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Father “Kind of Bummed” He Didn’t Receive Praise From Strangers While Grocery Shopping With His Children
As the dad of three children under age five, Jason had become accustomed to strangers showering him with praise for performing mundane parenting duties like caring for his children in public for five minutes.
“The thing no one tells you about fatherhood,” Jason said, “is that it is a huge ego boost. I mean, practically all I have to do is walk out of the house with my kids and there will be someone waiting there to praise me for being an involved father. It’s almost creepy. For example, one day I went to check the mail with my son and a lady waiting at the bottom of the driveway called me ‘Super Dad.’ I barely had pants on. It is so great!”
Unfortunately, years of such societal conditioning set Jason up for huge disappointment when last week he took all three of his children grocery shopping and failed to receive any congratulatory comments from fellow shoppers.
“I have to say, I was kind of bummed,” Jason said when reached for comment after the ten-minute shopping trip during which he purchased a gallon of milk, a loaf of bread, and five boxes of M&Ms for some reason.
“I mean, I did everything. I put the kids in the car, drove to the store, got them out of the car, put two of them in the…
