to think that if you go shopping with a baby you should go properyly equipped?

[ChippyMinton]

Sorry, tis a thread about a couple of other threads.
Obviously we have all had to dash out of the house with children in tow in an emergency and not had time to pack a bag, but if you are going on a planned shopping trip, why would you not have enough snacks/nappies/drink with you? And expect to get them for free?

bad form to start threads about other threads

Oh comeon chippy, if your baby has diorrhea or teething tummy as that baby did its easy to run out of nappies.

And yes, bad form.

I know. I just get fed up when people think the world owes them a living.

A nappy in a baby shop is hardly the same as watching the dollars roll in while you sit on your arse, is it? It would be simple good customer service.

I think in the case of Mothercare vs free nappies, it shouldn't be beyond expectation that a store that makes its living from babies, should have a reasonable changing room with either a vending machine, or a bit of common sense. Of course the world doesn't owe anyone a living, but what happened to being considerate and looking out for our fellow man mothers? Would a packet of nappies for emergencies really be that much of a big deal? But it would have gone a long way in the brownie points stakes. We'd all be saying how wonderful they were now.

And I don't get that if they give a nappy to one then there'll be a queue round the block. Really, where are all these freeloaders? Most people I know are decent, responsible human beings and not out for what they can get.

Agree, a nappy isn't a living.

Woulod be stunning advertising though;I'm forever saying to Dh oh we should use / not use that palce, you should see what they said about it on MN....

Yes YABU.

There are all sorts of reasons why sleep-deprived shell shocked new mothers might not sometimes be equipped.

I would rather be helpful and supportive of one, than critical of her organisational skills.

yabu for starting this thread

Have no idea about the other thread but sounds to me like YABU, i have been caught short many times when out with a baby and i am perfect i will have you know

I do childcare as a job, not as a parent - so it is my job to plan ahead, to make sure I am suitably equipped.
I do feel you are right that some parents should be better at planning ahead, but reality is that some are not good at that, some are sleep deprived/are in zombie land and therefore will forget things.
Even I have forgotten things... taking snacks on a walk for example (I thought I had pack them, but they were still in the car) - so we have to buy expensive drinks from a cafe. We all forget things from time to time... no one is perfect. No one is Mary Poppins!

Of course we all should go out fully prepared for all eventualities. But being human, we all sometimes fail to do as we should, for whatever reason (eg having a small baby and being tired, frazzled, baby having an unschedueled poo or taking ill). And its not unreasonable to hope a fellow human being might help you out when you stuff up!

YABU for starting an unkind thread though.

Oh just skimmed through the thread in question, and yes YABU, i never take snacks to the supermarket when shopping with my toddler, no need to when i can give him free bananas

Lol VT

Chippy given i have made hundreds of shopping trips planned and unplanned and never run short then i am sure , given i am only human as is my baby with an upset stomach to be allowed to make a mistake.

I did not 'expect' a nappy for free i just asked in the 'hope' they may provide them as there are a few large retailers who do in there changing rooms.

Why on earth this constitutes me expecting the world to owe me a living i cannot fathom!!!

I apologise, lilyloo, it was not meant as a personal comment - that's why I didn't post on your thread. I am more aerated about the indignation on the bananagate thread really.

Ooh, where is bananagate? Sounds good...

tis fine i did dare to venture on an AIBU thread so fair game lol!
Haven't seen the other thread but think i may have had my quota of aibu for the time being

You are quite right OP. Everyone should be perfect at all times.

Lilyloo, piss off, you freeloader!

It's rather hard to be well organised when you've not had more than 80 minutes of unbroken sleep in a month. And expecting Mothercare to provide nappies is reasonable - it's not like expecting a lapdancing club to do so.

Oh i see there is nappygate aswell, yes these irresponsible mothers who dont pack enough snacks and nappies for shopping trips, shoot them i say

"the wrold owes them a living" oh FFS where did they say that ???

Yabu. With a baby and toddler, i can't remember everything. Even when i have checked the change bag and think i have everything,i still go to get say, a bib, then realise i have left them behind.

I remember most things but i am human as well.

Oh how I wish I was perfect

Oh..... wait..............