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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:01 PM Original message |
Why do parents bring their BRATS grocery shopping? |
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madmax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. To annoy us who have already raised our kids and are glad |
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Moonbeam_Starlight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. Eh |
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Catch22Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
3. I agree. |
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Moonbeam_Starlight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Oh |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Heh |
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Catch22Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
21. Oh, she has her monents |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
5. My personal theory is that it is better to take your child to the grocery |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
6. "if I was, and my child did something like that, I would LEAVE THE STORE" |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:14 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. This particular situation was NOT excusable |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:19 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Did I say it was a-ok? |
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curse10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:28 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. why don't parents go at 2 am? |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:35 PM Response to Reply #33 |
42. How wonderful for you. |
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curse10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:39 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. oh yes, oh so perfect |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:40 PM Response to Reply #33 |
49. Parents of young children are usually in bed and asleep at 2 a.m. |
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curse10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:43 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. so are single people |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:44 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Well then we have no choice but to just get along, do we? |
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curse10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:45 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. well I just avoid the situation |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:48 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. Have you ever worked all day and then taken care of 1 child???? |
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curse10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:50 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. no, thank god |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:52 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. You prefer that the species dies out? |
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curse10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:54 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. that's not going to be a problem |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:52 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. I didn't say you HAD to shop at 2am |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:28 PM Response to Reply #22 |
34. Well, if that's your attitude |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:36 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. You completely missed my point. |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 10:09 PM Response to Reply #44 |
73. I didn't mean YOU personally |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 10:13 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. So who do you know that has that attitude? |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 10:18 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. I was referring to the attitude |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 10:19 PM Response to Reply #78 |
81. Ah, so in other words, a strawman. |
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HawkerHurricane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
7. Because... |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:09 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. DING DING DING |
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BigMcLargehuge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
39. Thank you Hawker! |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
50. Adding another thanks, Hawker. |
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qanda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
8. Go easy on us moms... |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
9. To prevent me from ever wanting kids? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 10:08 PM Response to Reply #9 |
71. No way! Stories like this make me want to raise a small army of hellions |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. I wish supermarkets would offer a supervised play area |
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Moonbeam_Starlight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Just as an alternative view though |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:21 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Well, it wouldn't be mandatory to leave your kids there. |
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Moonbeam_Starlight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:23 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. They aren't |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:52 PM Response to Reply #27 |
58. That's cool. |
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Droopy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
11. I suppose they have to bring them along |
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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
13. Nanny's day off? |
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curse10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
14. I dislike children all around |
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Moonbeam_Starlight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. And at least she wasn't the MOM |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
19. Why do grown brats go to the grocery store |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:22 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. What the hell is THAT supposed to mean? |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:28 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. OK, so what "corrective action" do you think she should have taken? |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:31 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. Told the kid to stop it and if that didn't work |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:34 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Ah, leave the store. |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 10:14 PM Response to Reply #40 |
77. Oh please |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 10:18 PM Response to Reply #77 |
80. So you think those punishments always work, eh? |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:35 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. I was gonna suggest thirty lashes with the cat-o-nine |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:32 PM Response to Reply #25 |
38. It means grow up |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 10:07 PM Response to Reply #25 |
70. It is not as easy |
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curse10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:23 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Ahhhhh |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:31 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. No, it does not make you a bad person if you don't want to have children. |
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curse10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:36 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. we all criticize everyone |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:38 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. And all I'm saying |
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curse10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:40 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. then, by that rationale |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:46 PM Response to Reply #48 |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 10:04 PM Response to Reply #48 |
67. What a ridiculous analogy. |
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Spinzonner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
20. Oh , lighten up |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
24. Reminds me of a kids in the hall skit |
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Moonbeam_Starlight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
28. I do have a question: |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
30. Actually I've seen grown adults behave as bad or worse |
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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
31. Geez, what could be worse than a screaming kid in a store? |
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Nay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:48 PM Response to Reply #31 |
56. Betcha all these adults you have mentioned, Stopbush, started |
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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:53 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. I've got two kids, 7 & 11, and they are angels in public. |
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tedoll78 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
32. Don't get me started! |
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Katarina (753 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:31 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Leash them? Harness them? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 10:10 PM Response to Reply #37 |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
45. Get a grip! |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 10:06 PM Response to Reply #45 |
69. But how will you teach your son to be considerate of others |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 10:29 PM Response to Reply #69 |
84. You can't please everyone... |
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Moonbeam_Starlight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
63. Just for a different point of view: |
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Amaya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
64. There has to more important things to complain about....? |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
65. Would you please first return all the perishable stuff ... |
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Moonbeam_Starlight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 10:01 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. Oh that is totally rude |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 10:04 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. Yes, it drives up costs for the rest of us. |
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Happy Eddie (97 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
72. Sugar poisoning? |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
75. A Young Child Screaming For 30 Minutes Is Screaming FOR ATTENTION!!! |
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Moonbeam_Starlight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 10:18 PM Response to Reply #75 |
79. Oh my God you are bringing back such memories for me |
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IronLionZion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
82. because they spared the rod |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
85. The whole reason why I shop very late at night or extremely early in AM |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
86. I have a child that does that... |
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BigMcLargehuge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
87. Locked |
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