Well, now that I've shared my daughter's sweet side (See the Heaven's Voicemail thread), I felt I have to share her humiliating tantrum story (humiliating for me, that is).
Today our brand new Super Target opened.
We've been waiting on pins and needles for months for this store to open, especially since they tore down the old Target to be the parking lot. Months with no Target at all is pretty sad.
Anyway, I took the kids today to check it out. I was only planning on buying tick shampoo for the dog and milk. (My husband gets paid Friday so I don't have much to spend and can't float checks yet!) Well, there was this really cute Power Puff girl denim floppy hat that I showed Amy (mistake number one). Of course she wanted it, and she just looked so cute, :girly1: that I gave in. Which means of course that I now have to get Adam something too.
So we're looking around and see the cool decorating things they have. Amy liked a flower night light
that would go so well in her room, so I gave her the choice of light or hat, and she picked hat. Adam wanted a hat too by then. So we go off searching for cute hats for little boys. Not any to be found in this great huge Super Target. So I say, how about a puzzle instead. He says yes, and Amy starts asking for a toy instead of the hat. I say no because I told her I'd get her the hat and nothing else. The last thing we need in this house is more toys!
So we're looking at the puzzles, and Amy's whining and starting to cry about getting a toy. I warn her that if she keeps it up, she won't even get the hat. Needless to say, she didn't stop, so I put the hat back. You should have seen her! She was in the cart, kicking and screaming and thrashing around like a two year old.
I still had things to get, so I was pushing this child around Super Target getting looks from EVERYONE. I actually had one lady ask her why she was crying. Not what I wanted to hear at the time. I'm sure she thought I was a bad mother.
Amy cried (i.e., screamed) all the way out of the store, all the way home, and up into her room, where she then got a spanking.
I was mortified. There were people I know there.
This will be me the next time I go to Super Target.
Today our brand new Super Target opened.
Anyway, I took the kids today to check it out. I was only planning on buying tick shampoo for the dog and milk. (My husband gets paid Friday so I don't have much to spend and can't float checks yet!) Well, there was this really cute Power Puff girl denim floppy hat that I showed Amy (mistake number one). Of course she wanted it, and she just looked so cute, :girly1: that I gave in. Which means of course that I now have to get Adam something too.
So we're looking around and see the cool decorating things they have. Amy liked a flower night light
that would go so well in her room, so I gave her the choice of light or hat, and she picked hat. Adam wanted a hat too by then. So we go off searching for cute hats for little boys. Not any to be found in this great huge Super Target. So I say, how about a puzzle instead. He says yes, and Amy starts asking for a toy instead of the hat. I say no because I told her I'd get her the hat and nothing else. The last thing we need in this house is more toys! So we're looking at the puzzles, and Amy's whining and starting to cry about getting a toy. I warn her that if she keeps it up, she won't even get the hat. Needless to say, she didn't stop, so I put the hat back. You should have seen her! She was in the cart, kicking and screaming and thrashing around like a two year old.
I was mortified. There were people I know there.
