Yesterday I had the “pleasure” of dealing with three of the most undisciplined children I had ever seen in my life. Never have I been so glad to get out of a grocery store!
The oldest was the ringleader, playing tag with the other two, racing and chasing up and down the aisles, and calling to them. The middle child discovered her shoes slid on the floor, so she would stop suddenly and sail across the bagging area, then turn and do it again. The youngest of the trio just tried to copy whatever the others were doing.
All the time, their father was shouting at them like a drill sergeant. Momma said nothing the entire time. At one point the oldest was calling out to his father, while the dad was in a conversation with the mom. I finally tapped the kid on the shoulder and told him not to interrupt. “Just wait your turn.”
When they finally got to the checkout lane the girl began grabbing handfuls of candy from the lane behind her and tossing them onto their belt, where they were paid for without a murmur. I didn’t stick around for the end of the play, but the clerk who was scanning my groceries said they always acted that way.
Honestly, those kids were poster children for Planned Parenthood. “Don’t let this happen to you.”
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