Mad Mama.

My experience at the grocery store today -

Went to check out & the clerk waiting to help me was eating. Icky.

She then wheeled my baby Mercedes around as she went to unload my basket.

I bought lots o' meat today. She scanned it all.

At that point, Mercedes started fussing.

The lady who had just been eating & touching my raw meat (among all the other dirty cans & such) then grabbed my baby's toys that hang on her carseat & shook them, trying to soothe her.

At that point I just stared as I was stunned. I couldn't even force myself to say "Stop that! Your hands are filthy!!!!"

I then walked over & grabbed my Mercedes off the basket.

Another lady who was bagging then looked at me & said...& I quote...

"Are you babysitting?" As my children looked on w/ confused expressions. They heard every word. (If you recall, when we began discussing adoption w/ Bentley he asked us "so, you're just babysitting me?") I could tell the distress on Bent's face.

"Excuse me? Am I babysitting? These are MY CHILDREN!" I sternly replied.

To which the lady knew she had done a no-no & turned the other way.

I had a nice conversation today w/ the "Associate Manager". The store manager was out. The lady I spoke w/ was horrified. Not only about the eating & toy touching (which they are replacing) but most important...about the comment.

And then I informed her -

1.) I have two bi-racial children. (I could tell she almost fell out of her chair...)

2.) They are all adopted. (At this point she was close to passing out...)

Ms. Melissa lets a lot of things slide. I really do. I take most things in stride & if it angers me...I get over it. Plain & simple.

This situation? Absolutely no frickin' way.

Stay tuned.