by Shawna | Dec 7, 2015 | Overheard
At Edmonds waterfront: When a 5-year old boy started to clamber up on a 3-foot tall cement dividing wall near a restaurant, his mom commanded, “No, we’re not going to climb on that right now.” Then, in a patronizing and gratingly cheerful, but oddly mechanical...
by Shawna | Dec 7, 2015 | Main Blog
“Can I have a sticker?” asked the bright-eyed and lively five-year-old girl at the grocery store checkstand. “Say ‘please’, honey,” admonished the girl’s mom. “Please,” repeated the girl, suddenly subdued and almost inaudible. Averting her eyes, the girl shyly took...
