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Distress SignalToddler · 1 to 207 Aug

How do you handle the supermarket meltdown without either giving in or losing your temper? Asking after a fairly public failure at both.

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As Undaunted Kestrel 744 · 0/400
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Get down to their level, name the feeling, do not negotiate on the actual thing. And accept that some of them you just carry out under one arm and that is a legitimate outcome. Everyone watching has been there.

Over-caffeinated Stoat 18 · 07 Aug