The kids and I went to the library today to update our membership and start getting familiar with the idea of borrowing books and then taking them back in their original condition. We'll see about that. Nevertheless, we had a slightly enjoyable time picking out a book each. Branden and Abby picked out a chapter book in which they will use for their Reading book for the week. Zach and Chase picked out a just for fun book. I got an explorers reference book as that is what our Social Studies is focusing on right now, Alexander the Great, Marco Polo, Ferdinand Magellan, those old guys. Well now to the peculiar part of our visit. After checking out, which if I may stop here and say the checkout process is way cool, we started out the door. A lady with a handful of books was walking in the door as we were coming out. She apparently made the beeper thing go off, so naturally we stop and look over to the desk for clearance. We get the go ahead and start out the door. Well the natural smart alec in my oldest's son's character said, (in a I'm telling on you kind of tone)"Oh, Mommmm, the beeper went off, you must have taken a book. You're going to jail now." All this while a big grin plastered on his face because he was obviously being silly. Well not according to the lady that was ahead of us.
She had already charged me with the crime.
She turned around and looked at me with the expression of, 'I heard your kid, I know you took that book. You're not getting away with it. I know you did it.' It wasn't just one look and she's gone. She kept turning around and giving me that look like, 'You better take that book back, you thief.' Wow! If I ever thought I was unreasonably nosy, she just trumped me by about 10,000. Just the accusatory glance she kept throwing my way made me sooo mad I was pretty ill by the time we got to the vehicle. She made me feel as if I had really done something wrong. I actually stopped in my tracks and took out my receipt to make sure I had checked out all my books, which I knew I had, because I double check everything and did before we even left the library. I was not pleased with my son and let him know it. But the audacity of that woman...just gets me cranking how people will judge you quicker than anything when they probably have their own set of problems to deal with. My reaction to something like that would have been, if she took the book, the Lord knows and she'll have to answer to Him, no sense in me getting involved. Just makes me so ill how some people think they are high enough to persecute someone else before they even know what's going on. After careful consideration, I will make it part of our bible lesson tomorrow as a teaching tool. Because I don't ever want our children to think they are better than anyone else and that they won't be held just as accountable as everyone else one day when the Lord come backs. Lastly, I would like to thank God that I was able to keep my cool and not let the redhead in me come out. Because she wanted to...really bad. LOL Have a good night all!
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