if the pediatrician sitting in the pew ahead of you in church turned to you and, indicating the cantsitstill child next to you, said "They have meds for that now, you know?"
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August 18, 2009
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Goodness. I probably would have rolled up my program and bopped him on the head. There are places to be rude, you know, and church shouldn't be one of them.
Posted by: lampshadeonmyhead | August 18, 2009 at 11:00 AM
You can retort with "Too bad they don't have meds for mean-spirited busy-bodies. We all have our crosses to bear, I guess."
Yeah, I know; I can't ever come up with stuff like that in the heat of the moment either.
*hug*
Posted by: beanie | August 19, 2009 at 09:32 AM
I would have said, "Do you think church is the most appropriate time to bring this up? He's 3 (or whatever the age).
I see rude people, only they don't know they're rude.
What gall.
Posted by: sparkly_jules | August 20, 2009 at 12:13 AM