This happened shortly before Christmas. I’d caught a tummy bug from my 1 year old, but I had childcare booked the next day so I could do some (start) Christmas shopping. Hell if I wasnt going. I felt shocking but I managed to do a bit and then went into a bookstore that was approximately 500 degrees with a queue all…

I, normally just a lurker, actually joined kinja just so I could star this comment.