Hmmm. I'm gonna have to google eBay Mom post now, cuz I have no clue what you're talking about.

The more kids I've had, the less control I have in the store. They are "ok" now. Sometimes. Others, not so much... Ok, other times, they're complete terrors. But just one kid now? Piece a cake.

 

I just put the link in to her blog Because I Said So. She's the one who wrote the hilarious post on ebay auctioning off a pack of Pokeman cards. It got tons and tons of hits and she made TV and radio appearances and was offered book deals etc.

 

Bringing kids anywhere in public sounds like a potential nightmare to me. I feel like all you moms and dads and guardians out there are amazing to handle these situations on a regular basis. (I am not being sarcastic.) I am barely organized enough to get in and out of the grocery story in less than 30 minutes and with all five items on my list.

 

I LOVED that Pokemon card post. I think I cried laughing... until I realized that eventually I'd be crying shopping. lol

MJ *so far* isn't too bad in the store. She wants to hold every item I put in the cart and usually wants to chew on them, but *so far* we can make it through the shopping with little anger or tears.

I really shouldn't have said that. Murphy is so going to kick my ass.

 

I hate taking all three with me but mainly because they whine so much.

My oldest one was four before she found out about the free cookies, the youngest, two. And they only get them if they are good. It's a super incentive!

What worked for awhile, was giving them their own list of what we need. We printed out pictures and they had to help find them.

 

Oh the grocery store is a nightmare. I can't tell you how many times K has pitched a fit. But I'm a glutton for punishment and continue to take him because I don't really have time after hubby comes home.

 

That is why we use the drop-off center in our grocery store. They go play video games and I can shop in peace.

 

And supermarkets are supposed to be a convenience. Imagine two kids in the fields.

 

Those drop off centers are a blessing when they're there... So glad those days are over for the moment!

 

Hi!

Hi, Alex!

That "grocery store mom" is actually my SIL's neighbor, believe it or not! Her name is Dawn and she really is a very funny lady and has a great big family just like she says. She just got a book deal and she is going to be on Oprah when her book is released, next fall I think.

Grocery shopping with kids isn't easy, that's for sure! When mine were little I would try and make them my "helpers" and ask them to get easy items (things stocked low on the shelves) for me. It kept them busy, albeit only momentarily. Best of luck to you! (wiping brow and so happy my boys are past that stage, phew!) :)

Lizzy

 

Um...I don't know how I did that, but I really only meant to say "Hi", not "Hi-Hi".

Lizzy

 

Shopping with the twins is a NIGHTMARE. I try to make sure its a very short trip or go when hubby is home.
The worst trip I think was when they were about 18 months and I had J in the upper portion of the cart and B in the main portion. He wound up stomping on and crushing several items and then throwing stuff out of the cart and then throwing a fit.
It was at that moment that I had to resit the urge not to put a for sale sticker on him and leave him there ;)

 

I am not looking forward to this. Not one bit.

But I also used to take Chicky to the supermarket just to soothe her. Now I have to dodge demands like "Can I have cheese?" "Can I have cheese NOW?" "Can I have more cheese? Now?"

 

Totally! (I laughed so loud at tat Ebay mom auction post when I first read it)

Yes, pride goes before a fall - that happened to me too :)