In the toilets

I have done quite well today - just 3 complaints. Here is an example of a little one that popped out. It's an interesting example of The Law of Attraction at work.

I was taking my 4 year old daughter to the toilet in a huge shopping centre. All the toilets were in use and she was getting desparate. Within the gents there was a separate entrance to a child's toilet area. The door was locked so we waited.... and waited. The toilet area was labelled 'children's toilet.'

Eventually a door opened labelled 'only for children' in large capital letters. Out came a huge chap. I said to my little one "Let's go in the children's toilet. Look there's one here that says 'children's toilet' on the door." I said this sarcastically, and deliberately loud enough for the chap to hear. I guess it counted as a complaint.

Anyway - you may or may not know how the Law of Attraction works. You focus on what you don't get and you just attract more of the stuff you don't want. The bloke heard what I said, realised it was directed (however subtly) at him, and told me to F off.

There are positive ways I could have spoken to him, focussing on what I wanted from him. My guess is there's not much I could have said to him that would have resulted in a positive outcome - but I'd never have found out if I didn't try!

Next time I'd probably quietly ignore the chap, and remain in a nice calm state. Sometimes it's not worth confronting inconsiderate people. He probably had no idea what it's like to wait around with a child who is turning in to a wee-wee timebomb! I certainly didn't have much to gain from speaking to him.

I'll share how I'm doing more in the next day or so.