I get it, I really do. I’m a stay at home mom so I probably have no excuse not to run errands with Henry in tow. Especially since I currently have only one child and not multiples like some of my friends.
Still.
There are some places that you just can’t go to with children. And since you’re all dying to know where those places are, I’ve listed them for you here. I’m helpful like that.
1). The Post Office. Have you ever tried to bring a two year old to a place where you are running in for only five minutes and you are waiting in line the entire time? Add onto that a wait time of thirty minutes (for those of us who like to go right before closing time) and you have a bad situation on your hands. The last time I tried that I was at the front of a line of about 15 people, all was totally quiet, and Henry started kicking and yelling and subsequently knocked a display of pamphlets all over the floor. Pamphlets that I couldn’t pick up without putting him down. Thankfully a sweet girl in the back of the line had pity on me and picked them up instead.
2). The Gynecologist’s Office. I know, this probably goes without saying, but I’m going to anyway. Do you really want to have to be keeping an eye on your child while you’re in, shall we say, an awkward position? I didn’t think so. I have had lots of success bringing Henry along to the orthodontist’s office, however. He lies on my chest and stares at my open mouth while the doc makes adjustments to my retainers. I swear that kid is going to grow up and be a dentist.
3). The Bank. Another in and out errand that hardly seems worth the effort. But there’s an added danger here and it’s called the LolliPop. You know what I’m talking about. All banks have them and all banks think that your kid should have one too. Of course they’re not the one who has to take it from that crying kid five minutes later when you go to get into your car, either.
4). The Dry Cleaners. I’ve done it before and it was a mess. Trying to hold a baby in one hand and a plastic bag of freshly ironed clothes in the other is impossible. I only did it because I was afraid that people would turn me in for leaving my kid in the car for the whole three minutes that I was inside. That and I didn’t want him to get stolen. Now the CPA runs that errand every Saturday for us instead. Thank goodness for CPAs.
There you have it: places you don’t want to go with kids. I’m sure there are more and I’ll think of them later but I had to share since I’m on my way to the Post Office in a few minutes. I’ve been putting it off all day just for the reasons that I mentioned. But alas, those New Year’s Cards that are only two weeks late aren’t going to mail themselves…
What places do you refuse to bring your children with you? Have you ever been somewhere where you saw kids and wish they had been left at home?
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