*Daniel has a bad experience at Trader Joe's with River. Thank you to JustJanielobsessed for helping me write this! Enjoy! Love • Bree 💛*

Right now, Daniel and River are back in the car together. Daniel and River just had a bad experience with a Trader Joe's worker and the experience has just ruined Daniel's day and possibly River's day as well.

Daniel sets up his iPhone on the tripod and he gets ready to film an Instagram rant to help him feel better and help him calm down. River is happily playing with an old phone of Daniel's and he is watching a kid video!

Daniel finds a filter to use and he begins to talk!

"Wow, I thought I was going to have a great day spending the day with River but nope. People are so mean and so closed minded it makes me sick. I just had one of the worst experiences in a grocery store in my whole entire life. I am so fucking angry right now and my blood is boiling hot. I feel like I could explode and burst into tears right now!" Daniel says as he tries to calm himself down.

"So, I took River out for a one on one little date day to Trader Joe's because he has been struggling some with the triplets being born and having some jealousy, so I decided to take him out to spend some time with him. I put River in the shopping cart seat and he was such a good boy, wearing his cute orange crayon mask and not touching anything. River sometimes struggles with impulse control and he touches everything in the store but he is a little kid so he is learning to not do that. So we are shopping around Trader Joe's, talking with each other and River kept taking his mask off while he talked to me. River doesn't understand that you can keep your mask on and still talk to people. He is only four years old! He is four people! Anyway, we go down this one aisle, I think it was the snack aisle, and there was a worker putting food on the shelf, no big deal she was working. So River and I parked the cart on one side of the aisle and we are looking at all of the snacks together! River keeps taking his mask down to talk to me and the worker kept giving him dirty looks! Because he is autistic, River doesn't understand facial cues like that. I then noticed River looking really distraught, so I turned around and I see this bitch giving my son a nasty look. A look a child shouldn't see an adult make. A look of disgust like he was some monster. So I asked her, why are you staring at my son like that? And she was like "He is clearly older then two years old and he needs to put and keep his mask on. He clearly doesn't listen to the rules and he might have the China virus." And I was like "First of all, the virus has a name it is Coronavirus and second of all, he has autism and he struggles with having the mask on his face due to sensory issues. Then this lady gets all cocky and looks disgusted when I said the word autism." Daniel says as he huffs and tries to not get upset.

"Then the lady gets in some random tirade that Autism is caused by vaccines and that it is my partner and I's fault for making a child with Autism. She kept making it seem like we deserved that. You guys, one in fifty four children have autism so a lot of kids have it! It is common now a days! She was like, Autism isn't even a real thing it's some liberal thing they made up so people and kids can have an excuse to not be normal. Then she pointed at my son and said you are a freak because you aren't mature enough to wear a mask. I am not a violent person at all but I wanted to punch that old hag in the face! How dare you tell my son he is a freak! Anyway, so River and I got the stuff that was already in the cart and we left the store. By then, River was crying and didn't want to stay in there anymore. Oh and I made sure to talk to the manager and I will gladly call corporate on this store for allowing this employee to harass people with disabilities. So Mary Sue, I hope you get fired, sis. Karma will get you." Daniel says as he ends his Instagram Stories rant.

Once Daniel finishes his Instagram rant, he begins to cry, making River frown.

"Don't cry, Papa! Wuv you!" River says to Daniel.

"I am just really sad that people are so mean. Nobody shouldn't be mean, especially adults who should know better. You aren't what that lady said to you, okay? You are perfect just the way you, buddy. I love you so much." Daniel says to River and River smiles at Daniel happily.

"I wuv you, Papa!" River says to Daniel.

"I love you too! Do you want to go to the mall and look around? Maybe we can go to the Disney store or the LEGO store! Or wherever you want to go in the mall! You deserve some fun treats after having a really hard day." Daniel says to River and River smiles.

"Yay!" River says happily to Daniel.

Daniel begins to drive the thirty minute drive to the mall! Daniel and River both dance and sing songs together through out their drive to the mall!

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Once at the mall, Daniel picks up River and carries him, while they walk through the parking lot.

"What store do you want to go into, Riv?" Daniel asks River as he fixes River's mask.

"The Disney Store, Papa!" River says as he hugs Daniel.

"Disney Store it is!" Daniel says as he holds River and River feels comforted by being held by his Papa.

"Look at all of da balloons, Papa!" River says as he points at the balloons.

"I see, bud! I see! This store must have sale going on!" Daniel says making River giggle and smile.

Daniel and River walk through Macy's since the store is the closet to the Disney Store!

River snuggles into Daniel's arms and smiles feeling comfortable.

"Do you want a pretzel?" Daniel asks River, seeing an Auntie Anne's stand and River happily nods.

"Uh huh! Pwease, Papa!" River says to Daniel.

Daniel orders River a pretzel and River happily eats it while they walk over to the Disney Store.

"Mmm! Is it good?" Daniel asks River as he kisses River's cheek and River nods.

"Yeah! Thank you, Papa!" River says happily to Daniel.

"You're welcome, bud! We are almost at the Disney Store! I parked at the wrong store so we have to walk some." Daniel says as River giggles and smiles.

"Dats okay!" River says to Daniel with a big smile.

