Howdy!

I like kids.
On toast. g

Do they scream? Do they yell and interrupt other people?
Do other people wince when the kids yell? Do the kids
race thru' the store, getting under foot, pulling things
from the shelves, pull books off the racks, try to eat the notions?

If the kids are under the supervision ("control" as much as possible g)
of their full-grown minder, why not take them into the shop?
Most quilt shops, sewing supply stores, tho', don't have much to entertain
kids (a few do), so I wouldn't take mine in where they weren't catered to.
I was pretty strict about where mine went when they were young,
NOT to craft shows (after the first such trip proved the boy wouldn't
stay in the stroller g), not to quilt shops when *I* wanted to
pay attention to shopping. And when we had just one car, or had
decided to combine shopping trips, I'd have my partner drop me off
so I could shop and look while he had the boys; then we'd switch.
I just didn't want my kids to bug other people; didn't want friends to say
"Oh, look, here's comes Sandy--- OH NO!! she brought her kids!!" G
Of course, now I'm likely to take your kids in hand, sit down to play
with them, offer them my solar calculator, some Silly Putty,
maybe a walk around outside. 'Cause they're not my kids & I can give
them back. g

Cheers!
Ragmop/Sandy



On 6/14/06 4:51 PM, in article
t, "Irrational Number"
wrote:

joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska wrote:

*Bringing unruly children into the store and letting them roam, crawl,
yell, etc.

If I may interject... is it so bad to bring
unruly children into a store? I mean, does
the fact that children roam, crawl, and yell
make them unruly? I do not mean to be
facetious (or maybe I am just being defensive),
but we often go to our LQS as a whole family.
DH sits on the floor and tries to keep the two
kids under control. But, kids crawl and roam.
Sometimes they yell. We do not permit them to
touch the fabric, walls, displays, anything.

If we could not bring children in, then I'm
relegated to only ordering fabric online. Or
DH has to stay outside with the kids, and that's
not always the best place to be.

Obviously, there ought to be some standard for
basic politeness, such as regarding cell phones,
making outrageous return demands, etc. However,
isn't there any room so that children, while
being children, would still be allowed to go
into a little store without raising eyebrows?

-- Anita --