tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148735542162027173.post3966930996345118751..comments2022-01-15T06:25:17.645-05:00Comments on 365 Dollar Year: Day 204- Shopping and Pizzaj.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05488121165040555447noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148735542162027173.post-76391557327861548992010-09-08T01:51:44.216-04:002010-09-08T01:51:44.216-04:00Lol, j. You've summed it up exactly what my ki...Lol, j. You've summed it up exactly what my kid is like in a nutshell. Ratio of a fail for a calm kid for shopping is at 98% in our household. Normally it's Dad dragging Junior out kicking and screaming and I do power shopping while they're in the car. Honestly, I don't like the hastle. So, normally I go shopping by myself because that way it's a nice, pleasant outting. Before kiddo was born hubs and I always did the shopping together (which was really fun). Not anymore!<br /><br />Occasionally we lose our sanity and TRY to have junior take a grocery trip with us. Big mistake. He's just too young to understand anything at the moment other than, "Let me run, isn't this a fun game in the grocery store?" No, it isn't. My patience level is intollerably low when it comes to screaming kids, and that includes my own as well. That's why grocery stores and restaurants are off limits for Junior until he gets older. <br /><br />@Cyndee ... live in New England? You just described our two grocery stores to a tee! lolMrsQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165365979627913601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148735542162027173.post-12888290676080239732010-09-07T17:03:11.488-04:002010-09-07T17:03:11.488-04:00I was always amused by the people who thought I...I was always amused by the people who thought I'd be more bothered by dealing with their left behind cart than their full-tantrum, 6-hour-overdue-nap, exhausted, healthy (loud) child. I'm surprised more people don't go into death metal, with the lungs on some of those kids.j.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05488121165040555447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148735542162027173.post-26648569397869879452010-09-07T16:22:31.769-04:002010-09-07T16:22:31.769-04:00I have children and don't like shopping with t...I have children and don't like shopping with them or flying them either. LOL. I am the chick in the grocery store on my lunch hour flying down the aisles to get everything done. Just to avoid taking my kids to the store because unlike most parents I understand that no one else thinks that my kids are as precious as I do so if they are gettin' on my nerves then they must me getting on yours! HA HA...tiff1974https://www.blogger.com/profile/17467266932931912698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148735542162027173.post-86128111281326956622010-09-07T15:13:52.715-04:002010-09-07T15:13:52.715-04:00Now that I've offended everyone... I don't...Now that I've offended everyone... I don't actually *hate* children, just shopping or flying with them. : ) <br /><br />Too much time cashiering, I think.j.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05488121165040555447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148735542162027173.post-48033233840927421412010-09-07T11:58:27.936-04:002010-09-07T11:58:27.936-04:00That's why I usually just complain to the pare...That's why I usually just complain to the parents. Of course, then they tell me I'll understand when *I* have kids, I tell them I'm never having kids, and they get that twinkly evil look and tell me I'll change my mind before I'm thirty. I love the shock when I tell them I *was* 30, and no mind change happened.<br /><br />What would really work (other than not letting anyone under, say, 16 in a store after 8 pm) would be a padded, soundproofed, utterly dull room. That way people wouldn't have to (totally) abandon their shopping while Jr. throws a tantrum, and the rest of the store doesn't have to listen. Ooh, I bet that one would win me a prize.<br /><br />Pizza sure is good.j.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05488121165040555447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148735542162027173.post-3731293586301690742010-09-07T09:57:23.769-04:002010-09-07T09:57:23.769-04:00I could do a whole blog on people with kids at the...I could do a whole blog on people with kids at the supermarket. Around here, we have giant carts with small plastic cars attached to the front so the kids can ride in front of the cart (SO special & huge) and too d*&m big to get down the aisles of the store. Then, another store has teeny weeny small baskets that the kids can push themselves, so they can smash into the back of other customer's ankles (a treat, for sure!) Then, there are all the parents who allow the kids to negotiate for candy, etc. (and none of them say no.) So the line gets backed up while the kid screams and Mom or Dad say no 20x, then finally yes. And, my fave, the big baskets of balls the stores always seem to be selling and the kids think, 'playtime' and no one stops them as they run up and down the aisles bouncing balls and acting like animals. And don't complain to the manager or store personnel, 'cause they make way more money off those people than they do off non-breeders like you and me.Cyndeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07018043634237824413noreply@blogger.com