When I order off the kid's menu, am I...Eric Adams?

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Support our nonprofit journalism]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     September 26, 2024 Amid the chaos of unpacking [Eric Adams' indictment]( today—and the stunning allegations pointing to some [seriously clownish behavior by the New York mayor]( and his aides—I asked my husband what luxury item it would take for him to at least consider accepting a bribe. Before he could answer, I had already started on a path of complaining. Why is daycare raising prices—again? What's really wrong with trying to get free stuff once in a blue moon? [I've flown Turkish Airlines to go to Istanbul once](. It was a nice airline! And I would certainly accept a heavily discounted flight, no questions asked! What about them martinis? That stuff is expensive, even in the suburbs where I live. It's no wonder I've started to order off the kid's menu with impunity! That's when my husband finally started to engage. "Ya know, I wish you'd stop doing that. Just order an adult burger." Offended, I quickly escalated the conversation into a full-on debate. [Tell me, really](: What is wrong with a parent taking a rare, measly opportunity at a discount in this expensive, child-rearing life, by significantly lowering her gastronomical standards—I mean, would you call "buttered noodles" a meal?—and ordering from the kid's menu? Especially when the adult still orders a drink or two, easily covering the difference between an adult meal and a child's meal. I decided to pose the question to a group of colleagues who are also parents, believing they'd universally be on my side. And many were. But to my dismay, some definitely were not. "Wait what? No, you can't order off the kid's menu." "Are you at least tipping more?" "Borderline." TLDR: I am now nearly convinced that I may have been in the wrong. But before I change my behavior and start ordering from an adult menu, I want to know: [Is it immoral, as a non-child, to order off the kid's menu?]( [Tell me](! Also, guys. I'm just kidding about the bribes; Eric Adams is a very bad dude. [A monster, even](. —Inae Oh Advertisement [House Subscriptions Ad]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [The Real Eric Adams Was Never a Mystery]( Why did so many people try to claim him as their own? BY TIM MURPHY MOTHER JONES MEMBERSHIP UPDATE   A HUGE OPPORTUNITY...ENDING SOON We need newsletter readers like you to help us make the most us a $50,000 digital matching gift, and time is running short. Only until midnight on Monday, [every donation you make]( will be matched dollar-for-dollar. You know the stakes right now. And with your support going twice as far, Mother Jones can lead the way these next 40 days in showing the corporate media how to cover the unique danger that Trump represents and not make the same mistakes they did in 2016 and 2020. [Please help with a donation if you can](—even just a few bucks helps. A [monthly gift]( would be incredible. [Donate Now]( [Trending] [Rudy Giuliani officially disbarred in DC]( BY ALEX NGUYEN   [The Eric Adams indictment is, unfortunately, very funny]( BY ANNA MERLAN   [You can order free Covid tests again]( BY JULIANNE MCSHANE   [Raising efficiency standards for new home mortgages could save families a bundle]( BY TIK ROOT Advertisement [House Bookshop Ad]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [Why ballot measures are Democracy's last line of defense]( Increasingly, citizens are turning to direct democracy to restore rights stripped away by gerrymandered legislatures and right-wing courts. BY ARI BERMAN Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755