Karen says I traumatized her kids by selling them a Ninja Turtle's comic in my shop.

So this happened a few weeks ago. I stopped at a local comic book shop to pick up a hard-backed

copy of The Last Ronan. For those that aren't familiar with the book, it's a teenage mutant

Ninja Turtle's story where three of the brothers have been killed, and the surviving

brother is on a mission to avenge their deaths. As I'm taking the book to the counter to buy it,

these two kids, a boy and a girl who looked to be between five and seven years old, see the book

and ask their parents for a copy. So, as I'm speaking to the cashier, their father approaches me.

Excuse me, my kids were interested in that book. Are there any more copies?

I say, yeah, there's one more, but this specific one is pretty violent for kids their age.

You'd probably be better off buying them another title. I point to another Turtles book.

The mother joined the conversation. It's Ninja Turtles. I'm pretty sure my kids

can handle characters from a Nickelodeon show. Ah, but this one is more in the tradition of the

original comics from the 80s. It's fine. Just show me where the book is. Okay, it's right on that first

shelf, but I warned you. So I continue talking with the cashier as the family sit down to look through the book.

All of a sudden, we start hearing crying from both kids as they're seeing their favorite

heroes on the half shell meet their doom.

The father tries to console the kids while the mother angrily approaches the counter.

What is this? Ninja turtles are supposed to be for kids. But after seeing this book, they'll never be able to look at the turtles the counter. What is this? Ninja turtles are supposed to be for kids, but after seeing this book,

they'll never be able to look at the turtles the same. This book just ruined my kids' favorite

cartoon for them. The cashier said, ma'am, we tried to warn you that these weren't the Nickelodeon

turtles your kids like, and I even suggested a more family-friendly title for you, but you insisted

that one. You shouldn't

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