Posted on 08/02/2005 10:36:12 AM PDT by redlocks322
I just spent my lunch hour at the grocery store. I was so ticked off by the time I left, I had sweat rolling down my face.
First of all, (and I'm not knocking stay at home mom's) but is the noon hour the ONLY hour in the day that they can schedule hauling their screaming bawling children to the grocery store???? I mean come on... those of us who work 50 hours a week use our lunch hour to get things done, not to tango in the isle trying to get around a passle of "play group" kids on a field trip!
To top it all of... after my $260 worth of groceries, there was no one left to sack them for all the "mommy groups" so I sacked them myself and had to carry them out myself, all so I can get back to work and fume over it.
I think there should be a law against people who don't work to stay out of the grocery store from 11am to 1pm during the week and let us workers have the opportunity to get our stuff done.
Anyway, done venting... like I said I have nothing against stay at home moms as long as they stay at home during the lunch time hours.
Wellllll,
When *I* was in Goodwill yesterday,
on my lunch break (I had my beeper with me)...
There were all this POOR PEOPLE with kids in there!
I mean, they were making noise, and pawing through things,
and
I mean, I couldn't look through the paperbacks like I wanted to...
And they even grabbed stuff I WANTED before I could get to it...
I mean really, ick....
I think there should be a law against self absorbed center of the universe types shopping in the grocery store, ever. Whaddya say we get cracking on passing a law against all of life's inconveniences and soon none of us will be allowed to do anything, ever.
p.s. If you think working 50 hours a week is a lot, it's a good thing you're not a stay at home mom.
The nerve. I'm tellin ya!
The picture's a bit grainy, but those are cages in front. They come in really handy. They even will provide you with a padlock at the front desk.
There are sometimes just bad parents out there.
The poor folks have to take their kids to Goodwill... otherwise how would they get the good stuff out of the back of the donation box?
Amen. The worst kids I have seen have more often than not been a product of daycare.
BREAKS OVER. Get back to work.
I do not have kids, but I cannot expect all who do to change their plans or routine to revolve around me.
Perhaps she stopped at the store on her way back from the Doc's office.
Perhaps she hit the store at noon after a rough and busy morning running errands to keep the house in running order.
Who knows, I don't.
Yes, it is inconvenient to have to weave around munchkin armies, but that is life.
But while most of us are off at work, most moms are at home trying to keep the kids from detnating the TV or shaving the cat.
As for a law, why would you want MORE government intervention in your life?
The worst I've ever seen it was at a Walmart. Kids running up and down the aisle, running into adults, throwing things in the aisle. The parents aren't even watching them. And the workers could give a crap.
I no longer go to Walmart.
Go dobbin! Two for one corndogs!
I'm a stay at home mom, and I try to avoid shopping during lunchtime and evenings just to avoid people like this poster! And as far as I can tell, sacking your own groceries never hurt anybody... I do it all the time, would rather do it myself. Too many times I fished the bread out from under the cans of dog food! And uncontrolled children are rude and wrong anytime of the day, not just when the "workers of the world" are present.
There is a point to keeping your kids right next to you in the store. With all of the child predators out there it is just smart not to let them run around.
he he he,
Seriously though,
There was one mom with 3 little ones that plucked my nerves at first....
Then I realized that all three were under 5...one of the boys clearly being the Devil With Jet Rockets. The mom was going through the children's books with them, answering their mile-a-minute questions with the patience of a saint. And it quickly became apparent they were very bright, inquisitive, very energetic, HAPPY children.
Yeah, they bumped into me, but she was doing her best to maintain order. Yeah, they were chatty, but I could tell on their scale of 10, she had them turned down to a much quieter 5.
Yeah, they plucked my nerves, but it was my problem to deal with. I chose to go there.
I'd like Walmart more if I could get in and out of there in a few minutes. It's impossible--there outta be a law against anyone shopping while I am.
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