do you really mean that?

I sell cars.  I meet people. 

I met a dad, today, that made me sad for his daughter. 

I didn't really have what they were looking for, so my time with them was brief.  The dad was helping his 18, or so, year-old daughter look for a used Jeep.  He told me he had a decent used Jeep that he wanted to give her, but it "wasn't good enough for her".  She proceeded to rapid-fire questions at me such as, "How much is that one?  How many miles on this one?", all the while insulting every used Jeep I had on the lot, for one reason or another.  To put it kindly, her personality was NOT very likable.

But, as they were leaving and the daughter was comfortably out of ear-shot, the dad turned to me and said, "Kids.  I wish I would've never had 'em.  I've got two kids and two dogs.  I wish I had four dogs."

I was speechless.

He walked toward his truck and left.

Wow.

I spent about ten minutes with the guy and he leaves me with that?  Where did that come from?  Do you really mean that?

I have no idea what life factors caused him to feel that way, and even though I didn't really like the daughter, I was very saddened by his comment.

Hey, Anonymous Dad on the Car Lot:  Your daughter deserves better than that!