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[Scepticalscribe]

I'd never have imagined seeing McDonalds and treat in the same sentence!

Indeed.

Granted, I wouldn't have either, but, I will admit that I have had friends who have had children.

In that context, the noun "treat" comes with very specific circumstances, in the sort of specific setting (birthdays come to mind), the sort of circumstances, that parents sometimes have had cause to be quite grateful for.

 

[WriteNow]

I have had friends who have had children.

In that context, the noun "treat" comes with very specific circumstances

True.

I remember at least once being part of a group that my elementary school principal took out to lunch at McDonald's. It was a reward of some sort, although I can't remember what. Given the circumstances, the restaurant reward wouldn't have been a place with French names all over the menu!

Most of my memories of eating there hinge on the idea of a convenient, fast meal. For example, when my family took a road trip to visit extended family, we'd stop by either McDonald's or Burger King to get lunch, which we'd eat as we drove. I recall on one such trip my father got Chicken McNuggets. I think were perhaps new at the time and certainly heavily advertised, so he was curious to try them. When at home, however, my family never went near fast food--at least once I was no longer a little kid. I have a sense that maybe my mother might have taken me to McDonald's when I was young.

The last time I ate McDonald's was the summer my mother died. That was quite some time ago--System 7 was still the current Macintosh OS at that time.