Today at the 711 across the street they were giving out free Slurpee's. So I decided to take the kiddos over there around 11am. The cashier said The Simpson's would be coming there at 1pm. Lily wanted to go back.
OK, sure, fun for the kids, as there was a slurpee eating contest and games. (Mind you Lily did not enter the slurpee eating contest, she's lucky I even agreed to get her one in the first place because it contains pure sugar, but hey, once in awhile is OK!)
Its 1pm, I put Jack in his stroller and we walk over there. It was very crowded. No problem. Tons of kids. Fun for all. Well as we are waiting in line to spin the wheel to see what you win, either a free hot dog, big gulp or slurpee, 4-5 boys, one African American, the rest, were Hispanic cut in front of us. Oh well I thought. No big deal.
Well the mama behind me asked if they cut, I said yeah, but it was no big deal. This cute couple was Hispanic and had a little girl, probably about 6 months old which the mom was holding. She was so cute. Anyway, the dad and the mentioned African American guy, maybe 12 years old, started talking shit to each other. The kids said he would beat his(the dad's) punk ass for looking at him that way..and then the Dad started right back.
*Mind you Lily,Jack and I are standing right next to them.* I was pissed because they were using such foul language in front of all those children. then..a swing, a punch, shoving, pushing, choking. They start brawling right there! They hit the stroller and it goes off the curb. Jack almost falls out. Lily is wondering whats going on. Then Jack is crying. I am yelling at them to knock it off that theres children here. Then someone..I think it was Mr. Burns breaks it up.Lisa Simpson comes over and tried to comfort Jack and give him a balloon. I grab Lily and high tail it outta there. We saw one of her friend prior to this ridiculous fight and I brought her home with me too(with the moms permission of course). It is so sad that a adult would stoop down to that level and actually fight a young child. Over someone cutting in line? Are you serious? This was suppose to be a gathering for children to have fun and meet the cast of the Simpson's, not to be frightened and scared away.
I will post a few pictures (pre-fist fight) of Lily and her friend and some of the characters. Jack was not liking any of them. He did however give Homer a high five.
1 comment:
oh wow. your free slurpee experience trumps mine by far. we didn't have the simpsons at ours, and actually we didn't actually get a "free" slurpee. i still got one though.
i think people are so obnoxious. cutting is bad enough -- but they're kids. you have to wonder who's more of an adult when a full grown man with a baby in-tow decides that cutting in line is ground for fist-fighting a kid.
ignorance for all, i guess.
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