Keep it to yourself...

Cammie and I were at Joanns buying a last minute addition to my sister's Christmas gift. There were two 60ish women standing in the middle of the aisle, talking. Blocking our passage through the aisle.

We wait for 30 seconds or so. Cammie, gets tired of waiting on the conversing-not-shopping ladies and says politely "excuse me please". (I was impressed with her manners).

The ladies give me a look like Cammie had said "move it Grannies, we're in a hurry and you're hogging the aisle".

As we pass, I say loud enough for them to hear, "I like the way you used your manners, that was so polite".

At Joanns, you wait in line for the next available cashier. Of course they end up in line directly behind us.

Cammie is sucking her thumb, it's been a long day, she's tired, when she's tired, she sucks her thumb.

The following scene happened:

Lady1: "Get that thumb out of your mouth, you're too big for that."

Lady2: "Ewww, it's disgusting to put you're thumb in you're mouth."

Cammie: Looks them straight in the eye and keeps sucking her thumb.

Me: "Well, she thinks it's very tasty."

Lady1:"I'm sure, and it'll give her very pretty teeth too."

Right at that moment, it was my turn to head to a cashier.


Let me say this. They are very lucky that I:

(1) am a Christian and no longer cuss.

(2) respect my elders.

(3) have great self control when it comes to ignorant, negative, busy bodies.



My pediatrician doesn't mind that she sucks her thumb.

Our pediatric dentist says that 9 of 10 kids have braces anyways.

The kid was sucking her thumb in utero, on the ultrasound. Not an easy habit to break.

It's noones business if she sucks her thumb, but mine and my husbands. We can afford braces.


Future reference for little ladies that feel it's their right and duty to comment on my child and her thumb:



KEEP YOUR UNSOLICITED OPINIONS AND NEGATIVITY TO YOURSELF, I'M NOT INTERESTED.


As we headed out of the store, Cammie stared them down, thumb in mouth. That's my girl.