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By Diana Symons
01/08/10
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I could not believe my ears! I just could not! I must have stared at the clerk for a full minute before Christy whined and struggled to get out of her stroller. I came out of my shock enough to collect my bag and push the stroller past the checkout stand. Christy was losing all patience. She loved to go “out”, but being trapped in the stroller while mommy tried on blouses for an hour was pushing her limits. Her nose turned red as she wailed and pulled against the harness holding her in.

“OK, OK,” I told her as I dug into her diaper bag. Why oh why is it that everything you need this second is buried under everything else in the world? I had to unpack the bag completely before I found the baggie with crackers. No good. The child was beyond being comforted with crackers.

I unclipped the harness and pulled her out so she could unleash a howl directly into my left ear. I bounced her on my arm and put a cracker in her open mouth. Big tears dropped from her eyes as she stopped screaming and reached for more of her snack. I looked around the store for my mother. I told her I’d meet her at the front, but I expected her to be faster than me.

With Christy on my arm, I pushed the stroller near a jewelry counter. I was still angry and annoyed so I gave a menacing look to the back of the clerk’s head. What was he thinking? I looked in a mirror and brushed my bangs out of my eyes. OK, I did need a haircut. Maybe putting on some make-up would have been a good idea, but really, I’ve still got it. Tim tells me all the time. Why would anyone say such a thing?

“There you are,” said Mother. “I’ve been looking for you everywhere.”

I put Christy back in her stroller with the baggie of crackers. “Let’s get out of here,” I said angrily.

“What’s the matter?” asked Mother. “Did something happen?”

“Yes, something happened!” I was practically in tears but I controlled my voice to an appropriate level. I took a deep breath and looked her straight in the eye. “The clerk called me Ma’am!”

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