imaginarycircus

David and had a quick dinner out after my class. We were both mentally out of it and exhausted, but we had a nice time making faces at each other in lieu of intelligent conversation. Then we ran into CVS to buy David a new pair of shoe laces. Poor guy was so tired he was confused about there being two laces in a package that contains a pair of laces. He picked up two packages, meaning four laces of course. When I was trying to point this out to him, gently, we were in line. There was a lady with a two or three year old and a stroller. The infant was out of the stroller and was clutching some candy. The mother said, "No. Put that back please." And the child said "NO!" Now I have spent enough time with small children to know that this is normal. She told the child again to put the candy back. The child said NO again and sat in his stroller. The lady then said, "I don't think you'll like that candy." Even I could see that was weak. The kid knew he'd won.

I went to put the extra laces back and when I returned to the front of the store the lady was unwrapping the candy and giving a piece to the kid. Way to be a doormat lady. Now, I know that I shouldn't judge her. Who knoes what is going on or if this was an aberration for some reason. And I don't have a kid. Maybe if you are exhausted and it is 7:30 pm it is easier to give your defiant kidlet a tiny piece of candy and get out of the store without a huge fight... But I still felt in my gut that she might be raising her kid to be an entitled brat who walks all over her. I really, really hope not.

Also, The animal welfare ads are killing me. They make me choke up and cry. I swear if I ever have money I will donate to the ASPCA or my local shelter or something. :( Stop showing me little puppies with scars and eyes missing. Cats that are all ratty and miserable looking. I just can't take it.

Bertie has rubbed his ear so much he has a big scab. EEEK. I think he might have allergies. Poor little dude.