
and when I came back out he was sat exactly where I'd left him, staring at a child stood in front of him, exactly the same height and staring back at him.
The little mini-person was frozen in fascination, his face looking equal parts glee and terror.
Neither of them moving. Eventually my dog looked around at me and the child, as if the spell was broken, ran off screaming that fake 'give me attention' scream. His mum was in the shop, ran out and gave me the biggest evils. Bizarre.
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The little mini-person was frozen in fascination, his face looking equal parts glee and terror.
Neither of them moving. Eventually my dog looked around at me and the child, as if the spell was broken, ran off screaming that fake 'give me attention' scream. His mum was in the shop, ran out and gave me the biggest evils. Bizarre.

this woman once told me off because her child (4ish, I think), who was running around the shop with her nowhere to be seen, fell over and I picked him back up and asked him if he was alright.
'THA FACK ARE YA SAYIN TA MY KID' I believe was the phrase she screamed.
*sigh*
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'THA FACK ARE YA SAYIN TA MY KID' I believe was the phrase she screamed.
*sigh*

Same as this mummy with the child hypnotised by my dog, if you're so bothered then why was it alone anyway? especially one that young.
People are so suspicious of you trying to be helpful, I'm glad I'm not a bloke though, it's even worse!
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People are so suspicious of you trying to be helpful, I'm glad I'm not a bloke though, it's even worse!

"Some people are just nice."
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'keep away from my child you mentalist' sort of way, because whenever I see a small human I am compelled to pull a funny face at it and then they start to laugh at me and then their parents think I'm addled in the brain.
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