Comments on: Greatly exaggerated

By: rachel-asouthernfairytale

rachel-asouthernfairytale — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:25:16 +0000

I can have my 3year teach your kids how to start a fire.. total necessary survival skills. My kids don't ride in the cart.. they ride under the cart.. I am awesome parent 101. (heh) .-= rachel-asouthernfairytale´s last blog ..An Icy Picture That Melts Hearts =-.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:40:59 +0000

HAHAHAHA… wow, my 18 month old’s favorite place to ride is the back of the buggy. He hates sitting *backwards* in the buckled up front seat. Guess he loves to know where he’s going. No one has ever dared to tell me he can’t…they better not! Or better yet, if they do, I’ll put him in the front buckle seat and hand him to THEM to push around. After 24.7 seconds of listening to him scream, they’ll change their mind.

I use to ride like UNDER the buggy when I was a little girl…you know, in the ones that have bottom racks under the cart for dog food and other big items.

I didn’t do it anymore after getting my leg stuck in between the rack bars whilst trying to see if I could drag my foot along the floor while mom was pushing. I was quite embarrassed at the scene that followed, which included my mom crying hysterically while running around the grocery store (without me!) trying to
find someone the get my leg unstuck. (No exaggeration there.)
.-= Lisa´s last blog ..Moving a Co-Sleeping Toddler to His Own Bed: Day 2 =-.

By: DesignHER Momma

DesignHER Momma — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:07:57 +0000

love the new header. and really? Isn’t putting your kid in harms way all the rage?

By: mpotter

mpotter — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:42:26 +0000

that’s crazy!
it reminds me of when i was in kohl’s a few weeks ago. i saw a little boy (mayhaps 2 years old?) riding in the “cart” they have with the seat in front of the big baggie for your purchases.
except, instead of sitting with the legs in the legholes, he was turned around assbackwards, hanging into the baggie part.

it looked like the mom either a) didn’t care or b) didn’t notice. about 45 seconds later, i hear her say these exact words:

“you’re going to die….. if you don’t turn around in that seat right now, you will die. kids die & get hurt from falling out of carts.”

so-
at least your target lady didn’t threaten DEATH upon carson!
.-= mpotter´s last blog ..outcast =-.

By: Lora

Lora — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:25:45 +0000

I let my son do that all the time. He hates walking and I hate whining, so it's a win/win. Seriously, I know he could fall, I know the little sign on the cart says not to do it. Still, I can't help myself. *Don't tell my husband--he is a stickler about this kind of thing. He wants to be a safety inspector in his next life.* .-= Lora´s last blog ..All In A Pocket =-.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:05:43 +0000

Bwaahaha! I've wondered many times about that. Most shopping carts seem to have that warning. But really, other than simply falling off and bumping themselves (which they do regularly when just walking around anyway) how much harm could they really do? Unless of course, the parent pushing the cart loses control of the faculties and runs the child over with the shopping cart. Multiple times. .-= Shannon´s last blog ..Dear Computers =-.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:50:13 +0000

I would have asked to see her credentials and when she said "Excuse me?", I would have said, "You must have credentials saying you're the perfect parent seeing as how you're questioning my parenting skills. So let's see them." while standing with my hand out and tapping my foot. .-= Vicki´s last blog ..To Be or Not to Be... =-.

By: jen

jen — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:02:29 +0000

if i was you … i would yelled “hang on tight!” … took off at a full-out run, jumped onto the cart and went screaming through the nearest aisle. with the children standing in their seats and laughing.
ok … i probably wouldn’t have … but i SO would have wanted to.
.-= jen´s last blog ..almost there … =-.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:33:34 +0000

Honey B. I just have to tell you how big of a smile your comment gave me!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:32:31 +0000

Chelsie, I do understand people doing their jobs, I even can understand Target’s policy. This is a litigious society unfortunately. However I don’t understand an employee treating me with a condescending attitude and sneer on their face, saying that my parenting decisions land kids in the hospital. There was definitely a better way she could have handled it!

Of course, even had she been friendly, it still would have taken me aback because anytime someone remarks on your parenting, it can sting! I wouldn’t have made fun of her on my blog, though. I probably would have taken a different angle with this post altogether.

If Target is going to have such a policy, they need to teach their employees to tread very lightly when dealing with parents who are usually stressed and just wanting their kids to behave, or train the employees to get a manager.