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<blockquote data-quote="Christy" data-source="post: 154703" data-attributes="member: 225"><p>How true this is! Way to see the positive. And most importantly you got it done! My husband is always one to say, "let's just get out of here," when difficult child acts up in a store. No way. Like I want to come back and go through this again? </p><p></p><p>My son is obsessed with toys at the grocery store even though I prep him before each trip by telling him how we don't buy toys at the grocery store. One time he was particularly obsessed with a set of toy handcuffs (yes they were selling them in a grocery store) which I wouldn't buy him even if it was a toystore and he had birthday money! So anyway, trying to pry the handcuffs out of a screaming difficult child was not getting me anywhere so I just told him very clearly that he wasn't getting the handcuffs. He insisted that he was buying them (with what $$, I don't know). I was tired and wanted to avoid the struggle and actually buy groceries so I let it go. At the checkout I said, your not getting those, he argued back. The clerk rings them up, I pay for them, difficult child walks out of the store with them thinking he's the cat that ate the canary. We get to the car, I open the car, buckle him in, take the handcuffs out of his hands and throw them in the parking lot trash can. I told you, no handcuffs, I said. Not one of my finer Mommy Moments, but I got the groceries and avoided the tantum in the store. I got my shopping done and we would had milk, bread, and cereal for another week, mission accomplished.</p><p></p><p>Again, congratulations on your ability to put things in perspective and yes, maybe there is hope!</p><p>Christy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Christy, post: 154703, member: 225"] How true this is! Way to see the positive. And most importantly you got it done! My husband is always one to say, "let's just get out of here," when difficult child acts up in a store. No way. Like I want to come back and go through this again? My son is obsessed with toys at the grocery store even though I prep him before each trip by telling him how we don't buy toys at the grocery store. One time he was particularly obsessed with a set of toy handcuffs (yes they were selling them in a grocery store) which I wouldn't buy him even if it was a toystore and he had birthday money! So anyway, trying to pry the handcuffs out of a screaming difficult child was not getting me anywhere so I just told him very clearly that he wasn't getting the handcuffs. He insisted that he was buying them (with what $$, I don't know). I was tired and wanted to avoid the struggle and actually buy groceries so I let it go. At the checkout I said, your not getting those, he argued back. The clerk rings them up, I pay for them, difficult child walks out of the store with them thinking he's the cat that ate the canary. We get to the car, I open the car, buckle him in, take the handcuffs out of his hands and throw them in the parking lot trash can. I told you, no handcuffs, I said. Not one of my finer Mommy Moments, but I got the groceries and avoided the tantum in the store. I got my shopping done and we would had milk, bread, and cereal for another week, mission accomplished. Again, congratulations on your ability to put things in perspective and yes, maybe there is hope! Christy [/QUOTE]
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