No No No!
I am usually super polite to the till monkeys, but here in the States I've has Mothers Day rammed down my throat for the last month. I felt bad for the way I talked to the checkout lady but unfortunately it was just one of those things - bad timing.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sun 10 May 2009, 2:17, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Super polite to the
till monkeys...

Way to make a girl feel great about her job!
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Sun 10 May 2009, 11:34, Reply)

Precisely.
And did you think about the fact that the till monkey might not have a mum either? What about all the other people who've lost mums - did you think about them all the years you were happy to celebrate and talk about Mothers Day yourself?

Gestures like the one that lady and her daughter made to you are beautiful and restorative. But much more important are the respectful, thoughtful and non-assumptive ones we should be making on a daily basis.
( thealternativefact, Sun 10 May 2009, 12:37, Reply)