Pet Peeve

[gesiquea]

I hate it when I see a kid in the store who's been separated from their parent, is crying with great distress, and when they're finally reconnected with their parent, the parent says "You need to pay attention!"  Like it's all the kid's fault they got separated.

Today we were at Best Buy and this tiny little guy, must've been about 3, is bawling

Comments

[a_touch_of_gray]

I agree with you. I get tired of being in public places and seeing parents that are not watching or controlling their children, period. But, when it comes to a three year old? It's definitely the parent's fault if the kid wanders off. Tiny kids will do that! You'd think with all the stories you hear these days about kids being molested and kidnapped that people would be more cautious. But for some reason we've become an irresponsible society where it's easier to blame someone else than to admit to our mistakes and take responsibility. It's really sad when people do that with their kids.