7 June 2024

On the podcast last night I talked about how every task becomes more complicated with a kid. We went to the grocery store this morning and there were plenty of example of how the shopping was made more complicated. Even though we’re only driving 10 minutes down the road, we’ve got to have snacks packed and a bottle of milk. Of course I’m always paranoid an employee is going to think she’s eating store food, so I put snacks in sandwich bags. Before even starting the car, my daughter wanted some time driving it and pressing buttons. Then we were off and in that short drive she finished her milk, this can be a scary situation because milk is the best way to calm her from a tantrum. Thankfully there were no major meltdowns today, just a gradual dislike of being in the shopping cart, it started with taking her boots off and I had to help take her socks off since she could reach them. In all her twisting she somehow managed to get both legs in one of the leg holes. Around that we had gotten to the check out and the cashier must of have been newer since the person before me got a lot of produce and she had to keep asking what things were than looking them up. She was young and I remember working as a grocery store cashier when I was 17 doing the exact same thing. By the time we were up I needed to be holding baby to avoid a fight. For fun she likes to jump out of my arms, so task was complicated by keeping a hold of her, putting the bags in my cart and finding my wallet with one hand. When it’s all done she gives me a hug and it’s worth it.