The Grocery Store Experience

Don't let this cute face fool you, there is a lot of "character" behind it.

At the grocery store today Caleb decided to stand in the middle of a main isle and growl at an unsuspecting man who was heading straight toward him. This wasn't just an ordinary "aaarrghh" growl, it was the kind of growl where his hands were in the air, his fingers were pointed straight out like claws and he was showing his teeth at the man. Talk about awkward...all I could do was stare in unbelief. I am sure the man must have felt the same way because right before reaching Caleb he turned down the feminine hygiene isle, which I can't prove, but I suspect was for no other reason than to get away from this strange child.

The funny thing about this little oddball episode with Caleb is that Adam was actually there to see it. Usually this strange behavior only happens when I am alone with the kids, so I often wonder if Adam thinks I make these things up. But today he got to experience it first hand, to which his only response was "what was that?".

The truth is, I will take "that" any day over the screaming, crying tantrums that seemingly grab the attention and disapproving looks of every shopper in the store. You know the kind, where you can feel your blood pressure rise and because there is no other escape for the embarrassment and stress it comes out your eyes in the form of tears.

Yeah, "that" is something I am more than happy deal with.