kids in diapers in public

[jazz lady (Premo)]

Originally posted by cariblue
Kids get nasty, parents clean them up. The thing is, they have to complete the "getting nasty" process before you clean them.

True - I was just talking about giving them hot dogs or something like that and them smearing it all over the grocery store. I don't mind a few cookie crumbs - I can brush them away - but hot dog juice fingerprints and trails all over the place make me

[vraiblonde]

And one more thing: I don't see anything wrong with giving your young child a snack to keep them happy so you can grocery shop. Just keep a few Wet-Naps on hand and wipe the kid and the cart down when you're done. Simple.

[yornoc]

I agree with yardsalequeen! I think it is repulsive. There is a time and place for everything.

[yardsalequeen]

Originally posted by DaMadman
You people are two upity these days. .

Too not two.

What's wrong with clean? You make it sound like a dirty word.

I didn't say it was illegal to eat a cold hotdog in a grocery store - I just thought it was gross, and I'm glad others agree.

I was not aware that I had a "cityfied kid". My 3 year old (a Calvert County native) enjoys playing on his own "freaking" computer and watching golf on tv. I hope I'm raising the next Bill Gates. I passed a big sign in St. Mary's county today that said I was in the Technology Corridor, it didn't say it was the "Rural Corridor".

[Dymphna]

I said it was illegal because years ago, people used to get arrested and charged with shoplifting for doing it. I think the stores gave up on doing that because there are too many uncouth people feeding their kids off the grocery store shelves, but in the end paying for it, the stores stopped fighting it.

As far as being "citified" I grew up on a farm in Charles County. My mother always made us get dressed when we went out in public and she always made sure she had makeup to go into the grocery store. I think the problem is that people in general, rural, citified or not, are getting lazy and have lost sight of some basic manners. (off topic pet peeve alert) This is why we tolerate telemarketers and other total strangers calling us by our first names, a privledge formally reserved for close friends.

[Elle]

Originally posted by yardsalequeen
I passed a big sign in St. Mary's county today that said I was in the Technology Corridor, it didn't say it was the "Rural Corridor".

Those signs are a joke. I mean come on, one is outside a bar and another outside the massage parlor

[Elle]

Originally posted by cmcdanal
This is why we tolerate telemarketers and other total strangers calling us by our first names, a privledge formally reserved for close friends.

When they do that to me I ask them, "Excuse me do I know you?" when they answer no I then reply "Well, then my name to you is Mrs. L". That usually starts the conversation off on a good note!

[Dymphna]

Originally posted by tys_mommy
When they do that to me I ask them, "Excuse me do I know you?" when they answer no I then reply "Well, then my name to you is Mrs. L". That usually starts the conversation off on a good note!

I don't bother to tell them my last name, I just tell them not to use my first name. The worst thing is when they shorten my first name. Remember the episode on MASH when they meet Charles for the first time. They call him "Charlie" and he makes it very clear that its "Charles." That's how I am about my first name. Only the very closest and oldest of friends and family are allowed to shorten my name, not even my in-laws do that. The telemarketer or sales person who does better look out.

[Ken King (Premo)]

Originally posted by cmcdanal
I don't bpther to tell them my last name, I just tell them not to use my first name. The worst thing is when they shorten my first name. Remember the episode on MASH when they meet Charles for the first time. They call him "Charlie" and he makes it very clear that its "Charles." That's how I am about my first name. Only the very closest and oldest of friends and family are allowed to shorten my name, not even my in-laws do that. The telemarketer or sales person who does better look out.

So we should call you Charles?

[Dymphna]

Originally posted by Ken King
So we should call you Charles?

You can call me Mrs. McDanal.