You Mean I Actually Have To… Parent?
(A customer walks into our store who is obviously a tourist from Europe. She has three young girls with her, ages three to eight.)
Customer: “Where do you leave the children?”
Me: “What do you mean?”
Customer: *pointing at her daughters* “Them!
Me: “Oh, you mean like a daycare? We don’t do that here.”
Customer: “So, what do I do? Where do I leave them?”
Me: “I don’t know… They stay with you?”
Customer: “Ugh, this is so stupid. How am I supposed to shop?”
Me: “Sorry?”
(Under my breath, I ask, “Why would you bring them, then?”)
