Reply #13: That screaming kid might invent something to save your life.

[tjdee]

Or he might break into your house and steal your things.

As a society, we *all* have a vested interest in helping children lead reasonably happy and secure lives. If a stupid cart lets them do that, fine. At least it was in a grocery store and not a 4 star restaurant.

That said, my kid is NEVER screaming like a brat anywhere. She is courteous and well behaved--because I work at it. I am *very* sensitive about not being that sort of parent, even more so because I am a minority single mother and I know what people think about me from the get go. I think many surburban parents in particular, let their kids scream their heads off, run around unescorted, etc. and give all of us a bad name. When I see parents like that, I'm like...get it together, yo!