People watching is a hoot.
Watching other parents with their children is also fun,
for several reasons:
1) It can help to assure us that we are not the only ones
dealing with unexpected, unwanted or downright bizarre
child behaviors.
2) It can help to assure us that we are actually much more
sane than other parents.
3) It makes us roll our eyes and think, OMG, I can relate
or OMG, I’m just glad it’s not MY kid this time.
Here are just a few interesting parent/child sights I saw
this summer:
* A toddler parked in a stroller and sucking HIS MOM’S thumb.
* A dad standing up, flossing his teeth while the rest of
his family enjoyed ice cream at Hershey Park.
* A mom flipping out on her son for repeatedly leaning on
the bagging area of the self-checkout in the grocery
store (Pssst … That was me. Shhhhh …).
* A woman speaking to her 8-year-old “gifted” daughter
as though the child was an adult, only to have the child
consistently argue and whine at her like an 8-year-old.
* A mom forgetting her child twice while attempting to
leave a playdate.
* A woman bitching and hollering at her boyfriend’s kids during a visit to their school … Come to find out that
this chick runs an anti-bullying campaign.
Good stuff. Not trying to judge anyone else or their parenting; just keepin’ it real and suggesting we all
have a chuckle at this debacle we call having kids.
Feel free to post fun parent/child sightings YOU’VE
witnessed!
The World of Author/Mom Alicia Murphy! 
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