Families shopping together

Because children don't learn to behave in public spaces like supermarkets if you don't take them.

What on earth has it to do with you?

Remember going to MFI for an outing with the dc when my dh was working😀

Yes it is irritating but it's just how people want to do things

I take mine. They're involved in meal choice and cooking too so it's a logical step.

One of dc1's favourite memories of our last trip to Northern Ireland was a shopping trip to buy taytos and traybakes to bring home and he's already been watching youtube videos of French supermarkets in preparation for our October trip.

Going to Costco alone is considerably cheaper though!

Ah you're so right! I love going food shopping 😅

During the awful weather at the begining of this year we even resorted to "family outings" to places like B&Q. We didn't let the kids run around or be disruptive though but it did pass a bit of time.

This same topic gets posted so many times. People like to different things. Quite often the 3 of us will browse round a supermarket on the way back from somewhere or whatever, looking for some treats or if there’s anything different we fancy. Who cares?

Someone will be along in a few years asking why young people have no life skills and can't meal plan and budget or work out the cheapest items per weight in a supermarket. It's how we teach our young uns.

I don't understand why people have such an issue with this. It's a shop, no one would question a family shopping together in town.

Looking at the different foods together encourages my kids to try new things, they look at the dates, the prices to see what is the best value etc. I never went shopping with my mom as a child and so when I was an adult I had no bloody idea. I'm raising my children to be able to be functioning adults and if they're not exposed to everyday life situations, how can they do that?

And also, my 4 year old is just as much as a person as a 40 year old and has as much right to be in the supermarket

I take my kids shopping and sometimes husband comes - all six of us. My kids aren't feral and don't run amok. If anything, they're better behaved than a lot of the adults who just barge into them with trolleys because apparently kids don't matter or stand in the middle chatting.

We go together occasionally because we don't get chance to all spend time together much. We quite often look at the clothes, homeware. Toys etc. we like to choose the food together.

I never understand threads like this - why would you think you've any rights to tell people how they should do their shopping?

Same really but I tend to shop without the kids as they confuse me. I'm in and out quicker child free.

Because we enjoy it?

It baffles me. If there are 2 parents, why isn't one parent at home (or wherever) looking after the kids so that the second parent can just swiftly and efficiently get the shopping done? Same with couples - barring certain medical etc situations, supermarket shopping only needs one person, and it would never occur to me to go with someone else.

Going shopping with your kids is normal. Shopping on your own during family time weekends is sad if you don’t have to. Children need to learn to go shopping.

Going as a family group with GPs etc. also nice and good example to kids.

Go during school hours then... or early in the morning

I dislike rude people far more than specific groups of people, most people are fine though and just concentrating on their own stuff. I go shopping and am back home packing it away by 8am. Definitely a chore that causes anxiety (have social phobia so just going outside/being around people worries me a lot). I always try to avoid Sundays as they open so late and are always way too busy for me.

I have read about other annoying groups - old folk and women with babies and young children who have all day to shop are cluttering up the aisles and checkouts at lunchtime This is the only time when busy and more important people who “work” are able to shop.

I'm not a fan, I find large groups of people claustrophobic. In my experience I've found families blocking a whole aisle, shouting at the kids etc. I find it massively overwhelming sensory wise. HOWEVER this is a me problem so I order online or go in the week when it's quieter. If families want to shop together then they do them and I do me.

I don’t think you meant to reply to me? I enjoy life, but wouldn’t include supermarket shopping in that enjoyment. We didn’t have any childcare outside of school/wraparound when DS was of an age of needing a parent to stay at parties, so one of us would go and the other go off and do something fun. Though since we moved countries, we’ve actually become very good friends with DS’s friends’ parents, and the kids playing often involves us also have adjacent plans.

They don’t need to be out of other peoples way, if you don’t like it do your shopping online, it’s your problem not theirs.

Possibly not, but at least they would be out of other people's way.

How are we making fun of people for enjoying life? I don't see how being miserable and hating 90% of life is better.

Reminds me of the thread on parties where people scoffed at the idea of two parents attending. All of the ones I've been to had couples, and people chatted to other parents and enjoyed watching their dc. I don't see how standing there alone is much fun.