Perhaps, I shouldn't have been so unkind to a senior
citizen in my last post?!
Yesterday, I walked by a house that's being
constructed. The door opened and 2 people walked out - a man and a woman. I was
walking with Hans, and so I did the friendly thing and said hello to the duo.
I congratulated them on their purchase and complimented them on the nice
looking home they are building for themselves in our neighbourhood.
Then, I did the neighbourly thing and gushed about the
schools and how good they are. I brought up Hans' school and asked if they had
any children?! I saw the woman look at me strangely, and then the man said that
she
was his
child!!
Oh no! I mistook a father-daughter to be
husband-wife!! The woman looked so flabbergasted and all I could do was stare
speechlessly as they got into a car and drove away. It almost seemed like they
couldn't get away from me fast enough!!
I did not even apologize. Where were my manners?!
On that note...Dear senior-citizen-at-the-movies, please
forgive me for thinking you were lacking in manners. Perhaps you were
speechless as well?! I would like to give you the benefit of the doubt.
And dear young-woman-at-the-house-being-constructed-in-our-neighbourhood, the chances of you stumbling across this blog are close to
zero OR simply zero! However, I may actually run into you again...and when I
do, I will surely apologize and hope you will forgive me for making you a
mother and inquiring about your nonexistent children.
Hope this karma thing stops here. I have learned my
lesson. Next time someone mistakes me for a grandma...I will let it go and not
write a rambling post!
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