I totally understand that some people need to take their kids to the grocery store right now. I assume that’s their only option and that they’re doing their best to keep their families safe and fed.
I do, however, get a bit judgy when I see people putting their kids and others in unsafe situations. I was buying groceries at Target a few weeks ago. There was a family of 5 shopping together. The youngest was a little girl around 2 years old. She was not in the shopping cart and no one was holding her hand. She was trailing behind the family throughout the store, wandering in front of people’s carts, stopping here and there and generally getting way to close to other people. It wasn’t her fault. She was just being a typical, easily distracted kid. The worst part happened at the checkout. The family ended up at the checkstand next to ours. The little girl had her mouth on the corner of the counter. She was licking it and appeared to be trying to chew on it. Kids chew on things. It’s not that unusual. But the patents didn’t even notice what she was doing! Covid aside, a store counter is not the cleanest place in the world. There could be any number of viruses and bacteria on there. Not to mention what the child might have left behind to spread to other people who might touch it.
So no, I will not judge anyone who need to bring kids to the store. I will, however, judge if they are allowed to behave in an unsafe manner.