So my ever so lovely and wonderful Mother-In-Law decided to offer to take myself and my children along with my Sister-In-Law Az and Little J out for lunch today. Yippy! :)So we decided to go to Subway due to the fact that Big G wanted a sandwich. Off we go... Once we all got there and got everyone seated (or at least the kidlets situated) we go and order our meals. Somehow the "Tuna" sandwich I ordered for the kids turned into a "Club" ... how that was misheard who knows! Oh well, they will eat that too so no biggy. The staff didn't seam like the brightest crayons in the box, if you know what I mean, and I didn't want to challenge them too much intellectually so I didn't say anything and my kids ended up liking the sandwich just fine anyways :)
The Cashier (aka Employee from Hades) was a little prickly with my MIL because my MIL wanted to make sure the order was all there and correct and that she had paid for everything. Again, something that can be brushed off right?
So we are having a good conversation and the kids are eating away. Big G was really good and ate all of his meal pretty quick and Missy My pulled her sandwich apart as usual (I wonder if she is going to be one of those adults that have issues with any food touching the other on the plate. She pulls every sandwich she eats apart and eats all of it individually).
Big G mentions he has to use the potty. OK can do.
Missy My says she has to go too. alrighty come along!
Get the the women's bathroom and it's out of order. Sign says "Use Men's Bathroom". Alright. Again no biggy, things like that happen.
Into the men's room all three of us go. Gavin sits down and after doing his business pulls my attention to the fact that there is no toilet paper. Crap.
"You guys STAY here for just a sec, mom is going to go get some TP."
Out I go and politely get an employees attention and tell her "there is no TP in the Men's bathroom. I need some for my son."
Then MIL and Az get my attention and tell me they think Little Li is dirty too. OK. All in stride. Nothing I can't handle.
Crap no Wipes in the bag, Az can I borrow some? Sure.
I go check on Big G and Missy My and tell them "mom is still trying to get some TP"
Missy My "I have to peeeeeeeeee!"
"OK honey hold on!!!"
Again I go out to get TP. Look and see that nobody is working on getting me any. I know that if I don't get some quick there is going to be a mess....
I state loudly "Would somebody PLEASE get me some TP for my son!?"
Employees scramble to get me some. Meanwhile.....
Elderly employee with red spiky hair and icy blue eyes (aka Employee from Hades) decides to step in. Who, by the way, is sitting next to where I'm standing taking a break. Why she didn't get up and get me some TP? who knows.
"You don't have to YELL at them. They ARE busy."
"I wasn't yelling. I was just trying to get some TP."
Yada yada yada... YELLING at THEM ... blah blah
"I wasn't yelling."
another employee hands me napkins .... fine I guess this will have to do! .... wait a minute, here is another employee behind her with actual TP. YAY!!!
I go and hand Big G TP and step back out because by this time I'm fuming because A) who did she think she was? B) why didn't she get me the TP? and C) I WASN'T yelling and I wanted her to understand I was just urgent!
Me to EFH "you try having a kid that is potty training and one that has frequent accidents and see ....
"IT DOESN'T MATTER! You need to learn to control yourself!!!"
!!!!!
"And what are you going to do to me!!!????" (I could have handled this better I must admit.)
and I walk off to go back to the bathroom to my two young children carrying Little Li on my hip. Behind me I hear her call me an ass. HEY!!! HOW did she know my initials????!!!! ROFL
This is ridiculous at this point so I go and take care of my children. Thank Goodness Missy didn't have an accident... though I have to admit I probably would have found a little satisfaction in telling EFH to go clean up the urine on the bathroom floor. I change Little Li on the floor (no changing table as usual) and get all of our hands washed and head back out.
I completely ignore EFH and go look for a comment card... none. Great. So as my MIL and Az are helping me to manage my children as we are ready to leave I grab a napkin and write on it.
"Need to keep bathroom stocked with TP. Tell elderly employee with red hair to hold her tongue when someone asked URGENTLY for toilet paper after already asking for it once before for her 2 potty training children.
-April Lastname Insertemail@address.here"
And I race out of there children in tow.
