When my now-16-year-old was a just-talking baby (12-18 months?), she would perform this hilarious greeting to strangers as we made our way through the grocery store: She would look at a stranger from her perch in the cart and gently say, “Hi!” If the stranger didn’t reply, she would say it louder: “HI!” And if the stranger still didn’t reply, she would lean their direction and yell, “HIIIIIIII!” This usually got a response (and a smile). Better still, if we were walking the opposite direction down the aisle from the stranger and then we both turned down the NEXT aisle from opposite sides, the ritual would begin again with the same person, as if my daughter hadn’t just hollered her greeting to them 30 seconds before. So sorry to all the introverts who just kept having to talk to a cute and chatty baby 15 years ago in Denver-area grocery stores! 😉🤣
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