Last Sunday, I bought a bag of six bagels at Weshop. I brought four home, and placed them in my cubby in my house’s kitchen. Monday morning, I awoke to find two bagels left in the bag. By the time I returned from classes, there was only one.
Needless to say, I felt violated; my clearly marked kitchen space had been plundered! Half the bagels I bought were stolen within 24 hours. Yes, I was shocked at the theft and angry at the culprit. But more than anything else, I was hungry for bagel-y goodness.
I’m not writing this to say that my house is a den of thieves, or to ask the offender to step forward. I just want to say to everyone who lives in a shared kitchen: Don’t steal. It’s not cool. I know, you might have an ideal of communal living, where everything is shared, but make sure your housemates buy into that before you start taking their stuff. I know, you don’t have enough points, but neither do I, and I can’t afford to feed you, too. I know, it’s a pretty anonymous situation and there’s no way I’ll know it’s you, but try to be a good person, anyway. I know, bagels are really good, but that doesn’t mean you get to deprive me of their deliciousness.
To whoever took my bagels, I would like to say: Next time, try to restrain yourself. Maybe you took only one bagel, thinking I wouldn’t notice. I probably wouldn’t have, but when three people think like you, I feel the loss. In the future, you could try asking me for a bage—y name is on my cubby, as well as my door. We probably don’t know each other, but I’d rather give a bagel to my friend than lose one to a stranger.
I know there are many of you who have lost food to sticky-fingered housemates and maybe there’s nothing to be done about it, but that doesn’t make it all right. Wesleyan should be a place where your food is safe for its intended consumer, not threatened by your fellow students.
In conclusion, the moral for everyone sharing a kitchen is: Be Cool, Stay In School, And Don’t Steal Food From Your Housemates, because That’s Not Cool.
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