So I stop by the corner store for a few things this afternoon on my way home from work and a guy walks in behind me with his 5 to 7 year old (?) daughter.
Mistake number one. She gets entranced by the cheap prettythanged toys on the rack at the front of the store and starts looking at them. In the mean time he heads back to the beer coolers for his 24 pack of Coors Light. Mmmmm okay we live in a relatively decent neighborhood but dude where's your head? I realize I forgot sour cream so I break out of line and go back to the cooler to get it. I know the owners and know their heads are on a swivel but my spine is crawling.
Get back in line behind 'dad' and notice 'daughter' is still looking at the shiny toys and kind of laugh to myself about what junk will entrance a child that young. The clerk starts ringing 'dad' up and he puts $5 down on a quick pick for the lottery tonight. His right okay.. no big. Right about then the little girl perks up and says 'Bobby would LOVE this can we buy it for him pleeeease?'
Granted it's junk.. $2.99 for something that's not worth twenty five cents. But come on dude.
'Dads' response? Honey you know I can't afford that right now so don't ask me again..
Look at the total and it's $25 +
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? You have one chance in a couple of MILLION of winning the lottery but rewarding a child who was thinking of someone else would cost you three bucks? One chance in maybe a couple of thousand to make a memory for your child? GRRRRRRR!!!!
I almost whipped out ye olde wallet but I didn't think that would be appropriate.
But, seriously dude, where is your head if not sniffing your lower intestine?
You dont have any daughters do you?
If I bought my daughter something every time she asked me to. I'd be able to open not just one, but my own chain of toy stores.
I've used the "dont have the money/cant afford" excuse plenty. Its easier then arguing with a 7 year old girl and listening to the whining.
Remember. When your dealing with little girls. Your dealing with miniature women. And very time you go out they think its to get them something.
I am convinced that women are from birth ingrained with some sort of screwball gene that causes them to instinctively seek ways to part men with their money over nonsensical and often not needed things. And with little girls just like their full grown counterparts. Their great idea usually becomes your headache.
Matter of fact sometimes I feel like I have two wives.
Men are like dogs. When we are young we are like puppies that eventually grow into a dog.
Women are like cats. It doesnt take them but long enough to be able to walk before they can slice and dice you.
Men start off as boys and eventually become men.
Women like cats. Are women right out of the box. And it doesnt take them but to learn how to talk before they start wanting and expecting crap
