Am I Wrong? Or Am I just 9 months along?

Our local newspaper had an article recently about door to door solicitors who assaulted a woman in her home while there displayng products. So, I thought about putting up a sign to turn them away, but I forgot. This morning a woman in her twenties came to my door with an European accent trying to sell "Educational Products". I said "No thank you." as my girl walked up to me at the door to see who was there. Then the woman took out a colorful book and held it out to my girl and said,"Well, let me show you..." and that's when I got mad. My daughter was reaching out for the book and I was holding her hand and pulling her back inside the house as she started to whine for the book. So I said to the solicitor, "That was innappropriate. I already said no and you used my daughter to manipulate me. That was innappropriate." Then the solicitor asked if I could help her with her map to discern who she could sell to in our neighborhood.

My repsonse was, "NO. I will not help you sell to my neighbors. Leave." and I shut the door and locked it.

I thought it was wrong to use my child to try to sell me something. That is what I was mad about.

Am I a lunatic? I don't think so. By the time I closed the door my daughter was in a full cry for that stupid book.

What do you think?

Comments

Amy K. said…
OH MY GOODNESS...that was SO totally inappropriate. I would have wanted to know who I could call to report her! Unbelievable. I know some people get their livelihood from these door-to-door sales, but in any job you MUST respect the rights of other people. You're not crazy. You ARE 9 months pregnant, but not crazy!
LiteraryGirl said…
I'm with you, it as inappropriate and I would have said something similar. She was being manipulative, clearly, and I think you were right to say no. I want a sign like the one my friend has that says "No solicitors except girl scouts selling cookies." Cute way of saying "Leave me alone!"

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