To forget I have a baby for five (ten max) minutes in Sainsbury's

[Oscalito]

I was racing around Sainsbury's with my buggy, got to checkout, unloaded basket, raced off and got a few more things to reach £30 so I could use a money-off voucher they'd sent me, when I looked down and realised I'd somehow misplaced my buggy.

Sprinted around shop fearing the worst and was confronted in fruit and veg by a woman employee who told me very loudly they were just about to call social services and the police (and still might) and 'I should be very ?'

... at which point I interrupted and said 'I haven't slept in five months'. Slight exaggeration but definitely didn't get much sleep last night and DH has been around so have gotten used to having someone else looking out for baby over the last few days.

She said 'Don't speak to me like that madame' and I said 'I already feel bad enough' and left (this time with baby, obviously). A small crowd had gathered at this point. It could have turned quite nasty - she was ferocious - but I got out of there ASAP.

Was this a bit of an overreaction on her part? Or am I just too blase? I was panicking and fearing the worst as I ran around the shop, but when I saw the baby was OK I was just relieved. I am usually really careful, just slipped up once (won't do it again). Surely I'm not the first....?

oscalito I am not far from Dalston.

I might drop three of mine down there later and see what happens.

I will hide behind the fruit section and look out for the Deranged One.

Bloody hell - Dalston! As if the DO hasnt enough to get dramatic about there, without having to make it all up.

deVere leave them near the chicken fridge, that's what I did, so it must be where she lurks. I remember now, I'd put down my basket to reorganise it as it was so heavy and the veggies were getting squashed, then obviously sauntered off feeling a great weight had been lifted. Poor child. I also remembered i have his name printed on the back of his pram, so she could have easily put a message over the tannoy or whatever you call it. Whether I would have heard it is another matter.....

You know what I think? The DO is so used to dealing with mashed up junkies and stroppy teenagers she thought you were an easy target.

(unless of course Dalston has changed a lot in the last year and/or you are a mashed up junkie teenager).

Stupid woman going on about SS ffs. Cos the SS in East London have nothing else to concern themselves with

i once snuck off from my mum when i was 5 and went to sleep in those display beds in debenhams and was there for a hour while everyone was searching for me i was happy i had a snooze (it was christmas sales shopping and i had got my toys) and my mum was so upset she lost me

i may still use it as a excuse to this day "well you did loose me that one time when i was 5" but it never did me any harm infact i look forward to loosing my own children (and getting them back of course) just for the stories

when I do rarely go shopping sans DS, I rock the trolley when I'm stood still so my shopping stays quiet...... [nutter]

Oo, another one - was so preoccupied with screaming DS when my mum took me shopping that we went into the shop and I left the car door wide open... A staff member was sent out to keep an eye on the car as it took us about an hour to notice her car reg being read out over the tannoy!