It's Fall Break at the school this week, this happened yesterday.
I was doing my thing, walking around the lunchroom making sure everyone's okay and that anyone who wants condiments has them. There's a couple of moms sitting there talking while their kids eat lunch at the same table. I walk over to check on them, because they're sitting outside of the normal lunch area and I want to make sure that I don't forget them.
I walk up to the table and ask if everyone's having a good day and if they need anything. Suddenly one of the moms just explodes.
Mom: "What do you think you're doing?!"
Me: "Umm, asking if they need anything?"
Mom: "Don't you DARE speak to my son. You don't need to talk to him! You're just the help and you never need to speak to him!"
Me: "It's my job ma'am, I have to check on everyone..."
Mom: "No! You don't ever speak to my son. I will have you fired if you talk to my son again!"
Me (totally at a loss and beginning to have flashbacks to my abusive childhood) "Sorry ma'am, it won't happen again."
Mom: "See that it doesn't."
Then she continues talking to the other mom like nothing happened. Other mom and the kids look mortified. I slink away to the other side of the room.
Yeah it messed me up, I was in tears as I was leaving and I couldn't eat or sleep until 2am. Damn childhood flashbacks.
I was doing my thing, walking around the lunchroom making sure everyone's okay and that anyone who wants condiments has them. There's a couple of moms sitting there talking while their kids eat lunch at the same table. I walk over to check on them, because they're sitting outside of the normal lunch area and I want to make sure that I don't forget them.
I walk up to the table and ask if everyone's having a good day and if they need anything. Suddenly one of the moms just explodes.
Mom: "What do you think you're doing?!"
Me: "Umm, asking if they need anything?"
Mom: "Don't you DARE speak to my son. You don't need to talk to him! You're just the help and you never need to speak to him!"
Me: "It's my job ma'am, I have to check on everyone..."
Mom: "No! You don't ever speak to my son. I will have you fired if you talk to my son again!"
Me (totally at a loss and beginning to have flashbacks to my abusive childhood) "Sorry ma'am, it won't happen again."
Mom: "See that it doesn't."
Then she continues talking to the other mom like nothing happened. Other mom and the kids look mortified. I slink away to the other side of the room.
Yeah it messed me up, I was in tears as I was leaving and I couldn't eat or sleep until 2am. Damn childhood flashbacks.
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