The Patient Grandfather

Started by wally, October 14, 2010, 12:18:49 PM

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A woman in a supermarket is following a grandfather and his badly
behaved 3 year-old grandson.

It's obvious to her that he has his hands full with the child
screaming for sweets in the sweet
aisle, biscuits in the biscuit aisle; and for fruit, cereal and pop in
the other aisles.

Meanwhile, Granddad is working his way around, saying in a controlled
voice, "Easy, William, we
won't be long . . . easy, boy."

Another outburst, and she hears the granddad calmly say, "It's okay,
William, just a couple more
minutes and we'll be out of here. Hang in there, boy."

At the checkout, the little terror is throwing items out of the cart,
and Granddad says again in
a controlled voice, "William, William, relax buddy, don't get upset.
We'll be home in five
minutes; stay cool, William."

Very impressed, the woman goes outside where the grandfather is
loading his groceries and the boy
into the car.

She said to the elderly gentleman, "It's none of my business, but you
were amazing in there. I
don't know how you did it. That whole time, you kept your composure,
and no matter how loud and
disruptive he got, you just calmly kept saying things would be okay.
William is very lucky to
have you as his grandpa."

"Thanks," said the grandfather, "but I'm William . .. . the little b---turd's name is Kevin
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