Thanks for asking, LT.

I think I'm really cranky.

Chicken prices are soaring due to a major issue with the supply chain, and an elected official said something incredibly insensitive. Along the lines of "No bread? Eat cake!" Not the first elected official to show how incredibly ignorant they are of how us plebians live. He said something really dismissive so I said good night and hung up on him. I'll apologise to him (for the abrupt hang up) when he's awake and repair.

Adding to that is how while I'm VERY grateful to be in the food aid distribution list, I do not like having to carry a huge bag with the logo of the charity organisation on crowded public transport. It's extremely obvious that I'm receiving food aid (and I'm drowning in shame due to stigma alone) due to words on the bag too. I get stares, and my social anxiety is getting really bad.

T has been helpful, we've been trying to work through my fears about going to the government assistance office in my residential district/zone. My homework was to call them to ask what programs they have, that triggers a lot of anxiety in me.

I'm a classic example of someone falling through the gaps in the social safety nets due to really out-dated criteria (I read it's similar in the USA and many other countries too), so I am very reluctant to go when I think I'll almost certainly be rejected.

She's on a much deserved break next week, she gave me a pretty tasty croissant to eat – as I've been complaining about near zero countertop space to prep food and cook – since a particular bakery was giving some away for free.

If I'm notified that there's food distribution this week, I'm basically going to pack the food I can't finish in time, and take a bus to a particular community fridge which isn't regularly stocked, and deposit food.

Do any of you have tips on what I can do when I've at most, half a refrigerator shelf for my food, and near zero freezer space?

I do have a mini-fridge in my room but that's full with my breakfast stuff and drinks. I've canned food too.

Also, I blocked out that major news thing you folks are referencing. I don't know how to help, my heart goes out to all of you.

Eta: Just remembered/ realised:

It upset me because just a short tine ago, we were watching anime, in an arc about a character who stole food to feed his kids, and I made a remark about another character (a queen) being rightfully called out by her citizen as out of touch. She's not a bad queen, it's a complex storyline.

Fiance asked me rhetorically what would happen if folks stole food to feed their kids in my nation... and I said I've read actual cases of what happens and I'm literally in a mutual aid group where mothers beg for diapers and milk despite being on financial assistance as that's not enough help.

I contribute to that group. Not monetarily but I do work behind the scenes as part of the admin team, I'm updating a list of community resources, where a lot of the information is from what I know, I link stuff to people asking for aid. Other people in the group (all volunteers) have other roles.

Then I check the news and realised the chicken supply chain issue...

I could have handled my anger better, so I'll work on repairing, of course.