When I worked at Bradlees, there was a customer: a young woman who had a toddler boy and twin baby girls. She looked tired and harried. All of the old ladies who hung around the store made a beeline, cooing over the babies and asking all of the stupid twin questions. The toddler was looking more and more resentful. Making eye contact with the mom, I knelt in front of the boy and told him, "You know, your mom must be so busy with those 2 new babies." He looked like he was going to cry. I continued, "You know, you have an important job now. You're a Big Brother! You've got to help your mom, and those little girls are going to look up to you." His eyes opened wide in surprise. A few weeks later, the mom came into the store alone. She said, "I don't know what you said to him. My husband & I were really getting worried about his attitude towards the twins. After you talked to him, he asked if he could help with something. He's been great with them since." The family continued to come to the store for the years I worked there. It was funny watching the little boy answer some of the stupid twin questions. As they got older, all 3 of them would come running to me, but the girls knew that HE got a hug first.
For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for April 26, 2026 | GoComics
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For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for April 26, 2026 | GoComics
https://www.gocomics.com/forbetterorforworse/2026/04/26