Remove the TEN-YEAR-OLD from the carriage, please

[fireheart]

I can't say I've seen a lot if that with grocery cats, but I've seen kids who look 12 in strollers at Disneyland. I weep for the future of humanity.

Question: do those kids have a disability?

If not, then that makes more sense.

[thatcrazyredhead]

I can't say I've seen a lot if that with grocery carts, but I've seen kids who look 12 in strollers at Disneyland. I weep for the future of humanity.

[AnaKhouri]

My older son IS 5 and I don't allow him to ride in the cart, it's too dangerous for him to climb into it himself and I can't lift him, he's a big kid. He's fine with walking.

[bainsidhe]

I agree it looks odd, yet at the same time, I'd rather see that than a 10 yr-old dangling off the cart or doing wheelies with it.

[Monterey Jack]

Anyone else in the grocery business notice how many parents continue to let their children ride inside their shopping carts WELL past the age of common sense? There was this kid in a cart the other day who literally had his knees jacked up under his chin just so he could fit in the damn thing, and -- of course -- when I politely asked the father if the child could be removed so I could actually put groceries in there, I got the usual "Oh, just put them on/around him, he won't mind!" When I was ten years old, I certainly wasn't allowed to ride inside the grocery carriage anymore. Why? Because I was too old. No wonder today's generation of kids is so spoiled...they continue to be treated like five-year-olds until they're twelve or older.