Reply #193: When you're with the kids day in and day out with no breaks, it's

[bushisanidiot]

easy to sort of "block out" the whining/screaming etc. and there is a big difference between a tantrum scream and an "in pain" scream.. mom's know the difference.

it sounds like the noises that children make aren't something you're used to hearing, so it really stood out to you. but, to the mom, it was part of the normal routine for the day, so she was desensatized to it.

just a guess. :)

my kids are teenagers now and when i see kids in the grocery store acting up.. and the parents are struggling with them.. it makes me wonder how i made it through those years. i guess i was lucky that i didn't have to take the kids to the store with me. my spouse or i would go and leave the kids home with the other one. unfortunately, many single parents today have no choice but to take the kids with them. it must be hard.. i think it would have driven me nutso.