Mommy mistakes

[siercia]

So, this evening, I decided to stop by the grocery store on my way home to pick up fixings for dinner. I had Miss Widget with me, since Wiley was off cavorting this evening.

In a fit of brain seizure, when Widget decided she didn't wwant to go in the carriage, I allowed as how she could "walk self" in the grocery store. We'll blame it on mental befoggment.

Dear lord in heaven, WHAT was I thinking?

It was a tsunami of pent up energy and destruction from about five minutes in. Touching everything, running around blind corners, refusing to hold my hand, or to wait for me. Oh, and don't forget the looks from everyone else in the store, you know, the "Geez lady, can't you control your kid?" looks.

I think she's going to ride in the cart until she's 12, after this.

Comments

[kaasirpent]

And people wonder why I do all my grocery shopping at 2 AM :)

[siercia]

Heehee.

Normally, I'm a total cart nazi too - because I never want her to get used to the idea that she doesn't go in the cart.

I dunno *what* happened to my brain last night.

[binkiegirl.livejournal.com]

OMG, I totally clicked comments to make that same comment. ;) *smooches Jenn*

[siercia]

And *THPT* to you!

[siercia]

*thpt* to you!

ha!

[sarahparah.livejournal.com]

It is a very careful negotiation every time we go to the grocery store. I am terrified of the day when I realize she is no longer small enough to fit in the cart.

However, that said, Poopsie knows that when I apply the vulcan death grip she needs to straighten up and fly right!

Re: ha!

[siercia]

Widget's already outgrowing some of the smaller model carts. *Ah, terror!*

And the worst thing about my supermarket has to be the trucks - they have carts with trucks on the front, so kiddo can pretend to drive the truck while shopping. Neat idea, right?

Except that the store only has about THREE of the damn things, so it's an amazing stroke of luck to get one, complete with the mads when we can't. AND thenm, they're miserable to steer in the store, because they're at least 50% bigger than a standard cart.

Re: ha!

[halleyscomet.livejournal.com]

And don't forget the fact that they all have doors the kids can open to stage an escape attempt.

[bossieboots.livejournal.com]

The trouble will be getting her not to ride in the cart when she's twelve. I insisted upon it up until around age ten, even when I had to ride in the back and have the groceries just sort of piled in around me.

[siercia]

I think I'd rather that than dealing with her running around, touching things, and generally not listening, like most of the 8-12 year old set I see at the grocery store. *twitch*

[halleyscomet.livejournal.com]

Great. I'd blocked out all the memories of grocery shopping with my mother and my younger siblings.

The Horror....

The Horror....