AIBU to think parents chasing each other round Morrisons is odd?

We do the weekly shop together every week, family of 3 with one small child. Unless one of us is busy. It takes us 30 mins and we sometimes to it on the way back from doing something else like a sunday walk or day out.

Sometimes we just all go together and do only that, we enjoy it together. It’s not a chore to gather food that we will cook with and enjoy in the week, it’s a privilege.

Bore off. The world is full of misery and crap, two loving parents having a laugh with their kids is exactly what I wanna see.

We end up together as a couple of we happen to pop in on our way back from somewhere impromptu/not planned or if on a self catering holiday

Agree.
Imagine if loads of adults were doing that with their kids in the supermarkets. Shopping would be hellish! At least there’s the option of online shopping.

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I've seen people shopping with a parent, assisting elderly relatives, going with a friend etc.

Is it only romantic couples that aren't allowed to shop together?

OP

It could be worse, I'm in the Midlands, so here the race is combined with cheese rolling.

Yes I see now how I have sinned. I also happen to bring DH and/or kids to the supermarket on occasion when it happens we are out together and need to purchase food which is apparently also absolutely not on. Silent, solo marching through the aisles only. No smiling obviously, that's performative.

I work in a large supermarket in a City Centre.
The behaviour I see day-in, day-out is appalling.
Something like the OP describes could really anger or upset me as it can make my day harder than it already is. People like that show a complete disregard for their surroundings and staff who have to work around their 'hilarious' antics.
I've hurt my back with how many times in a busy Saturday shift I have to body-brake a rolling cage with heavy load just to allow some entitled prick to have their laaarf

I wish I could use a Taser. Just for a laugh

Where on earth do you live? I visit my local supermarket several times a week and have literally NEVER seen any of those things happen.

Probably just the parents who raise those obnoxious teenage fuckwits who charge around supermarkets and pull stock off the shelves, play football with loaves of bread, shake and throw fizzy drinks, do races in shopping trolleys, throw toilet rolls at customers... VERY funny if you were to ask 🙄

That’s cute. Nice to see people still having fun as adults

How dare you dance in a supermarket! 😉

A supermarket should be treated with reverence like a cathedral. Best to speak in whispers with a serious, furrowed look on your face and walk like a robot.

How dare anyone have an iota of fun. Silliness should be banned. Security needs to drag these reprobates out. 😂

Unless they were bashing into people this would make me smile. A family being happy is a nice thing. There's enough doom in this world, small silly things make life brighter. I've been known to have a little dance to the music in the supermarket to make DH or the kids laugh.
Sue me.

Well said. Boy there are some miserable people in the world , especially on MN.

I would have laughed and enjoyed the sight of people having a bit of fun.

I think that’s lovely. Having fun and making their kids laugh.
lighten up op

Or disabilities that being knocked over wouldn't have a great outcome.
Osteoarthritis for one that's a right laugh.

God let people have fun in this world. Surely the only people who get bothered have underlying bitterness or jealousy issues.
When you’re with the right person, even shopping is fun. Choose products together, plan stuff, take the piss out of funny names of things etc

All fun and games till someone gets hurt.

Nelson has a Morrisons, no Asda, Tesco or Sainsbury's. Does have a Lidl. It is a shithole.

Well we do quite enjoy it, but your post did make me smile because the extreme frustration was palpable.

And I will now be more aware not to stand about in the aisles this year!

ETA maybe I'm just overtired but the expression "entire lineage" used in this context is making me laugh really hard!

Crikey parents modeling a fun and playful relationship and making their children laugh in public, what’s the world coming too. You should have informed security and had them turfed out.

Because the queues are massive, the kids are bored and whinging around Tesco, the parents are often stressed, there's people ramming trollies and trying to get past cos there's too many people standing in the aisles cos people are bringing their entire lineage into the supermarket. Don't know what your idea of a fun time is but it's very different to mine, clearly.

This!!! I cant fathom families that treat this as a day out. My friend always goes with her husband and 3 kids, never ever alone. I think its bizarre. Kids are 13 to 5 and all complain. We wouldnt have time in thos household to both do a job one could do!