In the movie biz, there are birthday parties to be held. What screaming 8 year old wouldn't love to trash a movie theater and eat all the popcorn he can dream of? Someone is hired to give this child popcorn and then pick it all up. Today that was me. It was pretty simple, except for when I asked if anyone needed anything else and some kid kept screaming "root beer" at me. I get it child, calm your horses. Another child kept trying to be my best friend and tell me stories. If I could have pushed him away, I would have. Next time, I guess. The Mom was a little frazzled with the whole situation, which I guess is expected. Being a parent and hosting a children's birthday party automatically makes you the Mom of the 13 kids there. I tried to keep my attention on Dad. He seemed calm, cool, and collected. He offered me pizza and I politely declined. He was right there when I was ringing them up for the party and he kept saying thank you to me. That's how you do it. Be nice and get nice back. I do not understand why people do not get that concept. It's not complex... Anyways, I got everyone in the movie, seated, with popcorn and (all but 2) drinks [the father and the older son's] before the movie started. All in all, I would say that it was a very successful birthday party. Easy $25 (plus $9 tip that Dad gave me! Thanks!!)
**The downside to dealing with children is you know exactly who is going to grow up to be rude and awful. I wish there was a way to fix them before that happened.
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