Parents or folks who just want to weigh in: What would you do in this situation?!


Question: My son and I were at the grocery store. Right after he had finished putting some soda in our cart, a stranger (female, 40s, no visible impairments) rolls up and addresses him.

"You look like a strong young man, could you put 4 Mountain Dews in my cart?"

I considered interrupting and saying "no; he doesn't work here and you didn't say please" but I didn't want to be a bad example (i.e., rudeness begetting rudeness).

He looked at me, I nodded, and he loaded her cart up. We left and I quietly told him "she was really out of line and she didn't say please, thanks for doing that."

Would you have shut her down or just gone along with it?


Answers: My son and I were at the grocery store. Right after he had finished putting some soda in our cart, a stranger (female, 40s, no visible impairments) rolls up and addresses him.

"You look like a strong young man, could you put 4 Mountain Dews in my cart?"

I considered interrupting and saying "no; he doesn't work here and you didn't say please" but I didn't want to be a bad example (i.e., rudeness begetting rudeness).

He looked at me, I nodded, and he loaded her cart up. We left and I quietly told him "she was really out of line and she didn't say please, thanks for doing that."

Would you have shut her down or just gone along with it?

You KNOW I woulda shut her rude @ss down! She's lucky she didn't get dealt wit.

Totally gone along with it but I guess it would also depend how old my son was, a lot of people where I live do that kind of stuff but my son is 5 and it totally makes his day.
I don't think that her not saying please should have impaired your judgment, she complimented him and what she said to him sounded very polite. Not everyone asks for things with please, their tone should be taken into consideration and should their body language etc. You did well not to have said anything, sounds like a good guy and sounds like your doing a hell of a job with him!

I would have done the same thing you did, Bill.


You sure she wasn't just trying to break the ice with you???

*wink*

I think you handled it perfectly. I sincerely hope she said thank you, even if she didn't say please.

I have done the same, no problem

"I will let you borrow my child if you add a 'please' to that request."

Not shutting her down, but letting her know that in the future, it would be better to ask the parent.

considering there didn't seem to be anything wrong with her, it was pretty strange. i think i would have done it also (my kids are grown) even considering i'm probably older then she and my arms aren't all that great (carpal tunnel syndrome). maybe she had some invisible ailment or something. once in a while i could have used some help, say somethings up too high or i might be struggling with a 40 lb bag of dog food, it would be nice if a guy would offer to help, i've never been so lucky though!



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