July 1st, 2018

Hey everyone! Today was pretty crazy at work. I almost kicked these disrespectful kids out of Braums (they were being incredibly loud and when I told them they needed to quiet down, one of them blew a raspberry at my back). They only reason I didn't force them to leave is because it's Texas. It was 107 degrees outside and I didn't have the heart to make the kids stand outside in the scorching heat. I have been told to get a manager the next time something like that happens, so rude people beware. My manager isn't as nice as me; you blow a raspberry at her, she will make you leave no matter the weather. She's awesome and fun to work with, so I don't understand why people would be rude to her.

For those of you who might not quite understand why I told the kids off without first politely asking them to quiet down first (as is my usual course of action), there are two reasons: first off, my coworker had told them to stop running around and to quiet down multiple times before (she even had to take away the salt and pepper because they were dumping it on the table); the second reason is because I had to SHOUT to get those kids to hear me. I had asked this gentleman if he wanted me to clean his table and he said yes. He was trying to tell me something and I could not hear him over those kids. So, I shouted hey (I swear half the store must have heard me) and the kids looked at me wide-eyed. I told them to quiet down and was disrespected for it. What did the parents do? Nothing, at least until I walked away. Then, one of them went over to the table as if that was supposed to stop me from coming over and getting onto them a third time; I still would have gone over there and with my manager as well.

People, Braums isn't a playground; it's a restaurant and customers come in to eat and visit with people. It's the parents' job to reprimand their kids, not mine, but apparently parents just don't care. I can't tell y'all how many times I have had to get on to kids while the parents chatted away at a different table. If you're going to allow your kids to run around like wild hooligans, do not come in. I'm done being nice; disrespecting me is one thing, but disrespecting my coworkers, who work very hard to make customers happy, is what will get me riled up and you kicked out of the store. My parents always said I needed to grow a backbone; well I did today and if I see those kids--or any kids or customers--acting so rude and disrespectful again, I won't be so considerate of the weather outside; I will get my manager and you will be told to leave. This is my warning to y'all and me raging just a bit~!

In other news, I plan to buckle down and finish a book this month. My friend Josh has been working tremendously hard on the covers and they are beautiful~! I'm also considering re-writing Journey of the Lone Star; I feel like it needs to be longer (it's only 203 pages and that's counting all the pictures added in and the cover page). I might send it to a couple of friends and ask them if they think the book is too short; the length of my novel doesn't sit right with me. I feel like I need to make it longer; I have a couple of ideas of what to add at least. Don't worry, I'm not changing the ending; it's too perfect!

That's all for today folks! Stay determined and remember: Laughter is the BEST medicine (even when bratty kids decide it's okay to be rude)!

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