[Orual]

I wasn't quite sure what it was until I heard the sound of breaking glass and noticed a thin spatter of Ragu spaghetti sauce all over my pants. Slack-jawed, I simply stared back and forth between Brian and my pants.

Her argument falls completely apart here. Why didn't Sterling Rome (great name) confront the mother, point out the sauce on his/her pants, and ask that the mother pay for the cleaning. Instead, she/he did exactly as the mother did - she/he simply stood, stared, and said nothing.

[okiedust]

Unfortunately in this day and age, the mom didn't know who might be watching and turn her in for child abuse. Perhaps Brian was getting code for "I'm going to burn your a££ when we get home." I doubt it, but I sure would have said all the right things in the store and gotten outta there. Since the mom didn't even apologise, Brian has probably never met the business end of a palm. But it is worth noting that it is risky to come on too strong in public to a recalcitrant child.

regards

[nothingnew]

she/he simply stood, stared, and said nothing.

You got it Orual...the writer is as dumbdowned as the mother.

FMCDH