01/10/2025
🫶 Morning display shuffle with a few new crystal additions down at Susies Diner,Deepwater NSW
🫶 Currently gathering a box of Soul of Che products in support of a special fund-raiser coming up in the next month.
🫶 Advent then begins 🎄🎁🧖♀️
I've noticed a few mainstream mass produced options that are undoubtedly professional & look super cool🎄🎁
Their price tags are higher than the one of a kind set produced by a single mind, heart & soul from inception on paper, to the creative box of eclectic self care & love that I've not once seen offered elsewhere...I am proud of this, especially given there are a couple of haters showing face this week...This used to deter me...now it lights my 🔥
Last night my fuse was lit as I witnessed another Mother in passive aggressive mode, talk down to my daughter from the same side of the counter I stood at. Given the day we'd had, the force was REAL just to get there, yet she STILL smiled & did her job & stood there saying nothing as this woman blasted staff & got in my girls face. Still, she stood back & said nothing to the client.....
My inner fire roared. I made eye contact with my girl & with hand on heart I mouthed "you're good babe, Mamas GOT you".
This woman spun on her feet to walk out mid abuse & her eyes met mine. I said "hey there, that's my girl right there. Do you know she's got nothing to do with the issue your order had because all she does is pack what the others make?"
Her response to me was "yeah? I don't give a f**k" (still hurling abuse at the counter where 4 young teens stood completely unsure in themselves).
My response to that was "is that right? Shame that cause you're about to".
She flipped me the bird & walked out yelling while I raised my energy to meet hers & told her to take her complaint to higher management & stop being the reason that kids don't want to work these days, all while being a role model for her young ones, seated in the car watching the show as she continued yelling at me while getting in her car & driving off.
Imagine being constantly blamed EVERY shift for f**k ups just because you man the front counter while the hierarchy choose NOT to train you in anything but packing orders....but the blame comes AT you, yet STILL you turn up to do your job without fail, EVERY shift & the only complaints you have are the quiet ones you share with your Mama.
Being the fall guy ain't cool...I've experienced the same bs so many times & shut my mouth too.
NOT LAST NIGHT.
I wasn't abusive, I was firm & fair but the undertone of protection for my child was definitely projected.
That's what our kids are dealing with & it's complete bs as far as I'm concerned.
I talk to my kids about being the game changers. That's how we make a difference in this crazy world. Keep smiling, stay respectful, but do NOT allow people to walk over you.
I was quick to check on the staff involved, apologising for any disruption I caused in the face to face confrontation that took place publicly. The response I received incited much faith.
I received an apology for my daughter from the 2 young managers involved, & a thank you for my part in standing up for all the kids forced to stand confused in that situation, one they sadly deal with too regularly.
My hope is that across the board there were lessons learnt last night, especially for those who are raising the next generation. Change the narrative, make it better, not worse.
That's my aim, & the role model I hope I am providing for our kids on most days. There are many I mess up too, TRUST me. The good outweighs the bad though, this I solemnly swear.
What I will NOT do, is cease greeting faces with a smile or allow the negativity to turn my soul ugly, no matter what chaos is ahead.
From my heart, & the soul of Cherie 💖
