also, i hope im not "that mom"

ShellShockedMama

Who holds up a long saturday line at target b/c her toddler wants to "help" unload the cart (which takes three times as long as it would for the mom just to deal with it). Mother effer, its not cute when the line is 10 people deep. Not effing cute at all. Quit it. Also, you're stupid for allowing your child to stand up in said cart, are you really that brain dead?

attyalice

That is the same mom who hold ups lines letting her 13 month old pick out a candy in the aisle when they really cant decide at that age and you ought to just grab the fruit snacks.....

I will NOT be that mom.

 

katie9136

I hate that mom too and won?t be joining that club.

KateAndMark

Oh yes...."those" moms are fun.

itsMsAlbin

Hate to be the voice of descent, but wait until you have a toddler

Ba Lolly

If I ever, ever, ever lose my mind and become "that mom", please feel free to walk right up to me and slap me.  I obviously need it.

mommyof2tob

itsMsAlbin:

Hate to be the voice of descent, but wait until you have a toddler

I totally agree with this!!!!

Ashley858

As someone who worked at a grocery store as a cashier for 6 years, I Effing hate those moms. Do you have any idea how aggravating it is to try and ring up everything fast so that you can go on your lunch break or to the bathroom when this little kid wants to hand you everything and try and scan it their self? I hated it.

Ellasmommy07

itsMsAlbin:

Hate to be the voice of descent, but wait until you have a toddler

This exactly!

andrea z

abartane:

That is the same mom who hold ups lines letting her 13 month old pick out a candy in the aisle when they really cant decide at that age and you ought to just grab the fruit snacks.....

I will NOT be that mom.

 

 

Ugh... I hate those people.  They keep repeating, "Hurry up there are people waiting".  Then they smile at you, like you are going to think about how cute their kid is..... umm I want to pay for my industrial sized box of painty liners and my Peanut Butter Captain Crunch.

vlewis515

Those are the same mom's who are doing the quiet little, "No, no don't do that." when their hellion child is running around with a knife in a restaurant!

Ellasmommy07

Do you ever stop to think that the parent may not like the way their child is behaving in a store or restaraunt? Until you have a child that age, you have no clue how to deal with it. You may think you do, but unitil you are in that situation you really dont. I had to take my 2 year old to L&D with me. Do you think that I was pleased with her being restless and trying to run around and yelling???? NO I WASNT. She does the same when we go shopping or out to eat sometimes. They really arent programed to sit in one spot all day long and say "yes ma'm, no ma'm" They just dont pop out that way. You will have the same problem with infants in the store and restaraunts. There will be crying fits and you will not be able to stop it right away and will feel just at mortified as the parent of the toddlers you are complaining about now.

andrea z

Ellasmommy07:

Do you ever stop to think that the parent may not like the way their child is behaving in a store or restaraunt? Until you have a child that age, you have no clue how to deal with it. You may think you do, but unitil you are in that situation you really dont. I had to take my 2 year old to L&D with me. Do you think that I was pleased with her being restless and trying to run around and yelling???? NO I WASNT. She does the same when we go shopping or out to eat sometimes. They really arent programed to sit in one spot all day long and say "yes ma'm, no ma'm" They just dont pop out that way. You will have the same problem with infants in the store and restaraunts. There will be crying fits and you will not be able to stop it right away and will feel just at mortified as the parent of the toddlers you are complaining about now.

 

I usually don't judge the parents that's children are active or excited.  While I was in college I was a nanny for a 3 yr old and a 5 yr old over the summer.  Sometimes they just get crazy, and there is nothing you can do. 

I DO have a problem when there are people in line, and mommy decides to wait until the cashier is almost completely done checking them out.... to ask the child which candy he/she wants.  We have been in line for awhile, she could have asked WELL before it is time to pay the cashier.  THAT is the parent's fault, not the childs.  When I was out with the two I watched (the three year old was a wild child), I would have them pick it out before we even got in line.... that way we didn't hold anyone else up. 

Sometimes there is nothing you can do, but there are times when mommy or daddy is the reason everyone is irritated with the child.    

