National Donut Day

I don't eat donuts anymore. I used to love them as a treat, but back in 1995 my wife bought me a “birthday cake” made from donuts piled in the shape of a cake with candles on top.

Unfortunately, I was unexpectedly laid off from work without any severence that day and ever since then, I associate donuts with the nauseous feeling I experienced that miserable day. I can’t even look at them without reliving that day.

I will never forget arriving home after being laid off and seeing donuts piled on a plate to celebrate what turned out to be one of the worst days in my life. I hardly even want to acknowledge my birthday anymore either for the same reason.