But She's Always a Woman to Me

Story Submitted by Ed:

Lisa and I were going to visit a coffee shop and take a walk for our first date.  She asked me if we had time to stop in a pharmacy because she needed some batteries.  We definitely had time, and I told her we'd do it.

At coffee, she took two calls, which I felt was a little rude.  Also, she didn't thank me for paying for her coffee.  I became a bit more anxious to finish up the date, and when I suggested that we go to grab her batteries, she agreed to the idea.

Inside the pharmacy, she found the batteries she was looking for, but she also discovered a section of those greeting cards that talk when you open them.  Of course, she had to open every one and hear what they all had to say.  Also, when she was done with each, she'd just drop it on the floor and not even replace it on the shelf.

I told her, "Maybe you should not drop those on the floor."

She replied, "You're not my daddy-kins!"

I wasn't anybody's "daddy-kins," but I knew crappy behavior when I saw it.  When she made it to the end of the greeting cards, she found her way to the office supplies, opened a pack of note cards and a box of crayons, drew a green squiggle on one of the note cards, and dropped them all on the ground.

She asked me, "Ready to go?"

I was ready, all right.  I couldn't wait to be done with this humiliating date.  Once we were outside, I told her that I was probably going to go.  She buried her face into my chest and sucked her thumb.  I asked her to stop and she did.  We then parted ways.