Thursday, October 23, 2008

My purse is the portal to another dimension

alternate title: Corpus Christi is the second dumbest city in the US, but definitely making the case for first place.

This evening, we're walking into the gym to see my kid's basketball game and I'm carrying a Vitamin Water (because I believe anything that commercials tell me) - the girl at the front says "no outside food or drink" - I'm aware of this policy, which is why, when I bring a water bottle for myself, I sneak it in, but I tell her that it's for my son, he's playing tonight and I don't want him to get dehydrated. She blankly repeats that there's no outside food or drink allowed in.

I'm more confused than irritated since it's never been a problem ever before, but I don't feel like arguing. I also don't feel like walking down the block to my car to stash it. With this girl watching, I unzip my purse, tuck the bottle in, zip my purse back up and put my purse back on my shoulder. She nods and lets me go in.

Labels: adventures in shitty parenting