I, honestly, get so tired of the plethora of judgmental parents, grandparents, aunts, cousins, uncles, best friends, mother's-daughter's-roommate's-second cousins out there who offer their blind-sided advice and give unnecessary cat-calls out to parents whom they feel are "doing it wrong".
For the record ... having two small toddlers to chase around Target, Publix, the mall, the park, the gym, etc. isn't an easy task! You have one in one hand ... and usually, one in a cart ... if you're lucky! You may be chasing the other one around who flat out refuses to get into said cart. If you are having a good day, you may get into the actual store without shoe-flying, ankle-biting, lay-on-the-ground fits in the parking lot ... because your kid doesn't want to hold your hand. If you make it inside before the incessant chanting for the free cookies begins, you are one step ahead of most of us--thanks for that little piece of annoyance every time we go into your store Target and Publix ... free cookies for kids ... marvelous addition to any child's healthy diet. (And some of you reading this might say ... "Why ... you're the parent--just say 'no' to them. Do you know how many times I go to Target and Publix in one week!?! Eventually, you pick your battles and a free cookie isn't one of them!)
Once inside any of these places, you are on your mark to get them to "put that down", "don't touch those", "those aren't for you", "no, we're not buying that", "where did you go", "follow me, please", "stay with me", "stop yelling", "please stop crying", "use your words, what do you need", "eat this snack", "I'm out of snacks, sorry", "no, I didn't bring milk", "we might visit the toy section, if you are listening" ... only to buy more than what you needed and to forget half of what you were there for in the first place! All to end with them begging for "STICKERS, PLEASE!"
By the time, they are hauled back out to the car, loaded in their carseats, and you have answered their questions for "turning the movie on", or "water please", or "can we go home" ... you wonder what made you think this short, little stop (an hour and half later) to Target or the grocery store sounded like a good idea.
Through all of that craziness ... we do not need the nosey, judgments of those with grown kids--let's face it, you all don't remember what it was like--or those with no kids to shout out of their car window as they drive by while you're walking into the store, "GRAB THE HAND OF THAT LITTLE BOY!"
To that I say: "Mind your own business."
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