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jmcquown wrote:
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> On 10/22/2017 10:36 AM, Gary wrote:
> > Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >>
> >> Any time a guy gets friendly with a woman others will assume it is an
> >> affair anyway.

> >
> > People often guess about things they don't know and it can
> > sometimes turn ugly.
> >
> > Case in point: It was my daughter's 16th birthday and I
> > was almost age 42.
> >
> > I told her to pick a restaurant and I would take her.
> > She loved Outback Steak House so that's where we
> > went.
> >
> > She dressed up nicely in her black dress for the special
> > meal and we headed off to dinner.
> >
> > While there, our waitress (maybe age 30 or so), treated
> > her very well and me not so well at all. Anytime she
> > talked me, it was with glaring eyes, cold voice, and
> > a 'Clint Eastwood' grimace on her mouth.
> >
> > I didn't want to assume things so I ignored it during the
> > meal but it was the same thing each time she came to
> > our table to check on us. Nice to daughter and cold
> > to me.
> >
> > Finally dinner ended and I asked for the check and also
> > asked if she would give us a "doggy bag" for the leftover
> > steaks.
> >
> > Glaring at me, she asked coldly,
> > "Will those both be for the SAME house, SIR?"
> >

> I don't believe that for a minute.
>
> > I was ready for it. I told her: "Yes, she will be sleeping
> > at my house tonight. She lives with me. She's my daughter
> > and this is her 16th birthday dinner."
> >

> Why didn't you tell them that when you walked in? Taken the
> host/hostess aside and said, "It's her birthday". Place like Outback
> will give her free a slice of cake or pie or something.
>
> > Would have loved a video of that moment. The waitress' eyes
> > went wide and mouth dropped open. She was stunned.
> >

> Sure she was.
>
> > She immediately apologized to me and said, "I'm a social
> > worker and I see this all the time." Evidently she sees
> > older men dating young girls all the time."
> >

> It's an interesting story. I only halfway believe it. I do believe
> older men with young women who look like teens are often suspect. But I
> don't believe you'd sit there with the waitress glaring at you and your
> daughter throughout the meal without speaking up. Or without your
> daughter noticing it. (I do hope you weren't snuggled up next to her
> all cozy in a booth. LOL)
>
> I also don't believe the server suddenly announced she's also a Social
> Worker. If she had been, she'd have gone quietly in the back and called
> her boss and the cops.
>
> Jill


It's all true Jill. You must be just posting paybacks for me
calling your stories fake. lol! I don't blame you but no...all
story above is total reality.