Gimme A Break

I was at the movies with the kids and we were running late. In my hurry to get in line at the popcorn stand, I knocked over one of those metal posts leading to the concesssions counter.

Even as I was bending to pick it up, I felt someone push past me. It was a young college-aged woman who took advantage of the situation to get ahead of me in the line. She turned back to give me a smug look.

At that moment, I could’ve sworn I’d have given her a good ticking-off for her complete lack of consideration and courtesy. Don’t you have any manners, child?

• careless parents
• logistics brainwave
• noddy on the road
• drivin’ me up the wall!
• does he look like your dad?

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