target meltdown

after work today
i made the mistake of
going to target
because a. i threw down too much money
and b. there were child meltdowns
all over the store.

while trying on clothes
that nothing fit
or looked right
i giggled while listening
to a mom try on clothes
with three kids in the dressing room with her
comments like,
"mom you're too old for that"
"thanks son"

or "boys i'm trying on a bathing suit-
nose to the wall!
no peeking!"
there was a lot of giggling
and it was purely entertaining

next i was in the shoe section...
i was trying on a pair of darling shoes
when this 8-ish year old girl
told me that they looked cute
then her mom tried the same pair on
her mom was young-
thank you very much
then the mom was trying to decide
between two pairs
(both that i liked)
and her daughter told her to go
with the pair
i got

it all went downhill from there
the rest of my target experience
was hearing multiple children
in multiple areas
having meltdowns

at first it was entertaining
to hear how their parents were responding
but after the third area
i couldn't handle it anymore
parents weren't the kindest

so this unwed-childless woman
fled the scene
i was grateful for
my stage and situation in life

and no i didn' think...
when i have kids...
they won't...
i know it will happen to me
like everyone else.