Amusing Anecdote

I was in the West of Ireland looking for a wool cap in a gift shop. No Irish gift shop is complete without lots and lots of crystal and glassware. So there was this little boy, maybe nine or ten years old. American. And he was trying to sell his mother on buying a set that included a glass tray, pitcher, and four goblets. The price tag was probably around $400. He was saying something like this: "...and when we have guests over, we can make fresh lemonade, and serve it in these to our guests." Mom had a stunned look of recognition on her face. His future was there in front of her eyes. High school drama club, graphic design major in college, the Thanksgiving trip home when he would announce he was gay, telling the other members of the family, the PFLAG membership, meeting his boyfriends... It was an amazing moment to witness.

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