when you are a children’s librarian in a town that sits next to a military base, on an island with many military bases and a mother asks you about children’s books on deployment. It’s not “way out” there and “not really a common subject” right now. In fact - I found over a hundred books on Amazon including the one I bought for my daughter. Nope - not “travel” honey, deployment, with a big fat D that you might find familiar since your name tag ought to read “Dumb biotch.”
Children learn how to cope from watching us, and from the stories we read. No - it’s not a “travel” subject honey, and it’s sure not “death” you moron. It is deployment (shall I spell that again for you?) and it’s happening to thousands of kids on the island you work on (heck within a mile of your library there are sure to be hundreds). So maybe, next time a mother wants to find a picture book to help her child you’ll keep your idiotic and cruel laughter to yourself. Or - if I have the guts I might come back and tell you in person how unprofessional and rude your reaction was and how it made me want to cry in public you insufferable bitch.
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Oh, that’s just horrible. You should send an email to her supervisor with suggestions for better training and some good children’s books on deployment you found on Amazon.
Wow! I would definitely let her know how inappropriate she was, whether to her face or through her supervisor.
I agree with the others-I think an e-mail to the supervisor is a great way of nipping that attitude in the bud. Maybe suggest she go to sensitivity training.
Or you could just get a bunch of parents together who have a deployed loved one all get in line when she’s in and everyone ask for a children’s book on deployment. All day. For a few days even. Maybe she’ll get the point that there are a whole lot of people sending their loved ones overseas for long periods of time and need to help their children cope.
Good luck-hope to read a great follow up!
A big hug to you and Papaya. That librarian is a moron.