1. Making a grocery store run during naptime.
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He still smells like A1 Steak Sauce to this day.
2. Doing the "push and carry."
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It's for the specially trained parent.
3. Running out of options and just letting them plank.
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But the fun stops when the cart moves.
4. Abandoning the kids in the soda aisle is one way to make shopping easier.
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No one's judging you.
5. Choreographing the shopping experience.
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Looks like they had this planned before they got there.
6. Carrying the cargo.
7. Just stacking the kids around the boxes.
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Maybe they can figure out how to put together Ikea furniture.
8. Knowing that food is always the best distraction.
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Who's paying for this anyway?
9. Remembering, though, that cereal is never a good idea.
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Cleanup on aisle 5.
10. Pulling the little ones behind you.
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Pull the kid, push the cart, repeat.
11. Telling your kid you're going to the "grocery park."
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It's a jungle gym for hours.
12. (Including the fun "monkey bars"!)
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It's good for you, kid.
13. Creating a secret hideout for them.
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And telling them they have to be real quiet or it isn't a secret hideout.
14. Knowing three carts are better than one.
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The ringleader in the middle needed a pit stop at the Little Debbie section.
15. Turning the shopping cart into a mini playpen.
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You can use the basket for your grocery items.
16. Giving the kids their own baskets to pull.
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Just make sure to sneak out any unwanted toys they throw in.
17. Letting the older kids chill on the bottom shelf.
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Hey, maybe someone will buy them.
