He returned with another toy and head straight for where the diaper pail used to be. I silently smirked and heard an evil laugh inside my head. But my victory was short lived because, upon finding the diaper pail gone, and without missing a beat, he went straight to the garbage and threw the toy in there!
In the afternoon, I decided that little Z would shop with me at Whole Foods, using that adorable little shopping cart that says "Customer in Training" on it. In my mind, it was such a fun affair. I only had a couple of things to buy so I could go at his pace and emerge the wonderful, patient mom that does fun, loving things with her toddler.
Well, my fantasy was shattered the moment he got behind the wheels. He sped off in all directions and nearly knocked over a lot of glass items. When we got to the eggs section, I didn't even see it coming. Before I knew it, we were collecting broken eggs off the floor after he'd flung open a carton.
He screamed and whizzed off and "going at his pace" became less about slowing down and showing him things and more about huffing and puffing to keep up and avoid damage.
In the end, he was in fits of tears as I strapped him into the stroller against his will. I guess he's not quite ready to shop with his own cart just yet, and after today's episode, I may never be!
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