It’s great that very young women work in the service industry. I’ve had several opportunities to observe how very young store assistants, receptionists and body artists can make a small kid medium-sized child feel comfortable and accepted into the community of grown women. We’ve been trying to buy Klara a pair of sneakers, and it was torture until we came across a store assistant in her late teens who was so sweet, respectful and kind that we finally left with a purchase. It was the same when Kara wanted to get her ears pierced.
There are 40 years separating me from my kid, and it really helps to have a young woman who is closer to remembering what it was like to be a pre-teen than I possibly could.
I’m sure it’s the same for medium-sized boys who’ll respond to a teenage dude like they’ll never respond to an adult.
Clarissa's Blog 