Christine
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 31, 1999
Wow, I didn't realize people were judging parents who take small children shopping with them.
I guess I would only judge if I saw an entire family out shopping together when one parent could stay home with the child(ren). Prior to the pandemic, it was common to grocery shop and see families. Personally, I never understood it because both my kids were not FUN at all in the grocery store so I left them at home with my mother if I could. But, hey, whatever. But surely it's easy enough to see that when a single parent is out shopping with one child, they probably don't have a choice.
I think a few weeks ago I did get mildly annoyed at one parent. She was in Target with her child (about 10 years old) and this child was noticeably ill with some sort of respiratory issue. Low coughing you could hear across the store (very wet and croupy sounding). I did try to tell myself that maybe they were there just waiting for a prescription and didn't have a choice!
I guess I would only judge if I saw an entire family out shopping together when one parent could stay home with the child(ren). Prior to the pandemic, it was common to grocery shop and see families. Personally, I never understood it because both my kids were not FUN at all in the grocery store so I left them at home with my mother if I could. But, hey, whatever. But surely it's easy enough to see that when a single parent is out shopping with one child, they probably don't have a choice.
I think a few weeks ago I did get mildly annoyed at one parent. She was in Target with her child (about 10 years old) and this child was noticeably ill with some sort of respiratory issue. Low coughing you could hear across the store (very wet and croupy sounding). I did try to tell myself that maybe they were there just waiting for a prescription and didn't have a choice!