With the parade sounds of blaring horns and beating drums marching off into the distance, Angie Worth, along with her newborn daughter, Ella, her two-year-old son, Todd, and her elderly grandmother began to head back to the car. The exciting morning turned into panicked chaos when Worth lost sight of her energetic toddler. “Todd took off running into the crowd and was out of my sight in just a few seconds,” Worth says. “I started yelling his name and running in the general direction of where I thought he might be.” Just as she was about to call the police, Todd reappeared. “I was so relieved and shaken at the same time,” she says.
Even the shortest line can seem never-ending when you have a cranky kid, especially if your child is too big to be held or to sit in the cart. To keep tantrums and candy-grabbing at a minimum while trying to check-out, it’s best to be prepared and have a plan.
How do you describe the parenting job? I looked for one word to describe the parenting job. I settled on “intricate” when I read Webster ‘s definition: something hard to understand because it’s full of puzzling parts and details. I can think of no other job that requires you to be more flexible and open-minded, or demands that you stay alert and focused day after day.
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