Worst Parenting Moments Ever Spotted In Walmart

1 The Ultimate Crazy Cat Lady – How Do Those Cats Stay Still?

This woman may not have a bunch of kids running around, but it looks like her three cats can just count as her kids. We all know the saying “crazy cat lady,” but common, this woman just takes it to a whole other level. Three cats in a baby’s stroller? First of all, how do they all stay still in that stroller? Because let’s face it, that’s pretty freaking amazing. Second, this woman looks like the ultimate cat lady, can’t we all agree? Lastly, we’re all pretty sure she has more than just these three cats at home.

2 A Pack With That

Kind of makes you wonder if that’s actually milk in that bottle, doesn’t it? It probably is, but letting your child hold your pack while you browse the magazine rack or whatever else the mother is doing is still very wrong. It’s possible that the kid snatched the pack when she wasn’t looking, so we’ll give this mom a slight benefit of the doubt on that front.

Still though, cigarettes, lighters, alcohol bottles, firearms or any other such adult items should never be within a child’s reach or handed out to hold even for a second. All it takes is a second for the kid to open the pack and stuff some cigarettes in his mouth because that’s what kids do! They’re not the ones who get bombarded with the constant messages about the horrendous consequences of smoking. For them, everything is fun to play with and put in the mouth.

3 WTF

At Walmart, you know as well as we do, that you can get your hands on pretty much everything. In fact, there’s almost nothing that you can’t buy there. Including, as it seems, small children in pink coats. Unless… Hold up – we see. It’s the trolley owner’s kid. Rather unusually ‘seated’ in among all the actual shopping. Poor little thing. Still, it doesn’t look very comfortable… But we do quite like her Dr. Shasta hat.

4 When You Refuse To Allow Your Daughter To Grow Up – Reliving Childhood Memories?

Sometimes, young kids find it fun to ride in shopping carts while mom and dad push it around and load it up with groceries. But when you’re this old and can barely fit in it, it’s never okay. It appears as though this mom has no problem pushing around her older (teenage) daughter as if she was still a young child. Plus, the huge pack of beer doesn’t really help the situation either. Maybe this girl wanted to relive her childhood memories and ride around Walmart, but we’re sure she got a lot of stares and a lot of strange looks at the checkout counter.

5 Here’s A Good Place

We have all been there: after you have used up yet another tissue box, you finally decide enough is enough and it’s time to go to Wal-Mart for some toilet paper. You apply your warrior face paint (make-up) and decide to brave the crowds with your tot in tow, but when you get there, you realize that you made the crucial mistake of forgetting to pee before leaving. But taking a baby to a public restroom isn’t always so easy. Maneuvering the stroller into the cabin can be impossible, meanwhile everyone is looking at you funny and what if today is the day that you decided your baby would sit in the shopping basket?

The only reasonable thing to do is have your baby do some tummy time on the cold hard floor while you do your business of course.

On the one hand, I can relate with this mama because shopping with a baby is not easy, but on the other, seeing the poor baby on the disgusting floor just makes me cringe and want to throw up. Surely, she could have thought of a better solution?

6 OMG! it's dangerous

Kids love to play. Mostly with toys. But little ‘uns are often pretty imaginative and can turn anything into a makeshift toy if they’re bored enough. A cardboard box becomes a rocket ships. A banana becomes a laser gun. A plastic bag becomes… Well, a potential killer. So, let’s all learn from this Walmart mom’s fails and not make the mistakes ourselves, huh? Don’t let kids play with extremely dangerous things. Are we all agreed? Super.

7 One Strong Back

Looking at this picture, my back instantly aches. Pregnancy has a way of doing a number on your back and then having to lift a toddler basically KO’s it. But for that mother to keep carrying her child until that age… ouch! Even worse is that her child’s weight is causing her to tilt backwards, thus placing all the weight on her back instead of her legs. Maybe she had done it just that one time for a funny picture, but if this is a frequent occurrence, then even a chiropractor may not be able to reverse the intense damage to her back.

It’s great that she’s staying close to her child, but at the same time, he’s more than old enough to walk. That carrier also looks like it’s on the verge on snapping and if it were to break, the kid would most certainly get injured.

8 When Mom Just Wants To Be A Kid, Too – Leave The Onesies For The Children

Remember when we were kids and our parents dressed us up in cute onesies? Okay, maybe not everyone wore them, but they definitely don’t belong on adults. Did this mom not have anything else in her closet to wear… at all? We hope this isn’t her son’s or daughter’s onesie either; because that would be even more embarrassing and troubling. What makes it worse is that her onesie is a unicorn, and that’s not even a real thing. Well, at least she’s covered up; unlike most Walmart people we see walking around with their behinds out or wearing clothes that are just way too small on them.

9 Is That What It’s For? – Nothing Says Great Parenting Skills Like Pretending Your Kid Is A Toilet Bowl

The parents at Walmart are so unpredictable. This little boy may have thought what his dad was doing was pretty funny, but it’s not. In fact, it’s just plain weird and embarrassing for both parties. What parent suddenly thinks, “Hey, a plunger. Let’s see if it’ll work on my kid.” Plungers aren’t the most sanitary things in our households, and we don’t think any parent would think to try it on their kids at a store. Also, comparing your kids to a toilet bowl doesn’t seem very kind. This is just one big no-no. We’re fairly certain that if the guy’s wife saw this, she wouldn’t be too pleased…

10 That Will Make Her Listen

It has been shown time and time again that public shaming is an ineffective way of disciplining. Parents usually resort to such a measure after seemingly exhausting all other options, but it actually has the adverse effect. Public shaming breaks the trust between child and parents. If they can’t trust their own parents to keep them safe emotionally, then what does that say about the rest of the world?

In this case, the teenage girl’s sign reads: “I lie to my parents. Bully my siblings. Disrespect my teachers. I’m 16 and know it all.”

The only thing that will happen in this case is that the teen will make sure hide her wrongdoings from her parents. If they can’t catch her doing it, then she won’t have to wear the sign – that’s pretty much all that is being taught here. Although it’s not easy, it would be much better to try and get to the bottom of why she’s acting out instead.

11 Skin To Skin

The importance of skin to skin can’t be stated enough and at least she gets props for trying to do that. Major down votes on her method though as it’s just beyond unsafe. That poor little baby could easily slip out from the sides or the bottom and hit his head. Babies are resilient but all it takes is for them to fall badly one time.

Baby carriers can be overwhelmingly expensive and hard to find in the right size but there are still so many better options available out there for taking your child shopping with you. Be it in a wrap-type of carrier, a stroller or even more ingeniously, perhaps even one of those shopping cart hammocks for babies! Despite the poor choice of method, it’s still pretty great that this mama didn’t let having a baby stop her from getting out of the house.

12 And The Mother Of The Year Award Goes To… – Leashing Your Kid Is Not The Answer

The whole thing about using a leash for your kid so they don’t run away when out in a public place is still pretty disturbing to a lot of us. The fact that you are comparing your child to a dog is also pretty sad and troubling. This mom in Walmart just seemed to give up all hope and ended up having to drag her young son around. We do get that kids can be a hassle at times, but it just looks like this poor guy is too tired to even care about causing a ruckus at Walmart.

13 Free Ride

Kids. They’re only small, aren’t they? Tiny little versions of proper humans, they’re all below our line of sight. They’re easy to miss. Although the line of sight thing doesn’t apply for parents in wheelchairs. So to escape view, rugrats have to think smart. They need to dip down out of sight. Like this kid. He’s worked out how to stay out of his mom’s vision. And how to catch a free ride.

14 Hopefully, Her Daughter Doesn’t Know How To Read – We Pray She Doesn’t Know How To Read Actually

Not an unusual scene, this. A mom and her daughter walking down an aisle in a Walmart, doing a little spot of grocery shopping. A nice time to work as a team and do a little bit of bondage. Mom can offer shopping, budget and cookery advice as they shop. But not, sadly, fashion advice. After all, when your mom sports a t-shirt saying, ‘I LIKE IT AGAINST THE WALL’, you’re probably better off coming up with your own style.