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Heya! I've been a SC reader for a while now but never re-subscribed after the big loss. I have a few stories from my Retail Hell time that I'll post but I also have this story that I STILL tell whenever I can.
So I worked at a maternity clothing store for about a year. It truly was hell and most of the time I could easily sympathize with these women because I know if I was carrying 30 lbs of water and an ALIEN in my stomach that enjoyed nothing more than to kick my bladder ever half hour after 3 am and I was shopping for clothing that, literally, held bright pink bows over every bulging, tumor-like lump that had been created...yeah, I'd be a little tender too.
So one day this lady comes in, just starting to show, with her very young first child in tow. This kid is just old enough to be learning that running really fast is really fun. Well, he gets distracted at something (mind you, Super Mom is carefully watching, yet not freaking out that he's more than three inches away from her). He realizes he's not next to her and starts to run over to fix this and WHAM!!! Trips and bangs his knee HARD on the foot of one of the clothing racks. At this point, I want to start screaming in sympathy pain! I mean, he NAILED his poor knee.
Super mom scoops him up and says:
SM: What happened sweety?!
Kid: Mommy! I hit my knee!!
SM: Okay, show me where you hurt yourself
Kid: *He points*
SM: Okay. Tell me when it stops hurting.
The kid sniffled a bit, then said "It's better now mommy" and was just fine.
Seriously, BEST MOM EVER!
So I worked at a maternity clothing store for about a year. It truly was hell and most of the time I could easily sympathize with these women because I know if I was carrying 30 lbs of water and an ALIEN in my stomach that enjoyed nothing more than to kick my bladder ever half hour after 3 am and I was shopping for clothing that, literally, held bright pink bows over every bulging, tumor-like lump that had been created...yeah, I'd be a little tender too.
So one day this lady comes in, just starting to show, with her very young first child in tow. This kid is just old enough to be learning that running really fast is really fun. Well, he gets distracted at something (mind you, Super Mom is carefully watching, yet not freaking out that he's more than three inches away from her). He realizes he's not next to her and starts to run over to fix this and WHAM!!! Trips and bangs his knee HARD on the foot of one of the clothing racks. At this point, I want to start screaming in sympathy pain! I mean, he NAILED his poor knee.
Super mom scoops him up and says:
SM: What happened sweety?!
Kid: Mommy! I hit my knee!!
SM: Okay, show me where you hurt yourself
Kid: *He points*
SM: Okay. Tell me when it stops hurting.
The kid sniffled a bit, then said "It's better now mommy" and was just fine.
Seriously, BEST MOM EVER!
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