I love parents that believe their children can do no wrong. It’s so wonderful when a child misbehaves and a parent gives them the perfect out. It teaches them such wonderful life lessons. I had one tonight, a woman came in with her three teenage daughters. The youngest was 13-ish. We have these stupid plastic cow candy dispensers by the register that poop candy pieces when you shake them. (yes the candy actually comes out of their butts) The youngest daughter was of course playing with one and seriously irritating me. (they moo when you shake them, and EVERYBODY has to try it) Well, this girl is not only making the stupid thing moo, she's also is twisting the head until, you guessed it, the head breaks off. So the conversation goes something like this
Me: me
SWD: stupid woman's daughter
SW: stupid woman
SWD: oops!
SW: be careful, if you break it we have to pay for it
Me: um, she already broke it
SW: oh. I'm not paying for that! She has to pay for it.
SWD: I don’t have any money
SW: well, I'm not paying for that!
Lady please, your daughter is 13 if she breaks something in the store YOU do have to pay for it. Dock her allowance later if you want but cough up the money.
I ended up actually not making her pay for it because her other kids were so busy rearranging the store and knocking things over while this whole thing was taking place that I just wanted to get them the hell out of the store as quickly as possible. I figured the $5 wasn't worth it compared to how much damage they could have done if I kept them there arguing over the stupid cow.
Me: me
SWD: stupid woman's daughter
SW: stupid woman
SWD: oops!
SW: be careful, if you break it we have to pay for it
Me: um, she already broke it
SW: oh. I'm not paying for that! She has to pay for it.
SWD: I don’t have any money
SW: well, I'm not paying for that!
Lady please, your daughter is 13 if she breaks something in the store YOU do have to pay for it. Dock her allowance later if you want but cough up the money.
I ended up actually not making her pay for it because her other kids were so busy rearranging the store and knocking things over while this whole thing was taking place that I just wanted to get them the hell out of the store as quickly as possible. I figured the $5 wasn't worth it compared to how much damage they could have done if I kept them there arguing over the stupid cow.
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