Will You Be My (Sugar) Daddy?

Today on my lunch hour, I sat outside reading (Promiscuities, by Naomi Wolf) and people watching. It's rare that there's good people watching at the spot I'd chosen, mostly because the majority of people are just like me - taking a break from work, very possibly from the same building I work in.

Nearby there was a family also lunching. It was clear the dad works in the area, and the wife, complete with kid and grandparents, had come to visit him for lunch. The parents were letting the little boy run around chasing pigeons while they ate and talked.

A man walked by me, and stopped near the family. He took out a thick wad of cash and started counting. The little boy's eyes lit up, and he ran to the man, grabbed his knees, and hugged with all his might. The parents were at first horrified, until they saw that the man just hugged the kid back and patted his head, and then they couldn't stop laughing. The man tried to disengage from the kid. He shoved his money in his pocket and gently peeled the boy's arms away from him. The boy shrugged his shoulders, said "None for me" to his family, and went back to chasing pigeons.

Better luck next time.