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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/LiquidLotion on 2026-01-17 13:06:50+00:00.
I went shopping with my mom. My purpose was just to drive her from point A to point B and back. However, my mom wanted me to actually be with her while she did her thing in the grocery store. So, there I was, pushing a trolley while my mom ticked items off of a grocery list. I was zoning out when my mom unexpectedly elbowed me in the ribs and instructed me to look at the girl working in the beauty section. I looked at the girl and then looked back at my mom like "do you know her or something?" My mom said she didn't know the girl yet, but she was willing to get to know the girl on my behalf if it meant saving me from perpetually being single. I instructed my mom to focus on the primary objective, which was to get all her groceries and go home. My mom asked if I thought the girl was cute. I shrugged and reduced my response to an "I guess", but deep down I thought she was hot as fuck.
My mom said she was gonna approach the girl and ask for assistance, but it was all part of her plan to extract information. I begged my mom to stop, but she refused to listen. As soon as she approached the girl, I made sure I was as far away from the beauty section as possible. Moments later, my mom found me hiding in the men's mealth section and informed me that the girl in the beauty section was interested in meeting me. I asked my mom what did she tell this girl to make her want to meet me. My mom practically pushed me away and said just go. Fast forward to me awkwardly walking towards the girl in the beauty section. I waved and said my mom sent me. The girl said my mom was right about me having gorgeous hair. I said thanks. She said she was totally jealous and proceeded to show me a bunch of hair products.
I said I appreciated her time, but I didn't plan on purchasing pricey hair products before payday. The girl lowered her voice and said she figured she might as well sell me something since my mom said I would apparently do anything to get a girl like her. I apologised on my mom's behalf and said I was gonna walk away now so I could go cringe and die. I kid you not, I turned around and noticed my mom was at the end of the aisle, pretending to look at shit on the shelves. I called out to my mom and mouthed "what the f." My mom closed the distance between us and asked me if I told the girl that I was a Cancerian. The girl said she was a Capricorn. Out of curiosity, I asked the girl when she was born. She said January 7th 2007. I looked at my mom and said "Did you hear that, mother? I graduated high school the year she turned 1." My mom looked at the girl and asked if she perhaps had an older sister.
I decided to walk away and wait outside until my mom was done. When she finally exited the grocery store, I made her promise not to talk about what happened.
Sigh.
Tl;dr Went shopping with my mom and instantly regretted it when my mom attempted to set my grown ass up with a girl who was barely out of school.