A man observed a woman and three year old daughter in the basket. As they passed the cookie section, the little girl asked for cookies, and the mother replied "no". The little girl immediately began to whine and fuss, and the mother calmly and quietly, "Now Ellen, we only have half of the aisles left to go through. It won't be long. Don't be upset".
He pased them again on the candy aisle where of course the girl began to ask for candy and became upset. When she was told that she couldn't have any, she began to cry. The mother said, "There, there, Ellen, only two more aisles to go and then we'll be at the check out."
The man happened to behind the pair at the check out, where the little girl immediately began to clamor for gum and burst into a terrible tantrum upon receiving the news that no gum would be purchased today. The mother patiently said, "Ellen, we'll be through this check out stand in about five minutes, and then you can go home and take a nice nap."
The man followed them out into the parking and stopped to compliment the woman. "I couldn't help noticing how patient you were with little Ellen....."
The mother broke in, "my little girl's name is Tammy...I'm Ellen."
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