat to eat or just... bread and cheese and hot dogs, that kind of stuff, cereal, milk. You know, she'd get eggs and things that she'd make us for breakfast from time to time. But when it ran out, there was no second big trip to the store.

It was always so fun. But my mom, generally, she was getting food that we could kind of fix ourselves. A lot of like ready-made and heat to eat or just... bread and cheese and hot dogs, that kind of stuff, cereal, milk. You know, she'd get eggs and things that she'd make us for breakfast from time to time. But when it ran out, there was no second big trip to the store.

It was always so fun. But my mom, generally, she was getting food that we could kind of fix ourselves. A lot of like ready-made and heat to eat or just... bread and cheese and hot dogs, that kind of stuff, cereal, milk. You know, she'd get eggs and things that she'd make us for breakfast from time to time. But when it ran out, there was no second big trip to the store.

She usually would do that first big trip and then sell the food stamps, the rest of them, for money that she could then use to buy drugs. So we grew up without a lot. I write about a time when I actually went to the grocery store to steal food because we didn't have any in the house. It was quite scarce. And we often sort of scavenged, whether it was through meals at school, certainly.

She usually would do that first big trip and then sell the food stamps, the rest of them, for money that she could then use to buy drugs. So we grew up without a lot. I write about a time when I actually went to the grocery store to steal food because we didn't have any in the house. It was quite scarce. And we often sort of scavenged, whether it was through meals at school, certainly.

She usually would do that first big trip and then sell the food stamps, the rest of them, for money that she could then use to buy drugs. So we grew up without a lot. I write about a time when I actually went to the grocery store to steal food because we didn't have any in the house. It was quite scarce. And we often sort of scavenged, whether it was through meals at school, certainly.

I was a free lunch kid, but then if there was an opportunity to go over to somebody's house after school...

I was a free lunch kid, but then if there was an opportunity to go over to somebody's house after school...

I was a free lunch kid, but then if there was an opportunity to go over to somebody's house after school...

I did.

I did.

I did.

Nine. I was nine years old. And I rode my bike to the nearest grocery store, which was maybe a mile, a mile and a half away. Yeah. And I had a duffel bag that I wore cross-body, and I went into the store and proceeded to take anything that would fit in there that wasn't too heavy.

Nine. I was nine years old. And I rode my bike to the nearest grocery store, which was maybe a mile, a mile and a half away. Yeah. And I had a duffel bag that I wore cross-body, and I went into the store and proceeded to take anything that would fit in there that wasn't too heavy.

Nine. I was nine years old. And I rode my bike to the nearest grocery store, which was maybe a mile, a mile and a half away. Yeah. And I had a duffel bag that I wore cross-body, and I went into the store and proceeded to take anything that would fit in there that wasn't too heavy.

So I tried not to get too much canned food, or I couldn't get milk, I couldn't really get a loaf of bread, but I would get sausage links, I got, gosh, small cans of cheese.

So I tried not to get too much canned food, or I couldn't get milk, I couldn't really get a loaf of bread, but I would get sausage links, I got, gosh, small cans of cheese.

So I tried not to get too much canned food, or I couldn't get milk, I couldn't really get a loaf of bread, but I would get sausage links, I got, gosh, small cans of cheese.

fruit cocktail I mean anything snacks that I could fit in there and I did it twice and the first time I got away uh without getting caught and it was quite a victory actually because I felt very proud that I was able to like put food on the table so to speak and this the next time I did it um I got caught.

fruit cocktail I mean anything snacks that I could fit in there and I did it twice and the first time I got away uh without getting caught and it was quite a victory actually because I felt very proud that I was able to like put food on the table so to speak and this the next time I did it um I got caught.