Venting - way OT & alittle wordy....

[Brandy]

3. stores - I realize leashes for kids are a bit cruel these days, but really, do your kids have to run down the isles and whine so loudly when you say "no Honey, we have Lucky Charms; you don't need Captain Crunch". Really, you won't get thrown in jail if you teach your kid some discipline.

Geez, If let my dogs behave the way some of these kids do, they'd be taken away from me and I'd be fined out the Waa-Zoo (whatever that is).

Ok. I've vented. I think I'll go eat some peanut butter and then I'll feel much better.
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Okay, okay...I'll admit I'm a mom and I know that you said that you don't mean to offend, but I have to butt in here. Kids are kids...they don't always have control of their emotions and shouldn't be expected to act like miniature adults who do. Maybe you're better off sticking to dogs.

One more thing...I always try to withhold judgement of moms and their kids in stores. You never know what kind of day that mom or those kids have had and why they are acting the way that they are. Even the best behaved children have off days, just like we do as adults. I've been there done that with a tired, hungry, bored or just plain cranky child who just doesn't want to be there shopping at that moment. Next time give the mom a sympathetic smile...believe me...she's probably mortified and just trying to get her shopping done as quickly as possible so she can get out of there.