So we're in Costco (the whole family) buying for the month and have a big cart. Our baby is in the cart in car seat and our toddler is following along like the champ she is. There was an older couple shopping in the area with us who were about 60+.
At a particularly chaotic moment (kids, cart, other shopper log jam, you finish the image...) DH's pager goes off and since he is on call, he tells me he'll be right back and goes to a corner out of the way. It's not a big deal to me. As we continue to shop (DH will catch up when he's done with the hospital) I catch the older couple commenting that "young people think the're so important these days....grumble grumble....leaving his wife with the kids so he can return a phone call....who does he think he is....a neurosurgeon?"
I was shocked! I was very close to them yet they were talking as if I didn't exist. We continue shopping and as we come to a T and are about to go different ways I say, "excuse me, my husband isn't a neurosurgeon, he's a heart surgeon. He was checking in on one of his patients -- a little boy who was 6 weeks premature and is less than two pounds. The boy is in critical condition." I said it with a smile and with the intention of, hey don't make quick judgements ok?
Their jaws dropped and I kept shopping!
At a particularly chaotic moment (kids, cart, other shopper log jam, you finish the image...) DH's pager goes off and since he is on call, he tells me he'll be right back and goes to a corner out of the way. It's not a big deal to me. As we continue to shop (DH will catch up when he's done with the hospital) I catch the older couple commenting that "young people think the're so important these days....grumble grumble....leaving his wife with the kids so he can return a phone call....who does he think he is....a neurosurgeon?"
I was shocked! I was very close to them yet they were talking as if I didn't exist. We continue shopping and as we come to a T and are about to go different ways I say, "excuse me, my husband isn't a neurosurgeon, he's a heart surgeon. He was checking in on one of his patients -- a little boy who was 6 weeks premature and is less than two pounds. The boy is in critical condition." I said it with a smile and with the intention of, hey don't make quick judgements ok?
Their jaws dropped and I kept shopping!
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