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to think primary aged children should not be in asda at 11pm

113 replies

workshy · 16/12/2011 23:37

just got back from asda (working all weekend so thought it would be a good time to pick up some stuff)

and there were at least 3 families in there with children

at that time of night they have trollies and pallets everywhere, and drunk people buying extra wine -why are they taking their children??

2 adults with them so no excuse of them being single parents either
(I'm a single parent ans wouldn't do it anyway!)

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hiddenhome · 16/12/2011 23:57

The odd party is probably okay, but not being dragged out to stores in the middle of winter Confused

lockets · 16/12/2011 23:59

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hiddenhome · 17/12/2011 00:00

How far do you walk?

WorraLiberty · 17/12/2011 00:01

Yes but do you do winter parties in Asda?

hiddenhome · 17/12/2011 00:01

If it's more than about 1/4 of a mile then YABU Hmm

I like to see kids tucked up in bed with hot water bottles and comics Grin

xyfactor · 17/12/2011 00:01

Christmas shopping with the nippers in tow is only once a year and it's probably an adventure for them.
It's always less busy at night so i've heard although you couldn't park a sinclair c5 in our ASDA carpark right now for love nor money.
All that shopping for one over exaggerated sunday roast?
I ask you :)

hiddenhome · 17/12/2011 00:02

There's only one type of party that goes on in Asda late at night Hmm

lockets · 17/12/2011 00:03

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Bogeyface · 17/12/2011 00:03

Lockets, my friends come here for the evening about once every six months (usually Xmas and my birthday which is almost exactly 6 months later) and the kids all stay up til midnight and then they walk home, about 10 minutes away.

I dont see a problem with it, I did it myself before the pg/baby.

The problem is if late nights are a regular thing. An ex-friend of mine let her dd stay up til whenever she felt like (from v young) because putting her to bed was too much like hard work. they also liked being able to go to the pub whenever they felt like it. Needless to say, she was vile 90% of the time and failed spectacularly at school and has been sacked several times since she left :(

hiddenhome · 17/12/2011 00:03
WorraLiberty · 17/12/2011 00:03

Oooh do tell hidden Shock Xmas Grin

hiddenhome · 17/12/2011 00:05

Believe me, you don't want to know Sad Needless to say I won't be going there again to pick up late milk Shock

WorraLiberty · 17/12/2011 00:05

I get my kids and DH involved in the christmas shopping too

We all huddle round the PC and order from Tescos Xmas Grin

hiddenhome · 17/12/2011 00:05

It involved fruit though Hmm

5318hoho8 · 17/12/2011 00:06

I just can't see why going to the supermarket and getting in late is worse than going to a party and getting in late; it's the weekend

just because your kids would be grumpuses in the morning doesn't mean that someone else's would

what a lot of guff about chaotic families, too

my kids would love a trip to the supermarket at night, and in fact I'm going to take them tomorrow to piss you off bwa ha ha

hiddenhome · 17/12/2011 00:07

What if they send me a packet of bacon instead of a turkey? or shaving foam instead of brussel sprouts? I've heard these substitutions can be mighty inappropriate Hmm

hiddenhome · 17/12/2011 00:08

chaotic families tend to have children who fail like the friend that Bogeyface had.

musicposy · 17/12/2011 00:09

In bed with comics, hiddenhome? Wind in the Willows, surely? Grin

bubbleschimp · 17/12/2011 00:09

jesus a tad judgemental ain't you

Bogeyface · 17/12/2011 00:11

hidden

Her mum and dad were both professionals with very successful careers, which I found very upsetting. That and their total lack of understanding about why she was failing.

She and I were v good friends and I did try and talk to her about the sleep issue and she bascially said that it wasnt a problem, it was her dd's attitude. Well yes, it kind of was, she was reacting against total non-parenting. Imo, she pretty much brought herself up. If you think Saffy in Ab-Fab, you wouldnt be that far from the the truth, except she went off the rails instead of buckling down :(

WorraLiberty · 17/12/2011 00:12

What if they send me a packet of bacon instead of a turkey? or shaving foam instead of brussel sprouts? I've heard these substitutions can be mighty inappropriate

You just refuse them at the door slap the driver and they refund you Shock

And shaving foam is always a better alternative to brussel sprouts!

Kladdkaka · 17/12/2011 00:16

Blimey, my daughter (now 18) has never been in bed asleep before 3am, even now when she has to get up at 6.30 for school. This could have been me. :o

startail · 17/12/2011 00:17

Much weirder to have a 7/8 yearold in PJs and slippers in the local supermarket at 6.45pm. Why it's not past bed time. The school concert, with that age singing didn't start till 6.30.
Toddlers who will fall a sleep in the car in pjs yes, but walking about outside and in shops in slipper boots NO!

hiddenhome · 17/12/2011 00:18

That's sad Bogeyface.

hiddenhome · 17/12/2011 00:20

I took ds1 to the supermarket in his pjs once to get medicine Sad I was worried about what people might have thought, and imagined some over zealous social worker nabbing me Shock

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