You Would Cry Too If It Happened To You

(I am with my family at a restaurant. It is overbooked, so despite having reservations we are waiting in a room with many others. A very large man and a tiny old woman enter. The old woman is given a seat and she is speaking to the man, who is at least 40. After about ten minutes…)

Man: “MOM, IT’S MY BIRTHDAY! I DON’T CARE IF YOU’RE TIRED! IT’S MY BIRTHDAY AND I WANT TO EAT HERE!”

(She says something inaudible to him and he replies.)

Man: “YOU CAN GO WAIT IN THE CAR IF YOU WANT! I WILL LEAVE YOU THERE FOR HOURS, MOM. I DON’T CARE! IT’S MY BIRTHDAY, UNDERSTAND?”

(After another ten minutes the pair decided to leave. The restaurant was a hibachi table where two families were often seated together, so I’m glad we didn’t have to end up with them!)