The point about immaculately groomed was therefor a reason.
No, my kids aren't spotless 24/7.
Yes, there are times when we have to do things that aren't normal, like a late night run for meds when only one parent is home, in which case it's in the truck, as is, to the store.
I'm sure I've brought kids to the store in a condition of dress or cleanliness which would have, in some instances, made one of the immaculate pillars of parenthood irate enough to post here.
Points being, you don't know what happened, and, as several people throughout history have said, don't judge a person until you've walked a mile in their shoes.
Safety? The most dangerous place in any child's life? the kitchen and bathroom. Not Wal Mart, not K-Mart, not CVS or a parking lot, your own home. You have products in your house which would never be allowed in a workplace because of the hazards (try an MSDS for 409, for instance!)
(BTW, I can't count the number of store parking lots I walked through barefoot as a child. My mother must have been a terrible parent!)
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