to have called a woman in TK Maxx an "effing idiot" for this...

[dontsqueezetheteabag]

she had her child in one of those shopping baskets that have wheels and a pull up handle. Child must have been about 12 months old. Woman turned round to look at something on the shelf and let go of the handle on the basket. Child stood up in the basket and it tipped backwards. The poor child fell with it banging the side of her little head on the tiled floor.

I was TRUELY appaulled by this and muttered "fucking idiot".

Why the HELL would you let your child stand in one of those baskets???!!!!

[Bogeyface]

I think I have just remembered my DW moment, although no accidents occurred I am sure that is more by luck than judgement!

[Xmasbaby11]

Poor baby! I would have been upset to see that. It was really careless of her, but I wouldn't have got angry as there's no point.

[YouTheCat]

Mmm cakes.

Bogey, good for your friend.

[Bogeyface]

She is known for being gobby, but I think that was the first time she told her FIL to fuck off! This was years ago, said baby is now in her twenties and doing just fine!

[AnnabelleLee]

Shame on her ?
Get the fuck over yourself!

[poppingin1]

Frogs that pretty much sums up what my face did at the time too.

Ferret no it was the Edmonton store.

Personally I don't like putting LO's in anything that isn't actually for the purpose of ferrying them around, but I try not to judge. DH does put DD in the front part of large trolleys at the supermarket but I just take her out and pop her in the toddler seat. The Ikea incident was just obviously very silly and an accident waiting to happen. The lifts were taking a little long so DH and I think they just didn't want to wait.


IRT the OP, parenting is hard and can be exhausting. Sometimes shit happens.

[PrettyKitty1986]

So some people have never made a mistake, error of judgement or had a preventable accident with their dc?

Mmhmm, Kay

[ll31]

You sound nasty op. So a baby falls, and your reaction is to mutter curses at the mother. Lovely behaviour.

[MortifiedAdams]

If seen a woman wheeling around a toddler in one of these baskets and it was very sweet. Never considered it to be dangerous

Also... buggies tip.over from.too many shopping bags with dcs in - do you call those women fucking idiots?

[Reddwarflover]

A little bit of common sense goes a long way.
I like the idea of putting a little dog in one of those baskets though (hmmm wonder if my King Charles spaniel will fit in my nan's one)

Going back to tipping buggies and errant baskets, I have 3 dc's and not once did I overload the buggies with shopping and make them tip. I have seen lots of parents do it and always think 'how did you not realise that would happen, it is kinda obvious' .
As for the 12 mth old in a basket, pretty stupid thing to do, even in an emergency a basket is no place to put your previous baby, and now we all know why.
Sure it was a shock enough though when the child was nearly knocked out without a snide comment on top.

[Fraggle3112]

18 months ago I would have thought the same although I wouldn't have muttered it.

Fast forward to now and I have a gorgeous 7mo who is yet to sleep through who has: almost had a large glass bottle dropped on him, fell off a bed, banged his head on door frames etc etc.

I'm not a fucking idiot I'm shattered and I'm learning to do something I've never done before and now DS is crawling he's a mini menace who LOOKS for trouble thankfully baby's are resiliant but when they hurt them selves especially because you've done something stupid you feel like shit and a nasty under the breath comment from a snooty cow in TKMaxx is the last thing you need. YWVU

[Reddwarflover]

Fraggle,
Why would a snotty cow be in tkmaxx? Surely she would be in m&s muttering obscenities under her breath at the stupidly dangerous oaps? ;)

[FrussoHathor]

Nah redd she wouldn't be able to get cheap last seasons fashions in m&s

[honeytea]

I use pull along baskets to pull ds around shops, he loves it. I never let go of the handle.

You were rude and unkind. I don't think anyone should judge other people's parenting especially childless people.

[Wuxiapian]

YABU.

It was an accident and I'm sure she felt worse about it than you, OP.

We all make mistakes and accidents happen - don't be so Judgey/holier-than-thou!

[Bogeyface]

Just realised that I have had the overloaded buggy fall over. Was back in the days when I was a single mum to DD and DS and could only get into town once a week as it cost a fortune in travel. DS is disabled so couldnt walk the 3 miles there and back. I used to have to get a weeks worth of shopping for the three of us and get the bus back. Not ideal but you know, you do what you have to and do your best. Sometimes your best aint perfect but I have learned over the years to not sweat the small stuff.

[Bogeyface]

Honeytea I have to admit that whilst I do think the OP WBU, I think you are too for putting your child in the basket. If I am putting new clothes in there that I want to buy, I dont want whatever muck was on the bottom of your childs shoes to get on them thanks!

[Reddwarflover]

Yuck last seasons fashion [horrified look]
That's where she is going wrong then Frusso!
Needs to stop sticking her nose in other people's business and start shopping somewhere decent lol ;)

[honeytea]

Bogey my child is 7 months old so doesn't wear shoes.

[poppingin1]

Well I dropped DD once when she was 6 months old. Its was actually like when you fumble a ball and try to keep a hold of it and it keeps bouncing out of your hands.

I was very distraught but my friends just told me not to worry about it. Luckily she fell on a nice thick rug. I should have seen it as a sign of things to come though.

Nowhere near as funny as PrettyKitty's story though.

[zippey]

I may have done this as well, but can't remember. Never had any serious injuries. Toddlers injure themselves all the times, part of learning and growing up. I also think its quite sweet and funny if I see people in the shops doing this. I probably do other things that people wouldn't approve ie chase toddler round shop ailes etc.

I think you were being unreasonable to be judgy.

[Thepowerof3]

Touché honeytea! You just made me snort. My buggy was overweighted and tipped backwards recently DS was unscathed so that's all I'm bothered about

[Bogeyface]

At 7 months that is even more ridiculous and dangerous! Have you not heard of prams?

I can understand someone giving in to a whinging toddler for a quiet life and not thinking through the consequences but a 7 month old?! Hardly pester power!

But hey, as long as its "cute"

[honeytea]

I am an overly cautious mum and I just can't see how ds would get hurt sitting in a basket. The ones at our local shop are very tall so you just see eyes peeping out over the top, I hold onto it the entire time.

There are lots of things I think are dangerous like going in the car, I make every effort to keep ds safe in actually dangerous situations but sitting in a ground level basket is not in my opinion dangerous.

I live in a country where children are kept rear facing in car seats till the age of 4/5 but they are pulled around in sledges without straps holding the in from being babies(which I imagine is a similar risk level if not more dangerous than being pulled around a shop in a basket) I have never ever heard of a child being seriously injured ( or injured at all) falling from a sledge.

[WhiteandGreen]

What sort of person goes through life tutting about 'accidents waiting to happen'.