Just a side note to the previous post. I am a firm believer in the saying,
It is silly to take offense when no offense was intended.
This cashier was clueless and completely had no idea how to relate to my life. Obviously :).
Sometimes I think, am I on camera? Okay Ashton, come out - you got me.
I promise throughout this whole conversation I was laughing on the inside and thinking how somebody couldn't have written the dialogue better for a movie.
She was strange. But not knowingly unkind.
I don't want the world to become 100% impersonal but I do agree with Annie that some employees should stick strictly to the shopping experience and not the history of your family.
At Costco the other day a complete stranger said,
Look at all of these beautiful boys. Someday you are going to have a bunch of wonderful daughters-in-law to love.
And I thought -
How beautiful. She's right. And I love that she took the moment to share that with me.
That's when I thought about making a badge to say,
"I was completely tactful and marvelous today."
So we can balance out the dumb with the good badges to be passed out.
2 comments:
I love your posts. I have to share with you I have a similar problem, but not because of children.. but because I am American living in another country, it does not matter where I go, what time it is, who I am with.. they always ask.. where are you from?.. I am always tempted to say "Australia or France" and see what happens. But I don't.. I go through the whole 10 minute conversation I have had at least 10,000 times before.. I think this is just part of life. But I like what you said about the checker being clueless and unable to relate.. its true. But every now and again you get someone wonderful and its all worth it.
XOXOXOXOXOXOXO
wish I could treat you and the boys to some ice-cream!!
I only have one thing to to say.... I love you! Thanks for the laugh! PS Populating the great state of ID with boys is the bomb!
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