So I am leaving work and I start craving an ice-dream cup from Chik-fil-a. I pull into the restaurant and park. I wanted to go through the drive-thru but the line was too long. I walk inside and to my delight there was a line with only one customer waiting. It was a man and his two daughters (around 6 and 4) and they were placing their order.
I wait.
When the line to my left moved two customers, I decided to see what could be the problem. I started to listen.
“Honey, what do you want?”
The customer, dressed in his suit, was allowing his two daughters in plaid school girl uniforms to decide what they wanted to order. It’s great when kids can make choices, but this ten-minute decision process was getting ridiculous.
At six, my mother would ask me what I wanted and she would place the order for me. If I did not know, I had better decide quick and in a hurry.
“Does the cole-slaw has carrots and raisins, cause I don’t like the raisins…”
“Well, it does have raisins and carrots because it is pre made…”
What? The manager was talking to the little girl as though she was an adult.
SHE IS SIX YEARS OLD!
It is great that she is being taught to make decisions, but the line at Chik-fil-a is not the place for her life long lessons in fiscal or physical responsibility.
Give these girls a kid’s meal nugget and a couple waffle fries and keep it moving…
In frustration, I left, with out an ice-dream. I guess some dreams are simply not meant to be.
I wait.
When the line to my left moved two customers, I decided to see what could be the problem. I started to listen.
“Honey, what do you want?”
The customer, dressed in his suit, was allowing his two daughters in plaid school girl uniforms to decide what they wanted to order. It’s great when kids can make choices, but this ten-minute decision process was getting ridiculous.
At six, my mother would ask me what I wanted and she would place the order for me. If I did not know, I had better decide quick and in a hurry.
“Does the cole-slaw has carrots and raisins, cause I don’t like the raisins…”
“Well, it does have raisins and carrots because it is pre made…”
What? The manager was talking to the little girl as though she was an adult.
SHE IS SIX YEARS OLD!
It is great that she is being taught to make decisions, but the line at Chik-fil-a is not the place for her life long lessons in fiscal or physical responsibility.
Give these girls a kid’s meal nugget and a couple waffle fries and keep it moving…
In frustration, I left, with out an ice-dream. I guess some dreams are simply not meant to be.
5 comments:
Oh Come on! Never let anything come between the Ice cream!
it's one of the most essentials!
Jaycee
When I was working Baskin-Robbins, some of the more clever parents would limit their kids' choices to 2 flavors to expedite ordering, but still giving the kids a choice. I luv 'em.
i also hate it when parents allow their kids to take all day making a choice. yes, they should be allowed that independence, but not when they're standing between me and my food. lol...
I hate it too, but then I feel guilty because I'm being impatient with a child. Really it's not the child's fault..it's the self indulgent and over indulgent parent that is at fault.
it's funny that one of the only trifling choices kids have to deal with is what they want for a meal...sometimes i wish those were my biggest qualms.
then again, sometimes they are.
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