After fifteen minutes of walking, Daniel and River have finally made it to the Disney Store!

River smiles big and looks around the Disney Store in Daniel's arms!

"Wow, bud! The Disney Store has a lot of things in here!" Daniel says as he also looks around and River nods.

"Uh huh!" River says happily to Daniel.

Daniel looks around to see if anything looks like something Luna, Eden, or any of the other kids would enjoy and like to have for a future birthday or even a future Christmas present!

Daniel and Joey like to shop ahead and get deals when they can!

"What do you wanna look at, Riv? The stuffed animals or the figurines?" Daniel asks River.

River points to the movie Cars section!

"I wanna see the cars, pwease!" River says to Daniel.

Daniel and River walk over to the Cars section!

"You love the move Cars, don't you?" Daniel says as River smiles and giggles.

River then sees a Cars figurine set with all of the cars that were in the movies!

"Ooo, what's that?" Daniel asks River happily.

"Cars!" River says with a big grin.

"Would you like that, buddy? If you don't that's okay! You can pick whatever you want." Daniel says to River.

River then picks up the Cars car set up and smiles up at Daniel.

"I want it!" River says with excitement.

"What do you say?" Daniel asks River, making sure River uses his manners and River frowns.

"Pwease, Papa?" River says to Daniel.

"Yes, bud! You can have it!" Daniel says as he kisses River's cheek and River jumps up and down happily.

"Thank you, Papa!" River says to Daniel.

"You're welcome!" Daniel says happily to River.

"Let's go get Daddy something!" River says to Daniel with a smile.

"Do you think he would like something Disney?" Daniel asks River playfully.

River then points to a jewelry store across from the Disney Store.

"Let me buy you your cars and then we can go to the jewelry store!" Daniel says to River.

"Okay!" River says happily.

Daniel pays for River's cars and then he and Daniel walk over to the jewelry store.

Daniel snd River begin to look around the jewelry store together!

"Rings! Bracelets!" River says with a big cheeky smile at Daniel.

"Yes! Let's get Daddy a pretty bracelet!" Daniel says to River and River giggles.

"Yay!" River says with a big smile on his face.

River looks at the casing and picks a pretty diamond one out with a heart charm.

"I wike that one!" River says to Daniel and Daniel smiles at River

"Aww! It is so pretty! Should we get it?" Daniel asks River with a grin.

"Yes! Let's get it!" River says as he jumps up and down excitedly.

"Okay! I'll get it for Daddy!" Daniel says making River smile and get very excited.

"Papa! Thank you for my cars!" River says as he hugs Daniel's leg and Daniel smiles.

"I love you too, buddy!" Daniel says as he rubs River's back.

Daniel purchases the bracelet River picked out for Joey and River hers very excited.

"Let's go home, Papa!" River says and Daniel picks him up.

"Let's go home, bud!" Daniel says as he holds River and they leave the mall together!

Once at home, River happily holds his cars in his hand while Daniel holds Joey's gift and bags from Trader Joe's.

"Can you open my cars, Papa!" River asks Daniel happily.

"When we go inside we can, okay?" Daniel says to River.

"Okay!" River says as he giggles and smiles.

Daniel and River get inside of the house and Joey quickly walks up to Daniel for a hug.

"Hi, Danny!" Joey says to Daniel happily.

"Hi, babe!" Daniel says as he kisses Joey and hugs him.

"Hi, Daddy! I got car Cars!" River says to Joey as he holds up his box.

"Oooo! How fun! I didn't know you went to the mall!" Joey says with a chuckle and Daniel nods at Joey.

"I wanted to spoil River after what happened today." Daniel says to Joey and Joey frowns.

"What happened?" Joey asks Daniel softly.

Daniel smiles at River and opens up the cars for him.

"Hey, Riv, Why don't you go upstairs and play with your new cars while I talk to Daddy!" Daniel says to River.

"Okay, Papa!" River says as he takes his cars and runs upstairs into his bedroom.

"So what happened?" Joey asks as he frowns.

"A Trader Joe's worker yelled at me because River wouldn't keep his mask on. She told me autism wasn't real and it is an excuse. She also called River a freak. River was crying and it was so awful." Daniel says to Joey and Joey frowns

"Oh my God. Did you tell a worker what happened?" Joey asks Daniel.

"Yeah I did and I'm about to call corporate! It was some fifty year old hag named Mary Sue." Daniel says to Joey.

"I am so sorry, Danny. Are you okay?" Joey asks Daniel as he frowns.

"Yeah, I am okay. I am just a little upset still. River cried a little bit but he seems to not care anymore. I just hope it doesn't bother him later." Daniel says to Joey and Joey frowns and hugs Daniel.

"I am sorry, Danny. I wish I could help." Joey says to Daniel. 

"It's okay, I love you." Daniel says as he kisses Joey

"I love you more." Joey says as he smiles at Daniel.

For the rest of the day, Joey and Daniel hang out together and spend the day with their kids! :)

Daniel posts a picture of himself and River together sitting in the car. He writes the caption as: "it takes a wicked person to call my son a freak. in trader joe's today, a worker told my son River who has autism he was a freak because he has trouble keeping his mask on. that's not true at all! my son is perfect, handsome, smart and perfect just the way they are ❤️ don't be mean it doesn't make you a better person."