Just came out of a fastfood joint where I was NaNoWriMo'ing and as I headed to the car a kid in front of me threw...

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Just came out of a fastfood joint where I was NaNoWriMo'ing and as I headed to the car a kid in front of me threw his milkshake across the parking lot.

I walked over and picked it up, walked it back over to the adult driver and told him one of the kids 'dropped' this, as I handed it to him.

He thanked me and asked which kid. I told him I didn't notice and he handed it to his wife who was getting in the passenger side. She looked at me and I clarified, "By dropped I mean threw it across the lot. I don't like littering."

I expected the parents to go off on me, but they started yelling at their kids. I heard one say he was done with it and the father replied, "then you throw it in a garbage can!"

The kid ran over and tossed it in a can. Both parents thanked me.

Totally unexpected.

Comments

Alan Gerow said…
Most parents want to raise good children. Having been a child, children are really good at working in parents' blind spots. So, I can see why they'd thank you, and discipline their kid.
November 12, 2012 at 6:08 PM
Jason ON said…
Either that, Colleen Hund, or he'll rebel against his parents by littering even more.
November 13, 2012 at 11:59 AM
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