My trip to the grocery store brought an interesting conversation. As we were leaving and all three kids were either sitting in or riding on the sides of my cart, a cute elderly man (as a sidebar, when do people become “cute” rather than simply old…not sure) sees us and the following conversation ensues:
Cute elderly man: You sure have three cute kids.
Me: Oh, thanks.
Cute elderly man: My daughter has two kids, and I thought she had her hands full…woah
(note–I do have three kids under 6, but I also had three kids under 4–I did have my hands full then. And, I guess I do now as well. But, it’s not as if three young kids is unheard of. I mean, Erika has three kids 2 and under–now that’s crazy)
Me: Well, yeah, I guess so.
Cute elderly man: They are too well behaved. You must beat them.
(Okay, the conversation has gone south. What in the world am I supposed to say now? That is one of the strangest comments I’ve ever heard. In the second that I’m considering my response, I am fully aware that Ashlyn’s head injury is looking pretty gross today—darker and scaly since the glue is probably going to fall off in the next couple days)
Me: (chuckling sort of) Well, you’ve caught me at a good time. They aren’t always this good.
(quickly walking out the door)
Very odd conversation.
Note. The attached picture is not THE cute elderly man from the store. But, I thought he was A cute elderly man that looks strikingly similar to the one today. And, I had to post a picture because posts without pictures are not nearly as fun posts with pictures.
Some people say the weirdest things. Never forget when I had Bryce at the chiropractor at 3 days old and this old woman told me I was making a huuuge mistake taking him out so young and how I “was going to pay for this!” (What, my chiropractor visit – yeah, they’re not free!) Who says stuff like that?!?! Some old people (the not so cute ones) feel their age gives them license for bizarre “advice”.
Oh, and thanks for the shout out!
i love old people.
hee hee hee
Last spring while I was out and about I had 2 older women (on the same day, mind you) reach into my lap and try to put Carter’s hood up, stating that he would catch a cold. I am happy to say, he never caught that cold!! Sometimes older people give you some weird advice/statements. Thankfully, most of the older people just tell ya “cute kids” and leave it at that!
BTW,
old people are cute…the older the cuter. And yes people do say weird things (responding to Erika). Someone asked me if AUDREY wanted crayons the other day (keep in mind Audrey is 7 weeks for those who don’t know us), then yesterday she was crying while out and a girl ask if a balloon would cheer her up…I did take hoping she would stare at it…she did…but not what the girl intended, but it worked.