Unsolicited Two Cents About The Two-Year-Old

When I was in high school, I worked in a tiny little ice cream stand. I had a little brother who was fifteen years younger, and I was also very young-looking.

I was working one day with one other girl, and we were chatting away as we helped customers standing at the window. I was talking about how tired I was after chasing around a two-year-old all day. All the girls knew and loved my baby brother.

The middle-aged man at my window leaned in and said, very loudly and judgementally:

Man: “What are you doing with a two-year-old?!“

We both stopped, stunned, for a second.

Me: “Taking care of my baby brother while my parents work. Do you wanna take your foot out of your mouth now?”

He just mumbled something, took his ice cream, and left. Honestly, I was a super timid teen and I was pretty proud of myself for standing up to his rude comment.