Walking through a Morrisons one saturday afternoon
5 year old daughter hanging off the front of the trolley obviously bored senseless. Walking down one of the aisles of confectionery joy she notices a youngish mentally disabled lad a few yards away standing next to a friend/colleague/family member whatever. My daughter spots him and starts asking questions rather loudly and within earshot of the group.

"Why's he pulling faces?"
Oh christ. "Um, he's not, he's disabled."
"He is, he's staring at those biscuits pulling faces." Oh fuck he's now actually staring intently at a pack of Jammy Dodgers, really mate you're not helping here.
"He's not darling, be quiet, he can't help it, can you forget about him please." Like that sentence is going to work on a 5 year old.
"But he is, he's pulling a face like you do daddy."

Cue all odd looks now towards us. I could not get the trolley out of that aisle quick enough. Well that was after I grabbed some Jammy Dodgers for us. She doesn't come shopping with us any more.
( Jeccius Steam Borderlands 2 junkie, Fri 24 May 2013, 16:19, 1 reply)

haha
i know exactly what that face looks like. My kids crease up when i do it on the sly.
(boarders You won't catch me with my trousers, Fri 24 May 2013, 20:33, closed)