Scenario: Mom walks into store. She has two boys who look to be around the ages of 5 and 7. They are not happy aboutr being there, but it's obvious the Mom has dragged them there to quickly pick out a book. The younger boy starts to throw a temper tantrum in the aisle near the history and politics section, which may have spurred on the Mom's response, I'm not completely sure. He throws himself on the ground, kicks his legs, and starts to scream. This is the Mother's response to his tantrum:
Mom: Get up off the ground!
Son: No!
Mom: Are you a Democrat, or a Republican!?
Son pauses
Mom: Well!?
Son: ...Democrat
Mom: Good answer! Now stop complaining.
And as simple as that, the boy gets up, brushes himself off, and walks over to follow his fuming mother into the children's section.
Mind you, he was no older than five.
Later, I'm looking at the kids books and a girl about 6 or 7, obviously had just discovered books outside of See Spot Run and Dr. Seuss, with two cute little pig tails dangling off her head, waltzes over to her friend with a pile of books such as "Harold and the Purple Crayon" and "Hop on Pop"
She drops them in front of her friend and exclaims, as dramatically as possible:
"Theeeessseee are for YOU. I'MMM going to go get chapter books..."
She stops for a second, probably for dramatic affect. She stares at her friend, who is obviously baffled by her companions sudden burst of enthusiasm. The girl continues...
"Because I just LOOOVVVEEE chapter books"
Oh, the interesting people you meet in the bookstore.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
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