So my step-dad and I are at the airport waiting for my step-brother's plane to arrive. This is back in the days when you could go into an airport for shopping etc. without a ticket. This was also back in the days when I dressed like a ratty punk rock kid with spiked bracelets, studded belt, and a badly done, 12 inch high pink mohawk (looks down, shakes head).
So my step-dad, a fast food junkie, says we should grab a burger. We get in line and eventually make it to the register. The lady behind the counter is giving me the "what is that thing" face. I ignore her as usual, I'm pretty used to it by now, but this woman is seriously staring at me like I'm from the moon. She finally takes her eyes off me long enough to put our order together and as she's sliding it across the counter she looks at my step-dad and says;
"Ya'know, If ma' son looked like 'dat. I'd wouldn't even let him outta da'house" and started laughing like crazy.
Right as her laugh was calming down, and without missing a beat, I say "Yea, well if my mom worked at McDonald's, I'd be too embarrassed to leave the house."
Her mouth just about dropped to the counter as her co-workers started hollering and screaming with laughter. As an awkward teenage 14 year old kid, it was the proudest moment of my life.
So my step-dad, a fast food junkie, says we should grab a burger. We get in line and eventually make it to the register. The lady behind the counter is giving me the "what is that thing" face. I ignore her as usual, I'm pretty used to it by now, but this woman is seriously staring at me like I'm from the moon. She finally takes her eyes off me long enough to put our order together and as she's sliding it across the counter she looks at my step-dad and says;
"Ya'know, If ma' son looked like 'dat. I'd wouldn't even let him outta da'house" and started laughing like crazy.
Right as her laugh was calming down, and without missing a beat, I say "Yea, well if my mom worked at McDonald's, I'd be too embarrassed to leave the house."
Her mouth just about dropped to the counter as her co-workers started hollering and screaming with laughter. As an awkward teenage 14 year old kid, it was the proudest moment of my life.
