Parenthood Is Already Crackers
At The Checkout, Family & Kids, Funny Stories, Grocery Store, Parents/Guardians, Pregnancy, The Netherlands | Right
| February 1, 2024
In The Netherlands, the traditional treat to celebrate a newborn baby is “beschuit met muisjes”, a round cracker (beschuit) with sugar-coated aniseeds (muisjes) — blue for boys and pink for girls.
A man comes through my checkout lane. He looks exhausted. He has eight rolls of beschuit, a tub of butter, and two packs of muisjes, one blue and one pink.
Me: “Congratulations on the twins, sir!”
Customer: “Thanks!” *Pauses for a second* “Wait, how do you know they’re twins?”
I hold up both packs of muisjes.
Me: “A boy and a girl?”
Customer: “Ah.” *Another short pause* “It’s been a long night…”
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