Raising Kids By Lowering Standards

A mom and her son, maybe around four or five years old, are looking at some Disney-themed tote bags we have near the counter. The boy keeps pointing at one of his favorite characters, but the mom nods her head. 

I think nothing else of it, until the mom and her son have walked around the store, and come back when it looks like I’ve gone, when in fact, I’ve just bent down to tie my shoelaces.

Customer: *To her kid.* “Just go and take one. They won’t say no to a cute little kid.”

As soon as she says that, I stand up and whip the bag out of the kid’s hand, shocking both of them.

Me: “Stealing’s not cute.”

The boy starts crying, and the mom drags him out, glaring at me. I hope that taught both of them a lesson.