I just came back from a late-night milk run at Walmart. It's 12:30 am. As I was waiting in an excruciatingly long line, a lady got in line behind me. She had her mom with her and her two children. One of them was probably four or five, and the other was about eight years old. The grandma asked what time it was and the mom looked at her phone and passively said, "it's 12:00." No biggie apparantly. I looked at the eight year old and she was laying her head on the shopping cart with her eyes closed. The little boy was acting up and her mom said, "why are you being like this?" and other comments like, "Santa is watching everything you do, so you better be good."
oooohhhhh.... I was so close to saying, "lady, did it ever occur to you that maybe he's TIRED, and that's why he's acting up?!"
Okay, yeah, I understand that some people have different schedules because of their work, and so your kids sleep when you sleep. But 12am? Really? And I also know that sometimes there are extinuating circumstances where it might be necessary. But this was obviously not the case. These kids were visibly tired and needed to be in bed. I just don't understand why the grandma couldn't have stayed home with her kids and put them to bed while she shopped.
And this definitely isn't the first time this has happened. EVERY single time I make a late night shopping run, there is someone there with their kids. And its never a single parent with kids. It's always a couple of adults with the kids. For heaven sake, one of you STAY home and put your kids to bed.
Yeah, I'm far from being a perfect parent, but you will NEVER see me at Walmart at midnight with my children. But if I ever do, and I get in line behind you, just turn around and slap me.
3 comments:
AMEN!!!!! times a 1000! I see it ALL THE TIME. Even at 9 pm..I am like ppl...gggeeezzz. Don't be mean to ur kid just b/c you want to drag them around way past their bedtime.
I agree. I feel bad the few times we have had to stop at the store at 8:00. I just know that everyone is judging me.
I felt REALLY bad the other night when I had to take Mikayla to the night clinic and we were picking up a prescription at 9:30pm. I am SURE I was being judged too! It does make me SO sad too!!!! It just breaks my heart for kids. They say that is one of the contributing factors to childhood obesity as well, lack of sleep!!! poor kids!!!
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