parental supervision required
Hello my darlings,
I have a legitimate question for all of the parents on this list. What on earth possesses seemingly intelligent, rational adults to decide that their lives are such a miserable, pathetic existence that they consciously load the kids in the car and go to Target on a Sunday afternoon? I'm guessing you probably don't need me to explain why I'm asking the question, but seriously, I'm asking the question. WHY?
Let me begin by explaining that Target and I have a special relationship. Special in that there seems to be some strange force at work, whereby upon entering said store I am unable to exit without procuring a minimum of $100 worth of crap I didn't realize I needed until I walked in the door. I know I am not alone in this phenomenon, so I can't even imagine how expensive it would be if I were constantly being cajoled by a few ingrate spawn in tow. I imagine as a parent you hear a giant sucking noise as you approach the store, which undoubtedly is a sound of all of your hard-earned money being sucked out of your bank account.
Throughout the store today there was a never-ending chorus of:
"MOM!"
"Oh, dad look!"
"Maaaaaaaaawwwwwmmmmmmmm!"
"Why does she always get what she wants?"
"I need...."
"You NEVER buy me anything."
"UGH...but I only have ONE black one."
"I want....."
"...but for my school project I need....."
"I do NOT have blue eyeliner, I only have blue mascara."
Just observing this was awful, my bank account and I are both very thankful that I do not have to actually experience it. That said, I do wonder why on earth parents voluntarily put themselves in this situation. Did you really NEED to go to Target? Was there really no other option than bringing the kids? Were you somehow unaware that this was going to happen?
The only explanation I could come up with is that dealing with children in Target is such a horrific experience that doing so makes returning to work on Monday seem marginally less dreadful. Am I right?
Until next time....
XOXO