Perhaps it’s because they are less likely to talk if they’re eating, but when we see crying people, we naturally want to give them food or drinks. My mother insists upon food in all social settings. She would often say, “You can’t fight while you’re eating.” As Raymond Carver told us so beautifully, eating is “a small good thing”.
So here you are. So many cry cards that involve offering food or drinks, or ask for food or drinks: