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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While shopping at Wegmans today I noticed a definite increase in the number of kids shopping with parents again. Now I totally get the need for single parents and other unavoidable reasons but this definitely seemed to go beyond that. My kid begs to go to the grocery store. It used to be our thing every week and it gave her a chance to get out of the house and DH a break to do things around the house or yard. I go on my own now. I’ve reverted back to going weekly but have not yet brought the kid.

I’m of the mind that if we want the kids to get back to school any time soon we all need to avoid public places as much as possible. But if kid is masked and we keep distant as I usually do (except for the jerks who have to get all on you because they’re impatient) is it really that bad?[/quote]

Sometimes people need groceries and can’t afford to pay for childcare or delivery fees. Are you stupid or something? [/quote]

OP here. Read my post. I acknowledge this. And I’ve definitely seen kids here and there throughout the pandemic. But the sheer amount of kids there today suggested this went beyond the “didn’t have childcare” crowd.[/quote]

I'd guess that people who needed childcare to go shopping were more likely to use delivery earlier in the pandemic.  But delivery is more expensive than buying in person, and has other disadvantages (issues with substituting items, etc.).  So I'd guess that some people are returning to in-person shopping, and many of those people will need childcare.

Personally, I don't bring my kid to the store, because I just think it's easier for everyone to maintain distance if there are fewer people in the store, and because she's prone to touching stuff we don't buy and the stores are asking people not to do that.  I can tell her not to, of course, but better to just avoid the issue.  [/quote]

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