Dinner with relatives when I was a kid. Not a fancy joint. With both families, it was nine people. They didn't even have enough cash for their own meal. Mom and dad covered the bill with money they could ill afford to spend.

No offer to repay...no apology...nothing. It was tight...real tight for a few weeks at home. Us kids didn't know the exact dollar amount, but we did know the amount of stress if put on our family.

Same relatives wanted to get together a few years later. Mom told them we were "busy". They never called except when they needed something. Mom told them not to call anymore.


For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."

2 Thessalonians 3:10