Open Letter to the Mom at the Supermarket...

[blas]

I used to worry so when parents would put their babies and toddlers on the conveyer belts. Too many pinch points! And if they didn't pay attention, pretty soon I'd have a baby to scan!

[Lace Neil Singer]

With the things I've read on here, I would not be surprised if a mother did do that. True, I went for the extreme end of the spectrum, but it's true that unless you feel said nappy, you don't know how dry it is.

I'd feel the same way about anyone doing anything on the belt that was disgusting; spitting, sneezing, or wiping their nose findings there... I have witnessed all of those, and not just in the under fives! O_o

[HowMayIHelpMe?]

Poop might not be as insanitary as the TB laden lettuce that a sufferer just sneezed on, but it's still icky. x.x

My thoughts exactly! Gross diaper-butts near my grocerbees? No thanks.

[JustADude]

And, on the flip side of the coin, do you really want your baby's butt plopped down in raw chicken-juice?

[tollbaby]

And, on the flip side of the coin, do you really want your baby's butt plopped down in raw chicken-juice?

That was always my worry. My kids were taught at a very young age that we don't TOUCH the belt. They were always in the little seat that the carts have, strapped in and all, but they'd always be trying to "help" or just touching because they were bored. I managed to finally train them not to touch, and now they're old enough to help (although my six year old, being tiny for a six year old, still stays strapped into the cart seat until the groceries are put away in the car... and - I'm one of those people who always returns their cart to the corral too!)

[Lace Neil Singer]

Or on nose findings or spittle... O_o