Advice to Young People

I mean, really shit tea. They scrounge their teapots out of garbage bins. They use mud and twigs instead of teabags. You don't want to know how they boil their water.

And the worst thing? You have smile, and pretend to enjoy it. Because they look at you with their sad brown eyes -- so eager to please, so fretful they've got it wrong, so close to their flesh-rending teeth -- and you don't want to hurt their feelings.

It's not their fault. They're bears. No one ever taught them how to make a decent cuppa.

Next time, though, take them out for a cappuccino instead.


(for my sweetie *kiss*)