Most of us have a particular epiphany in childhood that sets us on a course for how we deal with conflict later in life. That sudden realization is the very moment that you discover that there are some situations where, no matter how much you yell, scream and cry, you still won't get what you want. It's a very important lesson to learn. It makes you a more complete person. It makes you understand that your desires aren't the same as your needs, and it makes you realize that if you want something, being an ass about it isn't the most effective way of getting it.
That's something most of us learn. Some of us never got the memo. Some of us carry the belief that being a walking sack of problems is a good way to get what you want. It doesn't help that the customer-centric retail world is built to cater to exactly this type of person. It lets them off the hook. It teaches them a new lesson that if you are just a liability who holds social convention hostage by screaming a lot, you can actually redeem an expired coupon.
And that's the crazy thing. Adult tantrums are often over the things that are as small as a child's tantrum. Someone wanted to save 25 cents but they tried using that expired coupon, and now they're lying on the floor screaming in front of other shoppers. For the price of a gumball.
You never know if you're going to encounter an adult out in the wild who spontaneously hits their breaking point, and devolves back into a childlike state that's brimming with emotional overreactions. This collection of the worst adult temper tantrums that people ever ended up witnessing is a whole lot of absurdity. For an adult who should have just listened, here's the Karen who wouldn't listen to staff about rain and ended up with a reckoning.
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