Brace Yourself For Entitled Strangers
I’m fifteen years old. Last week, I had an orthodontist appointment. I decided to watch some Netflix while I waited for my name to be called; I started watching “Schitt’s Creek”.
A few minutes later, I noticed this middle-aged lady with blonde frizzy hair just looking at me in this weird way. Sitting next to her was a boy who looked about eleven years old and a girl who looked around four years old. I kind of looked up at them, and the woman gave me this weird smile. (She should have been wearing a mask as they are required in the waiting room.)
Lady: “Kids, go along and see what that girl is doing with her phone.”
I was really weirded out but, of course, I didn’t do anything. The kids got close — less than a foot away from me, and neither was wearing a mask. I was uncomfortable.
Me: *To the lady* “Can you please tell your kids to back off? They are way too close.”
The kids just got closer and started staring at my phone screen. At that point, I was so annoyed that I just turned off my phone, thinking they’d go away.
Nope. The mom saw and YELLED at me:
Lady: “Let my kids watch a show!”
Me: “No. I don’t want them to watch shows on my phone.”
She did not like this. She walked over to me, grabbed my phone from my hand, and started demanding the password — which, of course, I did not tell her.
At that point, my name was called. I grabbed my phone back and left the waiting room to go get my braces adjusted.
About fifteen minutes later, the eleven-year-old came and sat down on the orthodontist chair next to me — he too had braces — and he actually apologized for his mom. Honestly, I was surprised.