The Real Life Sleeping Beauty

[TruthHurts]

Lets me preface this story by saying that I work in a liquor store in California. Our store is essentially a convenience store that also sells hard liquor, wine, etc etc. Teenagers are allowed to come in to purchase things so long as they don't enter the liquor section.

Four teenagers come in, three of the girls are regulars who come in a lot. The fourth one is a girl I had never seen before. While the others are shopping, the fourth girl promptly sits on the floor blocking off an entire aisle.

Me: I am sorry, you can't just sit there
Sleeping Beauty: But I'm tired
Me: That doesn't matter you can't sit on the floor.
SB: (Points to where her friends are looking at movies) Well can I sit over there?
Me: No, there are benches outside where you can---

Sleeping Beauty gets up dismisses me with a wave of her hand and storms over to where her friends are. She promptly leans on one of her friends shoulder and closes her eyes. The friend shrugs her off and tells her not to do that. Sleeping Beauty's response "But I'm tired."

Everyone picks out what they want and head up to the counter. Sleeping Beauty gets there first. She puts her head down on the counter, spreads her arms out and essentially takes up all of the counter space.

Me: You need to get up, I need this space to work.
SB: But I am tired
Me: That doesn't matter, there are benches outside.
SB: Thanks for nothing

At this point one of her friends asks her why she is being so rude. Sleeping Beauty whines again that she's tired, prompting her friend to snap "Then go home and take a nap, stop trying to ruin everyone's day."

I couldn't have said it any better myself

[BroSCFischer]

At this point one of her friends asks her why she is being so rude. Sleeping Beauty whines again that she's tired, prompting her friend to snap "Then go home and take a nap, stop trying to ruin everyone's day."

Teenagers with respect?

I think Satan is feeling a chill.

SC

[Nox]

Teenagers with respect? I think Satan is feeling a chill.

Yes, we do exist. Unfortunately, twits like Sleeping Beauty make it hard to see the rest of us.

[BroSCFischer]

Yes, we do exist. Unfortunately, twits like Sleeping Beauty make it hard to see the rest of us.

I know, I was one. They just seem to be a dying breed. Unfortunately.

SC

[Belari]

Teenagers with respect?

I think Satan is feeling a chill.

SC

Well, they only showed what appeared to be respect because the girl was bugging them too.

[powerboy]

When I was a teenager, I had respect. I just didn't show it enough, but I had respect

[depechemodefan]

I bet when she does that at home, her parents thinks it's cute. Or else they look embarrassed but don't say anything.

OT, my co-worker was telling me her b-i-l brought his son over for Thanksgiving. He was served something (well, everything) and in a loud voice, said, "I don't want that!" My co-worker said, "listen, you do no use that voice at the table, and you will not complain about the food." Kid sticked out his tongue. His dad said, "Well, it's not the 50's anymore. and the kid went through some horrible times, you should cut him some slack and let him do what he wants."

So again, parents might not say anything to SB when she does shit like that.

[McGoddess09]

Another respectful teenager!!

I do get very angry and have been known to yell at classmates who are disrespectful to teachers or defend the teachers when the students say things or argue. I am horrified when kids old enough to know better come in to my resturant and show disrespect to their parents, hte managers, or the place they are eating. I get very angry at my coworkers who are my age that decide to argue with the managers. I have gotten on their case about that.

Then again, I think that maybe my mental age is far older than my real age.

[otakuneko]

"Well, it's not the 50's anymore. and the kid went through some horrible times, you should cut him some slack and let him do what he wants."

Parents like that ought not be parents, but he'll get his due... when the roles are reversed and the dad needs the kid to take care of him. He'll be put in a cheapo nursing home and forgotten.

[PepperElf]

lol... then again i guess there's always the other option.
... explain to the nice officer why you feel it's OK to nap in a store... and then the nice officer will call up mommy and daddy so they can come down to chat about their daughter's behavior .... and then they take their princess home for her personality sleep. (i mean beauty sleep)

[protege]

lol... then again i guess there's always the other option.

Actually, there's a third option. I'm sure a blast from the nearest fire hose would wake her ass up pretty damn quick

[Chromatix]

It puts the lotion on its skin...

[PhiSigGirl1988]

Teenagers with respect?

I think Satan is feeling a chill.

SC

I was one...up until about four months ago when I turned 20

[TruthHurts]

Well, they only showed what appeared to be respect because the girl was bugging them too.

Actually the other three other girls come into the store a lot and have always been pleasant. I kind of got the feeling she might have being rude all day and the girls were getting sick of her.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Actually, there's a third option. I'm sure a blast from the nearest fire hose would wake her ass up pretty damn quick

And there's a fourth option: bring her to my house and let my brother talk her to death.