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We were *that* mom and *that* kid today

ludyjanboltzludyjanboltz
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We were in Kohl's today and I had a return and then wanted to quickly look at kids clothes and maternity clothes.  It started out great.  I put C in their little stroller/cart thing and she was happy.  She kept looking back at me and smiling - I guess over the novelty of this stroller.  We had to wait a few minutes at the return desk and that's when it happened.  Something evil took over my child!  I managed to calm her down a little bit and we looked at clothes and then it started again.  Crying, screaming....so I picked her up and carried her.  It continued.  I put her down to walk and she continued to melt down.  We quickly started heading to the front of the store to check out with her "pushing" the cart.  Once we got to the front aisle all heck broke loose.  She threw herself down on the floor and started screaming.  Embarrassed  Screamed through the entire check out process and to the car.

Fast forward about 10 minutes when we're in Target.  The scenario repeats except this time she's in her stroller, screaming the entire way through the store.  I only had 3 things to get and I couldn't get out of there fast enough.  It took 10 minutes to get her buckled in her car seat.  Screamed most of the way home until she passed the eff out.  She's still sleeping now. 

It was a little early for her nap time, but apparently I underestimated the power of needing a nap. 

Lesson learned:  Get home at least 30 minutes before the usual nap time!

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  • katers1279katers1279

    I was SO hoping this wasn't going to be what I read when I opened this post.

    Poor thing.  Do you think she's still feeling a bit "off" after not feeling well?

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  • AshNicole331AshNicole331
    I'm sure it's bound to happen to everyone eventually. Hopefully this will be the first AND last time! :)
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  • AprilJTAprilJT
    Don't worry, it has happened to us all.  We were those people in Applebees the other day.  I went worried that Phoebe was going to cry and instead Rowen threw a temper tantrum over everything while we were there.  I seriously had to take him out to the car to calm him down at one point.  I guess we should have listened when he said he didn't want to go out to eat. I was so embarrassed, esp because he never acts that way!
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  • Butterflie6381Butterflie6381
    You're a better woman than me because after Kohls, there is no way I would have tried to go to Target.  I hope you are enjoying nap time.
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  • AshleysredAshleysred

    imageAshNicole331:
    I'm sure it's bound to happen to everyone eventually. Hopefully this will be the first AND last time! :)

    This!  It happens.  Don't sweat it. 

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  • ludyjanboltzludyjanboltz

    I do think she's still not feeling 100% yet.  This afternoon if anything didn't go exactly her way, we had another melt down.  This is sooo not my child. 

    As for the decision to hit Target, once I'm out running errands, I just want to get them done.  I only had a few things and her mood had seemed (ha) to improve.  Joke was on me though!

    Kohl's wasn't crowded and all the workers were trying to help cheer her up.  The people at Target just looked at me like I had just murdered my child. 

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  • Alexandra&JohnAlexandra&John member
    Oh Caroline, you were that kid ha?   lol   I think it will happen to all of us at one point or another
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