Have you ever noticed how many people do NOT say, "Excuse me."? I notice it most when I go to the grocery store. I was being stalked in the toilet paper aisle this evening...very uncomfortable tailgating, if you will...the lady was getting intimate with the junk in my trunk. She couldn't wait to get past me, though I'm not sure what was keeping her from walking past me instead of crawling up my butt (unless she was simply reluctant to pass on the right...I was on the left, because nobody else was in that aisle and that's where my next item was). When she finally decided to pass, she brushed up against me. No utterance of "excuse me." What happened to manners?
Mom's Friday: Activity #14: hair washing. Activity #15: hair drying. It was a grand day. We might also add "being without a daughter/caregiver at night," but I think we already counted that one. My mom rocks.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Excuse Me?
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That's usually when I just say, very clearly mind you, "Excuse you." Like teaching a three year old manners, their parents might have missed that little tidbit. Or if someone is following me too closely. I just stop, turn around, make eye contact and say real sweetly..."You seem to be in a bigger hurry than me, why don't you just go ahead?" Works every time. The "excuse you" gets a reaction usually of embarrassment...my initial goal.
So glad mommy is doing better and healing well. :)
Christine, tell me about it! I'm obnoxious and will not move unless someone says excuse me, haha. Seriously, people will come right up to you say in the middle of an aisle or something and just stare at you. Are we talking telepathy here? So I don't move unless they say excuse me, or some form of it.
Well, you'll be happy to know we have named the moon boot. "Leo". Andy said Leonides from 300, so I shortened it to Leo for Leonardo DiCaprio--whom Andy does not like. I tease him now and say, Oh Leo, we can't go to the bathroom and do that, haha! Andy just scowls but I find it funny!!!
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