| My kid bonds with the dreadlock cashier at Target. |
We have this kid that my Mom and Sister first started talking about working at our Target. The kid is just out of High School and he's got a bowl cut of dreads but he's as white as they come and probably came from an upper class family. He's a little quirky but he's really polite and he always has a 10 minute conversation with you when you get in his line. My Mom and Sister became big fans of his when he first started working there and his hair was evolving into dreads (it was braided dreads, then just chunky spikes, now dready) and he checked them out. The next time we went there he was pointed out to me and the whole story was told and since then we try to go to his register as much as possible.
Now, Kyan is a good judge of character and he's easy to know if he likes someone and this kid has grown on him really fast. Tonight he did his usual jibber jabber and a "bub-bye!" as we left, mainly because he was getting a Pooh Valentine book and was eager to show that he was getting it to whomever was the first person he saw and it just happend to be Dreadboy. Kyan was thirsty since we'd had a pretzel while we were taking a walking/shopping hiatus and so I bought him and I a drink to refil his sippy. We're checking out and he gave the kid his book to scan and the kid in turn is asking him if he's a Pooh fan (Kyan says, "Pooh!") and then the kid says he can have it back and he won't bag it so Kyan takes it back and he goes for his sippy and takes a sip as the kid comments on how he likes the pirate sippy cup and then... in a flash... the bonding occurs...
Kyan offers his sippy to Dreadboy! I think this is the first "stranger/aquiantance" he's deemed fit to have a sip of the sippy, which is scary and nice all in one!
Dreadboy in true cool fashion says, "Nah man, that's cool you offered but I just had a drink and it was most refreshing. I'm good. You just work on it for the both of us." and then with a giggle, a bub-bye, wave and a "stay cool" from Dreadboy we were off to the car to pick up Daddy. |
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Alias: SNM
Hometown: Farmington, WV, United States
About Me: SMN is currently a S@HM who resides in the Senior Citizen capital of the world. Amongst her many talents are writing, tiptoeing through the mind field that is her living room, saving run away strollers, lacing any comment with sarcasm, and changing a diaper in 10 seconds flat. Her greatest achievements are birthing Thing One and Thing Two. Ongoing projects include diving into the world of blogging, weaning an aggressive breast feeder, parenting and all it's challenges, and being a wife she can live with (as well as her husband).
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