I hate grocery shopping. I just took my mother tonight.

[Lil Missy]

I can make a list, get what I need, and get out.

My mother, on the other hand, has to read and ponder over every single item in every isle, even if she only needs a couple things. I'm so tired and practically homicidal by the time she's done.

I'm on to that and just drop her off now. Call me when you're done. I sure wish she could drive.

:rant:

[Billy Ruffian]

1. Enjoy it while you can

lost my father when he was 51, my mother when she was 60

[Lil Missy]

2. I know. I don't know what I'd do without her.

[emilyg]

14. Lost my parents, too

Would love to take them shopping.

[JitterbugPerfume]

3. I wonder somtimes if my kids

get annoyed at my eccentric ways

WELL I dont care --I brought them into the world and I can take them out:woohoo: :rofl:

[Roon]

4. My Grandfather is now too old to go the grocery..

in a pinch, my Grandmother can go. I know what you are saying though. They are both very frugal and spend a lot of time pondering over what they put in their cart. I just suck it up and accept that it's going to take awhile for them. Usually I go shopping too, so I will get my stuff, take it out to the car and unload..then come back in and help them finish their shopping.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

5. Same as mine ...........

Drove me nuts. I'd pitch stuff into the cart, she'd take it out and read about it. I was young and terribly impatient, although now I don't remember where I was supposed to be except with her in the market.

She's gone now, and what's really funny is I find myself doing everything EXACTLY as she did it, from picking out the individual cherries to telling the butcher how to trim the meat to chastising the produce manager for not having the kind of mushrooms I want.

As crazy as she makes you, enjoy every moment. I'd give everything to be with my Mom in the market one more time, being driven nuts.

And understand that her behavior is your destiny .................. :)

[Lil Missy]

8. No! Not my destiny! Yikes!

I have some eccentricities too, though. I can't stand cold feet, or going without socks. I even sleep with socks on.

There's only one scenario, besides a bath, in which I take my socks off ....

[susanna]

12. LOL! And very timely.

My DH just asked me, quite nicely, though tight-lipped: "why don't you just wear SOCKS?!" This was after I complained, in Michigan, that my feet were cold. The caveat is that I HATE socks. I HATE shoes. I wear both only as freaking necessary. Eccentricity 101.

The funny part is that your shopping story is totally familiar to me. I'm like you; make a list, get in, get out. My grandma was so lonely that she would sit and talk to the green bean cans for half an hour before making a decision. At first, it made me mad. Then I realized it was her only community outlet and brought along word puzzles...because I KNEW what I was in for.

And, as another poster upthread mentioned, I have become her. I sit and read labels and probably piss off everyone in a four-aisle radius. But I'm okay with that, because I'm old, getting older, and am FINE WITH THAT. But I do wear socks when I grocery shop. :rofl:

[Lil Missy]

15. OMG. If she starts talking to the green bean cans I'll be homicidal for sure.

I just drop her off and she calls me when she's done.

I must wear socks! I can't stand bare feet!

[susanna]

27. I thought of this post today...

Was in the market and saw a woman helping an older lady shop. I walked by them at the milk cooler, went through about five aisles, came back and they were still discussing which milk she should buy. I kid you not. ;-)

[Lil Missy]

29. Oh Dear. I'm way too impatient for that. But sounds like the older lady may have some dementia.

If my mother ever gets to that point, I'll do the shopping myself. Alone.

[susanna]

30. I didn't think of that possibility.

Now I feel kind of bad. But she had someone to help her, so that's a good thing.

[Lil Missy]

31. No worries. I didn't mean to make you feel badly. That just seems pretty over the top.

[susanna]

32. Oh, I know you didn't. But now I wonder.

In fairness, I can cover five aisles in about three minutes. I'm a shopping ninja. :-)

[WinkyDink]

26. I also HATE (caps!) socks! But I'm a shoe collector (though I go barefoot often!)!

[susanna]

28. Well, I loves me some shoes, too...

...but only when I'm leaving the house. Around here, my husband jokes that I'm always at least halfway to barefoot and pregnant LOL. :hi:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

6. She sounds like me...

I'm terrible about comparing prices and reading labels. And when I'm in a hurry, I try to stay away from the "seasonal" aisle. Maybe I should take your mom shopping for you! :rofl:

[BlooInBloo]

7. omg - i LOVE grocery shopping! I get to get everything I like! It's like a Christmas of food!

:rofl:

[Lil Missy]

9. So do I get everything I like. But I have a list.

I'm just getting old, and more impatient.

[LeftyFingerPop]

10. I love my mommy, but I hate grocery shopping.

[Lil Missy]

13. Oh gawd. A "couple things" take 2 hours. That's why I just say call me when your done.

And the 2 hour baths. Ugh!

How are you doing? Did you pass that kidney stone?

[LeftyFingerPop]

16. Better thanks...

I think it may have passed. I'm having a little pain in bladder area, but the nasty pain is much better...thank you.

My mom used to send me to get "7 bananas". She would get pissed if I bought 6, or 8. It had to be 7. No wonder I am mentally ill.

[hibbing]

11. hang in there

Hi,
Nice that you do that, not sure how old she is, but deal as best you can. My folks are old, hard of hearing and always arguing with each other about stupid stuff (mostly because they can't hear each other and forgetfulness). They were always young for their ages, but this year they just "turned old". It is difficult to deal with.

Speaking of cold feet, for some stupid reason I can't find my slippers tonight!! I may have to break out the Snuggie and wrap the thing about three times around my feet. Cold up there tonight isn't it??

Peace

[dysfunctional press]

17. i love grocery shopping.

it's relaxing. i generally know what i want, but i graze the aisles looking for new things or clearance items.

[quakerboy]

21. its crazy the new things you find if you look

Giant Cheetos? Giant Rice Krispies? Are we about to be invaded by an army of André René Roussimoff clones or something?

[Inchworm]

18. yer trouble

I'd never take you with me

labels need read.

:)

[Lil Missy]

19. Yes I am trouble!

You do the grocery shopping. I'll cook. And wear socks.

[Heidi]

20. My grocery shopping policy: "In and out, and nobody gets hurt."

:rofl:

:*

[Lil Missy]

23. LOL! Me too. I do my other shopping online when I can.

I received the bestest gift yesterday. :)

:*

[Heidi]

24. :*

:*

[mykpart]

22. My mother has Alzheimers, lives in Assisted Living,

but still likes to go grocery shopping and keep food in her room in case she doesn't like what's served or wants a snack. (She's diabetic, so having snacks handy in case of low blood sugar is a good idea.) It's not possible to drop her off and have her call when she's done. She gets lost in the store if I leave her for 10 seconds, and she's hard of hearing and can't really use a cell phone, or hear someone who calls her with one. I'm in my 60s now, a heart patient, and frankly I hope I can outlive my mother.

[Lil Missy]

25. Me too, my mother is healthier than I am. We've both lost a child.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

33. I can sympathize.

Some years ago I took my mom shopping for Thanksgiving dinner. She had not been in a grocery store in a helluva long time b/c Dad did the grocery shopping. They lived on oatmeal and toast.

And then after I fixed Thanksgiving dinner for my parents, my dad got MAD at me for buying Stovetop stuffing and making that because it "costs money". :grr:

And no, I don't miss them very much after years of aggravation.