Seren and Craig, The Life

Saturday, May 2, 2015

Grocery shopping with young children: a funny one

A man observed a woman in the grocery store with a three-year-old girl in her cart. As they passed the cookie section, the little girl asked for cookies and when her mother told her "no," the little girl immediately began to whine and fuss. The mother said quietly, "Now Monica, we just have half of the aisles left to go through- don't be upset. It won't be long now."

Soon, they came to the candy aisle and the girl began to shout for candy. When told she couldn't have any, she began to cry. The mother said, "There, there, Monica. Don't cry. Only two more aisles to go and we'll be checking out."

When they got to the checkout stand, the little girl immediately began to clamor for gum and burst into a terrible tantrum upon discovering there'd be no gum purchased. The mother said serenely, "Monica, we'll be through this checkout stand in 5 minutes. Then you can go home and have a nice nap."

The man followed them out to the parking lot and stopped the woman to compliment her. "I couldn't help noticing how patient you were with little Monica," he began.

The mother replied, "I"m Monica. My little girl's name is Tammy."