"Neil Williams" wrote in message
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I must admit this is one that gets me. Assuming a 2-parent family
(which I know isn't a given, but is still AIUI the majority), why do
both parents and the screaming kid who really doesn't want to be there
have to go together to the supermarket so they can irritate the other
shoppers?

It's a well-known fact that people only take their kids to the supermarket
so they can hit them!

Ian