![]() Regular: “You’re finally pregnant! I knew you actually wanted kids! I was right this whole time!” Regular: “I know they’re on sale, that’s why I wanted them! I think I am going to have to call your complaints line again and-”Īs she goes on about complaining, her eyes dart down to my midsection. Me: “I’m sorry, ma’am, they do get regularly ordered but sometimes they go on sale and they can sell out pretty quick.” Yes, she likes to remind us about her four boys at home, every… single… time. This really is unacceptable for my boys! I have four boys at home! What do I feed them if I can’t get their favorite cereal?” Regular: “You know,, this is the third time I have been here, and you’ve been out of. Our regular is checking out and I am scanning her items. I have seen hard-working staff miss out on promotions and raises because of the number of complaints this regular makes just because she’s bored when her children are in school. This regular takes joy in finding small things to complain about, calling our corporate line on it, getting rewarded with coupons for her efforts, and getting regular staff into trouble. In fact, my partner and I have been trying for kids, and the agreement would be that he stays at home and looks after them if we’re successful, but I digress. ![]() Nothing against moms and housewives (you all work hard!) but it’s not the path for every woman, myself included. In this world, all women should be looking for husbands and getting pregnant as soon as possible, and become a good Christian housewives… and that’s it. She is a typical soccer mom, who is verbally abusive to our workers if they don’t conform to her very specific worldview. We have one who is just an absolutely terrible person, but has so far just about managed to stay above the line that if crossed would get them banned. Seeing this story made me realize I had a very similar interaction, albeit with a twist. ![]()
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