And so I went to the mall

Sis and I went to the mall on Saturday, I’m not sure it’s how she wanted to spend her time, but she drove and walked and shopped with the best of them.  We went to the mall local to her, SF Valley, while the parking lot was packed, the mall crowd wasn’t so bad – not like the DelAmo Mall in ’95….waaaaay back then nickels had pictures of bees and we’d say “five bees for a quarter,” and that was the largest mall in the United States, but I digress.

 This story is my first, first-hand experience with anti-homosexual treatment.   I know, it’s a shocker, at this late stage of life that it would be my first time, but what can I say, as a hetero woman it’s not something I’ve had to worry about.  I didn’t realize just how accepting my family was until I was a young adult; my parents couldn’t have cared less about someone’s sexual preference, my Grandmother always said things like “the heart wants what it wants, and  you can’t help what the heart wants,” and so consequently I figured everyone felt the same way, accepting.  Can’t believe I live my life floating around in that little bubble.

So, there we were shopping in Hallmark, I’m looking for an ornament for CreepyKid, something specific and then just perusing the rest of the goods that they might have to offer.  I asked Sis to hold onto all the ornament boxes I had while I tried out some wind-up toys, which was great, I’m not sure why I enjoy them so much, but I do…it’s good to  be me, so easily amused.  

We end up moseying to the register and waiting in line, she starts looking at the impulse items and I’m standing in line.  My turn comes up “Sweetie, bring those here,” and she brings my ornaments to the cashier.  The cashier, who had previously been smiling at me, immediately looked like she smelled something.  You know the face, turned down smile, flared nostrils and I thought – WTF?  Really?  It’s Christmas, a time of good cheer….for just about EVERYONE!  I’m spending my dollars in your store!   I’m buying gifts for my loved ones!  And you….YOU…are going to spoil that by making that face, passing your judgment on me, honestly! 

 So, it nearly harshed my buzz for the whole day, but we went to Bath and Body Works right after that and had a splendid time with their sales-guy!