Make Up Shopping with Grandma

The other day I took my 86 year old grandmother shopping to buy make up. What an experience! Firstly, my Grandma had not been into the town for a good few months so it felt like we were going on an adventure. What a cool way to look at something I normally find banal! Also, she is not very steady on her feet. After offering to take her, I spend the next half an hour whilst she got ready worrying that she would fall and seriously injure herself and it would be my fault! But, I am happy to report, this did not happen. Phew!

Once we had found a car parking space and Grandma had marvelled at all the changes in the town since she had visited last, we took our first brave steps towards the shops. I have never noticed how uneven pavements are! It was more like a mountain trek than an urban stroll. Terrifying! But slow and steady wins the race.  

As I have said in a previous post: people are good. This shopping trip showed this wholly. People in the street moved to let us past, people moved on benches to let Grandma sit down and shop assistants treated her brilliantly. I have always found Boots staff to be helpful and friendly and this trip exemplified this. The lady listened to Grandma’s ramblings, she explained about all the offers and deals, and she let Grandma take all the time she needed. It was so wonderful to see the way this lovely elderly lady was being treated.

This shopping trip showed humanity at its best. It may seem inconsequential (buying make up isn’t ground breaking stuff) but seeing how happy Grandma was because of the actions of others and the way she treated the trip as an adventure made my heart swell!

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