"I walked away and continued my shopping. A few minutes later, the store manager stopped by to tell me that disrespecting children was against store policy and would not be tolerated. She referred me to the company website, but of course, I could find no such policy statement. Why must members of the public be disrespected by unruly, misbehaving, noisy children, who are then defended by adults who should know better?"
"I'm fine now, but my hair is growing back super curly. Every day, people make comments about it: Oh, your hair! It's so curly! It's a painful reminder when I'm trying to feel normal again. I've tried explaining that I'm upset about my looks and don't like to be reminded, but then they argue that it looks good. Every woman at church brings it up, not realizing it's hard for me to hear dozens of these comments."
A shopper encountered a noisy six-year-old in a supermarket and protested; the child's mother defended the noise and the store manager warned against disrespecting children, citing a store policy. The shopper could not find the referenced policy online and questioned why adults defend unruly public behavior that disturbs others. Advice was offered that parents must sometimes address disruptive children in public, and that when possible other shoppers can move away to avoid confrontation. A cancer survivor described distress over frequent comments about returning curly hair after chemotherapy, despite requests to stop. The survivor cried after repeated remarks. The response ends incomplete, noting no legal remedy.
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