I Have a Garbage Collector Mother — For Twelve Years My Classmates Avoided Me, Until Graduation Day, When a Single Word from Me Made the Entire School Cry For twelve years of school, the nickname “garbage collector’s daughter” was like a scar that never disappeared for Lira, a girl from Tondo, Manila, who grew up without a father. Her father d:ied before she was born; he left her in the care of a thin mother with calluses and the smell of sweat and dust: Aling Nena, a woman who collected trash a

1.1M views · 2K reactions | This deliciously messy garbage plate from Rochester, NY, brings a whole new meaning to "getting trashed." Check out the full episode of Food/Groups here. >> thrl.st/2zephg7 | Thrillist | Facebook