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Originally Posted by NEED-A-VETTE
My daughter and I were walking into the grocery store when she was about 16 or so...
Caitlin: Can I have $20?
Me: For what?
Caitlin: The mall. For later.
Me: (thinks for a minute) You're gonna have to earn it.
Caitlin: Fine. How?
Me: (points to the plastic fire truck shopping cart) You have to let me push you around in that...
Caitlin: 
Me: ...while making fire engine siren sounds.
Caitlin: (long pause) For how long?
Me: 5 minutes straight.
Caitlin: (thinks about it) Fine.
Fine minutes lasted a lot longer than she thought it would.  |
Hell I squeeze my fat arse in those things now and make fire engine noises. Stupid people are too stupid to figure out I need pushed around the store to get to the fire.