Was so embarrassed at the grocery store I give out the op order

[TEB]

Our sons and Their friend and I went to the grocery store to score some burger as they want cheeseburgers for lunch. So after the gym the store just opened, I gather the three stable geniuses around at store entrance giving out simple instructions. As in grab a cart and grab what you fellas need and hook up with me when your done. I’ll be at the deli getting broccoli salad then at the butcher ok.

So somewhere somehow the simple instructions I gave out to these 14 year olds degraded into hey lets grab these handicap electric scooters and will shop and drag race each other. So I’m standing at the butcher counter and yup I look down and here they are ,all three of em trying to drag race to the frozen Mac cheese section.

I told butcher I’ll be back to get the burger and walking towards them as they motored towards me smiling I came down on them you get your bums up front grab a cart. And plug those scooters back in tell you it was hard keeping a straight face.

[underpants]

1. That sounds hilarious

Sorry. Straight out of a sitcom.

[TEB]

4. I had hard time

Keeping a straight face

[Kahuna7]

2. Boys will be boys...

[calimary]

16. Um... One might hope such an excuse had finally died with Brett Kavanaugh...

This is a general observation because that excuse is still WAY too prevalent, and well beyond just at this site.

[Kahuna7]

21. Lighten up.

[Lochloosa]

3. Who won?

[samnsara]

5. this behavior isnt limited to 14 yr old boys...

..ages ago in my 20s I was at a hospital with my BF visiting a friend and my Bf took off down the hall way in a wheelchair! WTH?

[akraven]

6. If you've never raced in grocery carts, you're missing out!

LOL! Had a broken knee that required one...………...and some teenagers next to the cart station. We had a blast! Hurt nothing, and everyone else was giggling, too!

You have great kids because they have a great dad!

[MurrayDelph]

13. I hate grocery carts

They go way too slowly compared to my own.

They DO turn have a nice turning radius, though.

[Cracklin Charlie]

7. Oh, TEB...

That story made my mornin’!



Happy New Year!

[MissMillie]

8. I'd tell them they could forget the burgers

bring them home and let them make their own PB&J.

[FakeNoose]

9. Sometimes it's hard being a good dad

... when it seems like the teenagers have all the fun.

[lostnfound]

10. The straight face is the part that really made this funny.

👍

[MLAA]

11. Sounds like those boys should be put on KP duty! 😉

[orleans]

12. as i began to read this

i checked to see the time stamp on your post

i seem to be preoccupied with the idea that all this appears to have taken place so early in the day (it is showing an 8:26 am post)

i'm wondering how you get three teenage kids to a gym, grocery store, then back home to post this so early in the morning.

[TEB]

14. I bounce em early weekends

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Are boys and dad time

[IronLionZion]

15. That sounds like a lot of fun

until you ruined it!

[Fritz Walter]

17. Just you wait!

In a year or so, they’ll apply for learner’s permits. And then, they’ll be on your streets and highways. First, with adult supervision, and then — once they pass their eye exams, written tests and driving exams — without.

Please bookmark this post and get back to us in a couple years.

[TygrBright]

18. Well, I know you're not talking about our local store because it doesn't have a separate...

....butcher's counter.

But yesterday the darling esposo and I stopped in for cottage cheese and were amused by a cadre of four young guys who'd corraled one of the electric scooter/cart combos and were doing a combination of basketball and slalom racing.

The store was uncrowded and has huge wide aisles so they weren't a major nuisance. They were enjoying themselves so much, it was fun to watch. Young guy stuff... snatching each others' hats, doing bank shots off each other with bags of buns, etc.

I would not go back to being that age for anything you could give me, but I do remember the fun times, and it was nice to see that hasn't changed.

reminiscently,
Bright

[diva77]

19. Sorry to rain on the parade in this thread, but having grown up with a disabled parent

I cringed when reading about your sons using the "handicap" (not a pc term these days) electric scooters for their amusement. These scooters are expensive and require maintenance and are for people who have mobility issues. It wasn't until ADA was passed in 1990 that most buildings and bathrooms became accessible. There were a lot of struggles trying to go to public places prior to that, as you can imagine. I don't know what the legal requirements are for the scooters at the local market, but the fact that they are available can make the difference between a laborious shopping trip or not for someone with special needs.

This is not a criticism of you as a parent -- it is obvious that you are doing a great job. I just hope you'll take my post into consideration.

[TEB]

20. Absolutely

I was pissed when I saw em but then chilled out