My mom likes to repeatedly remind me of a time I completely mortified her at the grocery store when I was little and said something VERY un-"pc". Hearing her tell the tale today, I feel complete empathy and I cringe each time she tells it.
Well - there is this wonderful thing called karma. And it comes in the form of grandkids.
I took the kids to McDonalds today. We go once a week after hitting the farmers market. We pick up some organic fruits and veggies with our reusable bag, then fill up on hydrogenated fats and landfill toys for lunch. It's my ying-yang, gotta keep balanced mentality.
We were sitting there eating when a very old man came in and sat directly across from us. Not only was he old, he wasn't looking too good. Seriously. And of course - nothing gets by my 2 kids...
Rascal started it off in a volume that I'm sure even the people in the drive through could hear...
"Mom. That man looks sick."
"No, he doesn't. Let's just focus on eating our lunches."
"Yes, he does Mom. He looks really sick."
"Rascal, he just looks like he's lived longer than us. Focus on your lunch."
"Mom. He looks really really really sick. I think he needs to go to the doctor."
"Maybe he's on his way there. Eat."
"Mom, is that man going to die? He looks like he's going to die."
"Ooh! Look at the happy meal bag! Over here! Look! Look! Cartoons! Toys! Lemonade! Drink some lemonade!"
"Mom, is that man going to die right now?"
"No. He's not. Please stop talking about the man. It's not polite."
"I think he looks really sick and that he should go to the hospital."
Domino chimed in. "Yeah, he's totally going to die right now."
I can only hope that the man's hearing isn't what it used to be.
2 comments:
HA! That is hilarious! I can totally see them saying that. My hubby did something similar to his mom. His parents used to say he was "Brown as a Bear" because of his massive tan that he got as a kid. Well, he's in Oakland...and he saw a REALLY black African American lady and said (in a NOT quiet voice): "Moooomm!!! She's as brown as a bear!"
Yeah, embarrassment for SURE!
Too funny. I'm just glad your story didn't end with, "And then he DIED RIGHT THERE!" Too cute! The good news is, besides karma coming in the form of grandkids, you can embarrass them just as badly when they are tweens/teens!
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