I Can Be An Idiot
The day started with me doing a really good thing. I was the “chauffer” for my teenage son and his two friends. We ended up at the movies, so “Mom” sat in the back to give them space. (Not really a sacrifice. I love going to the movies, especially alone…shhh, don’t tell my family!)
The movie started when an old guy with a walker arrived talking and wandering around. He ended up near me asking a nearby couple if there was a seat next to them. They got up and moved.
I’m thinking to myself, “Just because you are old does not give you a license to be rude.” Note to self: Don’t be rude as you age.
My mind wandered off to my seventy-something-age dad going through the Jack-in-the-Box drive-thru:
Dad: “I want a decaf coffee.”
Voice Box: “Sorry, sir we do not have decaf.” (It was before they had decaf.)
Dad: Agitated and speaking quite loud, “What do you mean you don’t have decaf?!! McDonald’s has decaf!!!”
Voice Box: “I’m sorry sir. I guess you could drive to McDonald’s.”
Dad: “Ok, just give me a coffee.” (Maybe Dad’s the reason they have decaf now.)
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My mind wandered back to this older gentleman, how he had disturbed the quiet movie goers and then had two people move their seats. I might also add that I was much happier with the couple’s original seat, because now they were behind me and chewing loudly on who knows what. Ugh!
So rude! I focused back on the movie.
When the movie ended and I was leaving, I glanced over at the section the man with the walker had been seated. That’s when I saw it: There was a handicap sign.
I never cease to amaze myself on how I can misinterpret a situation. The loud candy/popcorn/corn nut “chompers” shouldn’t have been seated in the handicap section to begin with. There is a lesson for me around every corner.
What an idiot I can be! Sometimes we need to stop, assess the situation through a different lens and most importantly, do not pass judgment.
Does this ring true for anyone else out there? And Dad, thanks for decaf at Jack-in-the-Box!
As Michael Jackson sings……… “You are not alone, I am here with you” lol I feel so guilty after I’ve passed judgement, whether I was right or wrong! I know this is not my job to judge. I have one particular person that takes me there and has taken me there a lot TODAY. I feel better now because I have realized my wrongs, apologized and can feel God shaking his head in the horizontal direction with a smile. Now I have to ask God to give me the strength to apologize to my ex! Love the blogs!
Keep them coming Lu!
I love when you said, “God shaking his head in the horizontal direction with a smile” that is AWESOME! What a great picture! Thank you!