Comments on: Grocery Store Faux Pas – An At Home Dad’s story

By: R.C. Liley

R.C. Liley — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:09:27 +0000

I’m happy to say my experiences have mostly been positive ones. Just a few times have I had to deal with the “uninformed”, and even then it was nothing big.

Sounds like you made it a positive one too, great post!

That said, I’m with Matt and do most of my shopping online too. 🙂

By: Jeff Tepper

Jeff Tepper — Wed, 25 May 2016 13:45:33 +0000

That’s great, Dan! Make the trip a learning experience.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 19 May 2016 03:07:46 +0000

Not at a supermarket, but at a play ground in the Bronx. There was an elderly (75+ year old) Italian grandmother with her grand daughter who could not wrap her head around the fact that I quit my job to stay home. She kept asking if I meant I retired from working and finally I said “Yes, I am retired” at age 42.

By: Matt Schneider

Matt Schneider — Wed, 18 May 2016 19:29:13 +0000

This is why I do my grocery shopping online 😉

By: Anton

Anton — Wed, 18 May 2016 18:14:33 +0000

Ouch! I’ve found my skin has become tougher and holding my tongue easier. There’s always the urge to supply a snarky response but I find it just confuses people more.

By: Dan Mages

Dan Mages — Wed, 18 May 2016 17:38:18 +0000

One time while shopping I had both kids in full meltdown. My youngest (2 at the time) wanted a bagel we were buying right away. My oldest (4 at the time) was bouncing all over the place and refused to stop… until she went forehead first into the handle of the cart.

Now I’m checking it with two kids crying and screaming. The cashier looks at me and says, “Now you know what you’re wife deals with every day.”

I gave her the stare of death and bit my tongue… kids first.