June 18, 2007
7:30 pm • Filed under: Writing
SUCKS ASS!!
Oh, whoops, sorry I got carried away. Let me get my wits about me, I just got back from a shopping excursion with my two youngest children.
**Slurps down the rest of my Starbucks coffee in one gulp**
Ok, much better. I don’t know why I attempt to shop with my two children. They are four and two - and lemme tell ya, it’s not easy taking those two out and about. Both husband and I shopped with them today and it was…awful.
They whined, they fussed, they didn’t want to ride in the cart (at Target or Lowe’s), they wanted everything. At Lowe’s the two year old was a wild man, wanting to climb everything they had and threw a minor fit over a Sponge Bob lamp. I turned to my husband and said, “This is why I don’t go anywhere.” His reply?
“I don’t blame you.”
On the drive home they crashed and husband and I smiled at each other in glee. No more whining! No more crying! Yay! Then husband said, ”No wonder my parents tried to embarrass me as much as possible when I was a teenager. I’m going to do the same thing to our kids as payback.”
Sweeter words were never spoken.
On another note, I have another group blog to go check out! Visit the Sizzling Pens now!
Julie S says:
LOL. I went shopping today too…played a little hooky from work. Fabulous. But I was LMAO there because I saw this woman with two kids and she had one of them on a leash. Not one of those wrist ones - the kid was in a full harness! And he was totally trying to run off (can’t blame him, right?). So maybe there’s a solution for you out there…A kid leash. Or a
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Isabelle says:
LOL Hubby is a smart man.
I can’t imagine shopping with kids. I’d go nuts.
R.G. Alexander says:
LOL-I love what your hubby said! And for some strange reason today is a day I am glad I dont have children. I wanna be the one to climb on stuff.
Feisty says:
I never ever ever take my child to the store.
Ever. And that’s a fact.
Jenna says:
I hate it when they are like that.
You know what I hate more? Parents who gloat when their freak children are well behaved. They always have an answer. If you start when they are young or if you are consistent or what have you. Rockymountainoysters I say. Normal kids should not be allowed in public. Much. I’m a believer in free range parenting…and you’ve seen why.
Oh…and I get in on Tuesday.
Sarah says:
Glad I’m not the only one raising two kids who want EVERYTHING. I swear we don’t spoil them (much), but the whining is out of control. I’m hoping it’s a phase. Most things are, you know… a phase? JUST a phase…
Looking forward to a few of these at Nationals
Cora says:
Great googly moogly. At least they passed out on the ride home. LOL!
I have to shop with two kids weekly as well. And I have to admit, there are times I feel like putting shopping off til we’re down to nothing but a stalk of celery and a loose cracker at the bottom of the fridge.
Suzanne says:
I remember those days. I’m so glad they’re over! Though what hasn’t changed is that they are still begging buy this buy that at the store with me! I spend way less when they’re not with me!
Ericka Scott says:
I, too, just never go anywhere. Now I know why they call what I am a “house wife”. . . I’m pretty much married to the four walls and roof over my head. Sigh.
And we don’t let ours sleep on the way home. . .because then they either won’t nap OR won’t go to bed at night! AHHHHH@
Rebecca James says:
very nice new site, Karen! And I can sympathise with the kids at the supermarket…..they should have playgrounds there…and free childminding. Don’t they know we would spend a lot more if we weren’t so desperate to get our kids outta there!