CanonMom

I must say having your child stand in a cart is definately not safe. My DD sits in the back because if i attempt to put her in the front , it is an all over battle of getting her strapped and her twisting her legs etc. Thankfully my DD is good and listens and does not stand . if she does I tell her to sit her behind down and she does.

 As for the line situation, no, it probably wasnt cute to have a line of 10+ people all because a mom let their child put their items on the belt. BUT would it have been cuter to have that child kicking and screaming while you STILL have to wait for the mom to pay? Id take peace and quiet over a child throwing a tantrum anyday.

Oh and I have been known to Dump a FULL cart somewhere in the store and leave because of behavior. it saves embarrasment and frustration big time.

meggiejo

mommyof2tob:

itsMsAlbin:

Hate to be the voice of descent, but wait until you have a toddler

I totally agree with this!!!!

I do whatever I can to get through a store with DS! He is usually the kid that is running away from me or screaming at the top of his lungs. For both of our sanity, and because we got kicked out of Home Depot, I only shop now when DH is home and can watch DS, I don't even try fast trips to the grocery for a gallon of milk!

wife1014

itsMsAlbin:

Hate to be the voice of descent, but wait until you have a toddler

yes, sometimes you do ALL those things you said you would NEVER do...

wife1014

vlewis515:

Those are the same mom's who are doing the quiet little, "No, no don't do that." when their hellion child is running around with a knife in a restaurant!

No, not always the case...

wife1014

andrea z:

Ellasmommy07:

Do you ever stop to think that the parent may not like the way their child is behaving in a store or restaraunt? Until you have a child that age, you have no clue how to deal with it. You may think you do, but unitil you are in that situation you really dont. I had to take my 2 year old to L&D with me. Do you think that I was pleased with her being restless and trying to run around and yelling???? NO I WASNT. She does the same when we go shopping or out to eat sometimes. They really arent programed to sit in one spot all day long and say "yes ma'm, no ma'm" They just dont pop out that way. You will have the same problem with infants in the store and restaraunts. There will be crying fits and you will not be able to stop it right away and will feel just at mortified as the parent of the toddlers you are complaining about now.

 

I usually don't judge the parents that's children are active or excited.  While I was in college I was a nanny for a 3 yr old and a 5 yr old over the summer.  Sometimes they just get crazy, and there is nothing you can do. 

I DO have a problem when there are people in line, and mommy decides to wait until the cashier is almost completely done checking them out.... to ask the child which candy he/she wants.  We have been in line for awhile, she could have asked WELL before it is time to pay the cashier.  THAT is the parent's fault, not the childs.  When I was out with the two I watched (the three year old was a wild child), I would have them pick it out before we even got in line.... that way we didn't hold anyone else up. 

Sometimes there is nothing you can do, but there are times when mommy or daddy is the reason everyone is irritated with the child.    

I was a nanny as well for years (newborn to age 7) before I became a kindergarten teacher. You are completely different with your own than with the children you work for.  Trust me on this one.  I used to say all that you are saying, but it is NOT the same.  Just wait...you will see!

wife1014

I should also add...I have a very well behaved toddler.  And I still do a little of all the things I said I would never do and some of the things you all hate. Toddlers are toddlers and sometimes you just have to get through the errand as painlessly as possible, for everyone.

As for running with a  knife in a restaurant or standing in a cart...that is a whole different story.  That is safety.  We can discuss that one later

angw79

DS loves to help unload the shopping cart and use the self scanner at the grocery store. I let him as long as there is no one behind us (certainly not in a line 10 people deep though). I've actually had a store employee comment at how well he does it too- waiting for the item to "beep" before putting it on the belt. To me this is a way for him to be independent and he's learning, plus as others have said- it beats having him crying b/c really if there's no one else waiting what's he hurting?

wannabmommy

itsMsAlbin:

Hate to be the voice of descent, but wait until you have a toddler

 

hehe...I was going to say the same thing! I swore I would not be the mom of several things...and now with a toddler, there are just some things on which you definitely have to pick your battles! But yes, I can definitely understand how frustrating that is to be in that long of a line.