Mom Mocks ‘Dirty Man’ In Store, Then He Reveals How He Got That Way And Shocks Her

you should never judge a person by their appearance unfortunately one mom had to learn this the hard way after mocking a dirty man in a store he revealed his true identity to her making her regret every word now people are passing his story along to spread this important message Andy Ross of Washington state was picking up a few things at the grocery store after work one day when he noticed a little girl staring at him he had only been in the soore for a minute but knew he was legitimately dirty after his long day working in the Woods has a way of doing that to you but Andy wasn't thinking too much about his appearance when he ran inside to grab a few things then to his shock and dismay he heard the little girl's mother whisper to her that is why you need to stay in school she said obviously believing Andy was a failure based simply on the fact that he was dirty she was about to eat her words as Andy served up a heaping dose of reality taking to Facebook to share the story Andy explained exactly how he completely blew the woman's preconceived notions out of the water as he revealed his true identity to this obviously ignorant woman so I had a very interesting educational conversation with a woman and her daughter today Andy began as I entered the store before I got home a little girl kept staring at me which is fine I know that kids are curious when they see someone especially as dirty as I was he explained cutting the kid some slack however her mother's remark would be a different story they handed up in front of me as I was checking out Andy continued speaking of the child and her mother little girl still staring her mother told her to stop staring as they finished and headed towards the door I hear her mom say quietly to the little girl that is why you need to stay in school I figured this was a great time to educate this mother and her 78-year-old daughter then Andy outlined the conversation he had with the woman who decided to judge him so harshly over the way he looked detailing every word he had for her first I happen to be a very educated dirty man I not only have a high school diploma I also have a college degree and many medical certifications he told the woman who was likely clutching onto her child for dear life at that point so assuming that I am uneducated because of my appearance is actually quite ignorant in itself he added secondly if you are telling your daughter to stay in school because I have tattoos up and down my arms that will actually suppress her creativity and potentially hinder Her Imagination as she developed he informed the woman again contradictory to your point ma'am I am proud of my tattoos and artwork that Forest baitman put on my body it's a representation of my pride in my country and my service over multiple combat tours as a special operations medic Andy wasn't done there either third if you're referring that statement to the Hat I'm wearing because it features an elk you might not understand it I happen to co-own Evergreen State outdoors and I'm proud to own an outdoors company and support my rights to hunt and responsibly be a gun owner he continued finally I chose to work in a construction industry I'm proud to say that I'm a part of building America and I enjoy my job every day I tried working a desk job when I got out of the service and it wasn't for me I enjoy working with my hands and being outdoors subsequently it comes with being dirty some days I make good money have benefits and I'm able to provide for my family without issue he declared so my appearance reflects nothing to do with my level of intelligence or pursu a higher level of Education he concluded and it seems that the woman had nothing else to say she had said Plenty when she criticized a hardworking American for having some remnants of a day's honest work on his clothes mind you this was a grocery store not a five-star restaurant so a little soil on the Shopper should have been none of this woman's concern Andy's post is a reminder of something we've all heard before but too often fail to remember never judge a book by its cover yes first impressions are important and this is not an excuse to not try to put your best foot forward however we all have our story to tell and you never know why that dishevel person might look the way they do quite simply don't make assumptions and don't be rude maybe if more people read this important lesson the world would be a Kinder place