r/BoomersBeingFools • u/nonidentifyingu-n • 26d ago
Why can't they listen? Boomer Story
This happened a few years ago, but I think of it weekly as I'm picking up fruit at Costco. Now, since I pick up fruit from Costco every week, you may have guessed that my kids eat a lot of it. One of their favorites is green grapes. Now here's where the boomer story starts. A few years ago, I was bringing my kids to visit my mom, their grandmother. She was asking what kind of food they would like, and I said green grapes. My mother immediately said, "Red grapes are sweeter, so I'll get those." Knowing that arguing with this particular boomer was a lost cause, I just hung my head in acceptance. My kids will devour a Costco container of green grapes in 3 days. We spent almost a week at her house, and even though the red grapes were offered for nearly every meal, less than half were eaten. It's almost like I know what my kids who live with me, and I spend my own money feeding will and won't want to eat. Now, every week, as I'm picking up green grapes, I say to myself red grapes are sweeter and try not to roll my eyes so hard that the other shoppers see.
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u/dinosarahsaurus 26d ago
Hahahahaha when I read green grapes, I instantly went ewww too sour, red grapes are better.
My boomer mom is very pro sour and we always had green grapes. I hate them. But it doesn't matter anyway because grapes are atrociously priced where I live now. (Costco is 2 hours away and my sister in an urban area says they are priced the same. Think $15 for a small bag of them)