I Have to Forgive You

I Have No Choice

Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash

I work behind the circulation desk at a small suburban library. While most of our patrons are lovely, considerate people. some of them are anything but. While attempting to help the public, I’ve been yelled at, cursed at and called every rude name in the book.

From the 8-year-old who snarled “Bitch!” when I told him that he couldn’t eat popcorn in the stacks to the…