Denise~* wrote:
>> That's all great and well and true, but I still expect people to be
>> aware of their surroundings and to keep their children from
>> interfering with my shopping. I have a 1 year old who always shops
>> with me, often with a cart piled high with a few week's worth of
>> groceries. I keep his hands in the cart, keep him out of the way of
>> others and keep him quiet. He's quiet because I make sure he is fed
>> and napped before I take him in the store.
(snippage)
>> -L.
>>
> I'm very happy that my "monkey" is typically entertainment for
> everbody during my shopping experiences with him. Just today I got
> a compliment from an older lady about how cute he was & how much she
> was enjoying him.
(snippage)

She was probably a frustrated non-grandmother. I don't generally find other
peoples kids "cute", regardless of the age or behavior. Don't block the
aisles while old ladies fawn over them like they are a dog. Find them cute
at home; I just want to buy the items on my list and get the hell out of
there.

Jill