When it comes to dealing with difficult children, we often think about overwhelmed parents. We know that every now and then all children have a bad day, and during those occasions, parents are usually going to be the ones who suffer. However, the same is also true for grandparents, who sometimes have to step up to the plate to deal with unruly grandchildren. Grandparents tend to take things in stride, but when their grandkids misbehave, they usually end up having a bad day as well. This story is about one of those bad days, but in the end, it will leave you smiling.
As the badly behaved youngster, 3 years young, is walking with his grandfather through the supermarket, a woman is following them. It’s blatant to her that he has his work cut out with the child, screaming for treats and goodies, biscuits, sweets, fruit, cereal, sugary fizzy drink, you name it! Whilst this is going on grandad is making his way through the supermarket and in a steady voice saying: “Easy, William, we won’t be long, Easy, boy.”
After much more aggro from the boy, grandfather says:
“It’s okay William, just a couple more minutes and we’ll be out of here. Hang in there, boy.”
At last at the checkout, the little boy in his final struggles for attention, throws things out of the shopping cart, again grandad says, calmly:
“William, William, relax buddy, don’t get upset. We’ll be home in five short minutes; stay cool, William.”
Greatly impressed by this the woman catches the grandfather at the car while loading the shopping and says:
“It’s none of my business, but you were amazing in there. I don’t know how you did it. That whole time, you kept your composure and no matter how loud and disruptive he got, you just calmly kept saying things would be okay. William is very lucky to have you as his grandpa.”
“Thanks,” said the grandfather, “but I’m William. The little brat’s name is Kevin.”
