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The Chunk and a flimsy bitch.
By Aardvark | February 9, 2009
You know how something will just rub you the wrong way and you just can’t let it go?
The other night Scout and I went into Baby Gap to look around. Scout found a shirt that she felt she needed and since it was on clearance….I said she could have it. She carried it up to the counter and handed it to the sales lady. (I use the word lady lightly…she was in her early 20′s and obviously a flimsy bitch) The SL took the shirt and and we had the following conversation…
SL – How old is she?
Me – She will be 3 in March.
SL – Wow! She is big.
Me – Yes…she is tall for her age.
SL – No…I mean she is a chunk.
Me – (trying to laugh it off) um well she is definitely not flimsy.
SL – No…she is a chunk.
…at this point I had nothing nice to say. Since Scout was standing there with me …I opted not to make a scene. But can I just say to you… WHAT THE FUCK!!! Really? Do you tell the customer (or anyone really) that her child is a CHUNK! Not once but TWICE! Did she really think that was ok? Does she understand the mind of the “Momma Bear?” Did it escape her attention that the shirt was a 3T not ChunkT? Bitch.
AND for the record Scout is not some sort of circus freak! She is on the big side for her age but she is completely proportional and could probably take that flimsy bitch down!
I don’t think TLC will be calling us to do a special on toddler obesity anytime soon!
Topics: Scout, WTF | 14 Comments »
February 9th, 2009 at 11:42 am
I’m sure this is the BabyGap training manual:
If shopper has child, ACKNOWLEDGE the child. Ask “How old is he/she?”
Nod while the shopper answers.
Shoppers love to feel good about their crotch-droppings, so continue the conversation by using an adjective to describe the child. Some common descriptions of babies include: sweetie, cutie, chunk, bastard, handfull, trouble-maker, little shit.
If you’ve committed to an adjective, stick with that. Shoppers are easily confused, so don’t start with “sweetie” and then revert to “cutie”. Shoppers can’t handle that sort of variation.
Lastly, be sure to be uber skinny in a shop where moms shop. If you can be flighty and giggly, that’s even better. Congrats, you are now a geniune BabyGap Flimsy Bitch!
February 9th, 2009 at 11:47 am
Umm… what? That is ridiculous! Scout is adorable, not at all a chunk!! I think the term “flimsy” is perfect for the sales girl.
Reminds me of when my girl was about 6 months and full of sweet baby rolls… healthy. Relatives found it necessary to repeat ad nauseum that she would “thin out once she starts crawling, don’t worry.”
Who was worried?? People are such idiots.
February 9th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Haven’t popped any out myself yet, but I definitely understand this whole “flimsy bitch” concept from a step-mom’s point of view. Had a run-in earlier this week, and I am sorry to say it wasn’t even with someone in their early twenties…this woman had to be 40-45.
IF YOU DON’T HAVE SOMETHING NICE TO SAY…
I would have looked her dead in the face and asked to see her manager. Shut her up real quick-like.
February 9th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
@bessie.viola – I KNOW, RIGHT? They used to tell me the same thing with Tony. They made fun of his chipmunk cheeks, like I DIDN’T love munching on them all.the.time.
It’s alright. Men prefer women that have a little junk in the trunk if YA KNOW WHAT I’M SAYING AND I THINK YOU DO.
February 9th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
You are a better person than I am. Granted, it doesn’t take much. FYI You can comment online about customer experiences, and if you list the location, date, and time that employee may be reprimanded.
(I’m also glad to see the phrase “flimsy bitch” take off!)
February 9th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
What an ass! I would TOTALLY call and complain about her. I think Scout is just perfect!
February 9th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Ra, I can’t believe you kept your cool with this dink. Some old man kept calling Stephen a “little fire plug of a boy” when he was about 1, but the guy was like 100 years old, so I cut him some slack. But some flimsy beyotch at Gap? No way! Go back and cause a ruckus! She’s making me mad.
February 9th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Sorry to hear that the SL was a complete bitch, Ra! Scout is a beautiful girl and most definetly not a chunk! I agree with Laurie…go back and complain to her manager.
February 9th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
OK, so speaking for the skinny girls, plenty of men don’t prefer junk in the trunk. Luckily, there are as many variations in male preference to go around as there are female. And really? We only need one person to prefer us, right?
On to Scout… Scout is adorable. I honestly think that some people think “chunk” is a compliment for a young child. (I always had people telling me to feed my kids more. Equally offensive.) Your sales person apparently has some sort of social malfunction in not picking up that it wasn’t a compliment. Don’t let it bother you. I doubt she was sitting back thinking of ways to refer you to toddler weight watchers. She just shouldn’t be taken out in public.
February 9th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
(Not taken out in public = socially maladjusted SL, not Scout!)
February 10th, 2009 at 10:27 am
I’d call and complain.
Chris’s mother once said that my SD Rachel was getting a big butt. I don’t know if Rachel heard her, she was in the next room. I had to leave, I was so livid. Girls have a hard enough time making it to adulthood without an eating disorder! I told Chris if she ever said anything like that again I was going to rip her a new asshole, regardless of who was in the room.
February 15th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
was that the night I saw you? Scout looked sooooo cute with her little leggings on.
You should complain to the store manager so she doesnt do that to anybody else. Scout is old enough to interpret words.
That woman ought to be horse whipped.
February 18th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
I’m coming to this party pretty late, but What. The. Fuck?
BabyGapFlimsyBitch better watch out or Scout’s boyfriends will throw down on her Spiderman-style. WORD.
SarahLena did it so well in the first comment… there’s no way I could top that one and she sums it up swimmingly.
Scout is a beautiful, smart, sassafras girl. No question about it. EVER.
March 4th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Please tell me you at least gave her “the look”… the one that says, “Just be glad that I have a toddler in my arms, else I’d be shoving my fist down your flimsy throat just about now.”
‘Course you did.
(Found you via BookMamma. Seems we’re neighbors.)