Fred Weiss
Merchant Member
A woman in a supermarket is following a grandfather and his badly behaved young grandson. It's obvious to her that he has his hands full with the child screaming for whatever takes his interest as they walk through the aisles.
Meanwhile, the grandfather 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 man 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 boy is throwing items out of the cart, and the grandfather says again in a controlled voice, "William, William, relax buddy, don 't get upset. we'll be home in five minutes; stay cool, William."
As the woman goes outside she sees the grandfather loading his groceries and the boy into a car. She approaches and says 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 your grandson got, you just calmly kept saying things would be okay. William is very lucky to have you as his grandpa."
"Thanks, lady," said the grandfather, "but I'm William. .. . this little bastard's name is Steve."
Meanwhile, the grandfather 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 man 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 boy is throwing items out of the cart, and the grandfather says again in a controlled voice, "William, William, relax buddy, don 't get upset. we'll be home in five minutes; stay cool, William."
As the woman goes outside she sees the grandfather loading his groceries and the boy into a car. She approaches and says 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 your grandson got, you just calmly kept saying things would be okay. William is very lucky to have you as his grandpa."
"Thanks, lady," said the grandfather, "but I'm William. .. . this little bastard's name is Steve."
