Army Dad Takes Photo of a Stranger’s Grocery Cart to Make a Serious Point

Patrick Gibson had done the right thing his whole life. He had joined the army, raised a family, and earned his own money to buy everything he could ever need. But on June 14, 2015, a trip to the grocery store had him seeing red after he spotted a couple’s grocery cart loaded to the max.

He couldn’t believe his eyes as he watched the family in front of him pay for their luxury items, including steak, seafood and tons of bread, as he and his family were struggling just to make ends meet!

His photo revealed a flaw in the system that made everyone who saw the photo pretty angry, too…

This Soldier Earned His Keep

If anyone knows a thing or two about earning money to pay for things, it’s Patrick Gibson, a soldier in the United States Army. When he was single, he only had to worry about his own needs. But now, Gibson didn’t just have himself to think about anymore.

It Wasn’t Easy Being a Family Man

Gibson assumed that joining the army would have made life financially easier. But leaving his family behind for months to serve his country was really tough. He kept reminding himself what his father taught him: there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world!

But then it became clear that some people didn’t share that same philosophy.

But He Wasn’t An Absent Father

Gibson was a working father, but that didn’t mean that he was absent from his children’s lives. In fact, it was just the opposite.

Gibson loved to go on family outings and travel through nature with his wife and two children, even if they had to save up some extra money to make these outings possible.

He Was the Sole Breadwinner

When Gibson met Whitney, he realized they were destined to be together, so he popped the question. And before long, he and his wife welcomed a boy and a girl into this world.

But it wasn’t easy because he was the sole breadwinner in the family, so they had to get by with what little money they had, and yet others didn’t seem to have that problem.