Kids view the world differently than adults do. The grown-up world can be a puzzling place that’s easy to misread and misunderstand when you’re young. This can lead to some frustrations, but it’s also super cute and charming. I believe we could all benefit from seeing things in a new light sometimes.
In the tale below, two young boys visit a store to purchase tampons, but the bewildered cashier can’t believe what she hears from them!
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Two small boys go into a grocery store. One is 9 years old while the other is just 5. The older boy picks up a box of tampons from the shelf and takes it to the checkout counter.
At the checkout
The lady at the register smiles down at them and asks, “Oh, these must be for your mom, right?”
The 9-year-old along with his little brother both shake their heads. The older one says, “Nope! Not for my mom.”
Surprised now, she replies, “Well then they must be for your sister?”
The 9-year-old answers back with confidence: “Nope! Not for my sister either.”
Now curious about who they are actually for she asks again: “Oh? Not for your mom or sister? Who are they meant for?”
The older boy states proudly: “They’re for my little brother! He’s only 5!”
The cashier looks shocked. “Your little brother who is just 5? Are you sure he needs tampons?”
The older boy explains:
“Well yeah! They said on TV that if you wear one of these you can swim or ride a bike; my little brother can’t do either!”
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Cashier mocks old lady in supermarket – but grandma’s clever reply leaves her speechless
The environment is an important issue in politics today. And yes we should definitely take care of nature and our planet.
However some younger people quickly point out that us older folks didn’t pay enough attention to environmental issues back then; this seems more common now.
I came across this story recently and I really love how clever grandma’s response was! Now that’s what I call an awesome comeback!
I’m not sure if this story really happened or not; however it doesn’t matter because it’s got an important message which is good enough!
‘This morning at the supermarket checkout line, a young female cashier told me sternly that I should bring my own bags next time since plastic ones aren’t ‘green’ and I’m hurting our planet.
The green thing
I apologized saying: “We didn’t have this green thing when I was younger.”
She replied,“That’s why we have problems today; your generation didn’t care enough about saving our environment.”
She was correct about one thing—our generation didn’t think much about being eco-friendly.
So what did we do instead?
After thinking hard here’s what I told her…
Back then we returned milk bottles lemonade bottles & beer bottles back to stores where they were cleaned & reused over again so those bottles were truly recycled.
But there wasn’t any green thing during our time.
We walked up stairs because escalators weren’t everywhere like today; instead of jumping into big cars every time we needed something close by.
But yes she was right—we didn’t have any green practices back then.
We washed baby diapers since disposable ones weren’t available yet & dried clothes outside instead of using energy-consuming machines—sunlight & wind helped dry them naturally!
Kids wore hand-me-downs from siblings rather than always getting brand-new outfits.
But she’s correct—we lacked eco-friendly habits during those days.
Cutting grass manually
Back then there was usually only one TV or radio per household—not multiple TVs in every room—and screens were tiny compared to today’s huge ones!
In kitchens people mixed ingredients by hand without electric gadgets doing everything automatically; when sending fragile items through mail we’d use newspapers as padding rather than bubble wrap or Styrofoam.
Instead of firing up engines just cut grass we’d push mowers powered by ourselves—exercise came naturally so no need going gym running on treadmills needing electricity!
But yes she’s right—we missed out on being environmentally friendly back then.
When thirsty we’d drink straight from fountains instead using cups each time plus refillable pens replaced buying new ones constantly while razor blades got swapped out without tossing whole razors away!
Yet again—it wasn’t part of life before us!
People took buses kids rode bikes school walking rather than making parents drive everywhere like taxi services nowadays too many outlets filled rooms powering tons appliances plus no need fancy gadgets finding nearest pizza place via satellites miles away.’
Isn’t it sad how current generations complain about how wasteful us old folks were simply because we lacked eco-awareness?
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