In the past I have discussed a crazy experience at Walmart, but I have to say yesterday topped it. It all began with what was supposed to be a quick trip. Jason has had a tough week so I have had to cut every trip to the store short to prevent super melt down...... We have only been able to buy a few things each time we go. All I can say is thank goodness we live close to a grocery store.
Yesterday morning we went to Walmart and all seemed to be going well, until we walked past a rack of toys. Jason began to scream MINE!!!! MINE!!!! MINE!!!! When I told him no, he threw his body and had a huge temper tantrum right there. Knowing he was past the breaking point we got into the self checkout line as soon as the fit ended.
It seems as though temper tantrums were the theme for the day though. The man and woman in front of us were in the middle of checking out when the machine advised them to wait for assistance. On a side note, I had better describe this odd couple for you to get the full effect. The lady was about 5 ft tall and 200 lbs with short curly hair and the man was skinny, pretty tall, had a pony tail and appeared to be going through a sex change transition.... which direction? I don't know, but it was somewhere in the middle. I will call him a man just to keep the couple in order. They both had sunken in eyes and looked strung out to no ends. So, now that you have an idea of what we first saw I will return to the story. About 30 seconds after the first request the machine repeated itself saying... Please wait for assistance. The checker watching the self checkouts was assisting another person so she didn't get there immediately. This must not have been to the man's liking because he lost it when that second request came from the machine. He proceeded to grab a 2 liter bottle of pop and throw it across the floor, then he grabbed another and threw it..... You would think that was the end, but no......... the lady that was with him joined in and grabbed some canned goods and threw them. In the end there was pop, canned goods, a case of water, and all kinds of Christmas decorations all over the floor and nothing left in the cart...... Then they just walked out. It was very strange. To top it off, Jason took the rude couples cue and threw another huge temper tantrum. He threw his body to the floor and began kicking, hitting, and screaming. This was not a short lived tantrum either. When I finished checking out, he was still going strong. I struggled for a second to wedge his flailing body into the cart and had no success, that is until the checker lady came over to help me. She had to weave his legs through the holes while I held his arms and legs so that he couldn't kick or hit her. This fit continued until we got to the car.
What a crazy day it was. We had went through so much before 11 am that the rest of the day was kind of a blur of temper tantrums, singing, and dancing. I am just curious to see what other strange Walmart encounters are in our future. Have a great day and watch out if you are planning a trip to Walmart.
1 comment:
that's so weird! what is wrong with people??
hope today is free of tantrums.
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