"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 8/13/2016 11:27 AM, Cheri wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 8/13/2016 9:59 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> You're expecting parents to actually *mind* their children when
>>>>> they're
>>>>> out in public?! What a concept.
>>>>
>>>> A good parent teaches their children to behave in public.
>>>>
>>> I was taught to behave or I else I would not have been allowed to go
>>> to the store. I have no idea why it is such a problem for parents
>>> these days.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Lazy parenting.
>>
>> Cheri
>
> Someone will surely chime up and say I don't have children. No, I don't.
> But I've said it before and I'll say it again: It was a privilege to be
> allowed to go to the store with Mom as a kid. We knew better than to run
> amok.
>
> Jill

Yes, even my grandchildren which I spoil a bit knew how to behave in stores
etc., or it's back to the car in a flash.

Cheri