When someone's telling you a horrible story and they're crying, how long should I wait before I take a bite of my corn dog?

This made me laugh until I cried.  I think we've all been in a situation where we weren't sure if taking a sip of our coffee or a bite of dinner was OK while one of our group was in emotional distress. 

????????

Go ahead and take a bite now. 

Laughed at that for sure, great question, hahahahaha.

Take a bite of it now, I'm done.