Thread: Public spectacles

You will not believe this. I'm still just shaking my head.

So last night I went to a seminar, it was 7:30pm before it got over, so I was just going to swing into one of our favorite Mexican restaurants to grab some take out.

Well, I walk in and there is this family sitting at a table. The place is very small, family owned. So you have mom, dad, and little boy who is maybe 18 months (learning to talk).

I'm up at the counter ordering food and I hear dad, who is one the phone, stop talking and say to his son, we'll say the name is Joey (can't remember the name). So anyways, he says "Joey, tell mom to stop being a witch (remove W insert B)." The dad starts laughing and the boy doesn't say anything, so he repeats himself. "Joey, tell mom to stop being a witch." At this point, my jaw is pretty much on the floor and I'm thinking WTF!

Naturally, the little boy repeats it and dad starts laughing hysterically.

I'm now sitting at a table waiting for my food and another guy comes in. He's up at the counter ordering his food and B Dad is still on the phone, ranting, raving, etc. The new guy at the counter turns to me and says "Man, can you say drama?" I just shook my head and was still just shocked, and new guy hadn't even heard the first part of it.

So, here we are, both sitting at opposite ends of the table, just minding our business. When B Dad, who apparently was talking to Nana (I'm assuming his mom), hands the phone over to his son and says, "Say Hi to Nana." Then, the jackarse says "Hey, Joey, tell Nana to stop being a witch." He tells the kid 3 or 4 times to tell Nana to stop being a witch.

New guy stands up and says, "Well, if I didn't know any better, I'd say his last name must be Springer." Grabs his food and leaves.

FINALLY, my food was ready for my family, so I grabbed the bag and left.

But can you even imagine, if that dad is like that in public, I don't even want to know what goes on at home.

I just couldn't believe it, just dumbfounded.