A Disgruntled Customer.
We invited Lisbeth and her helper, Katie, to have dinner with us on Saturday night. Garry planned to BBQ a pork loin, and was busy prepping the vegetables to go with it. I asked Lisbeth if she would sit for a portrait while we waited for Dad to finish fixing our supper, and she agreed. She started off with a smile, but soon noticed the unconventional colors I was using to draw her hair...
"Mom, my hair's not green!!!"
(Whoo, boy. Bad idea.)
So we promptly stopped that activity and went to the kitchen to see how Dad was doing. Lisbeth did not like the sounds of the menu, and complained openly. "That's the gross food!" She had it in mind that she wanted to go out to eat, so we said, "Lis, it's your choice - you can stay and eat with us, or Katie can take you out. You have your own money to do that if you want to." She opted to go eat The Chinese Food with Katie, and away they went! Garry and I laughed and had a quiet dinner together, enjoying the feeling of being spurned by a grumpy teenager. It felt so normal...
