I was in line at the stinky Kroger a few days ago and I saw something that really annoyed me. And I freely admit, probably more than it should have. Ahead of me were two young women and their children. From their looks, mannerisms, and speech, I took them to be uneducated and probably on the poor side of life. Neither of these things bothered me, but I think they were both contributing factors to what did irk me. One of their kids was a little girl who was small enough to fit comfortably in the cart’s baby seat—I’m no judge of children’s age so take that for what it is. She was eating Cheetos out of a bag in her lap, and at one point she stopped long enough to hand her mom a mostly empty bottle of pop to open for her. This was around six in the evening, so I assume dinner was either already eaten and this was a way of keeping her quiet, or dinner was in the process of being ruined. Now clearly I don’t know what it’s like to be a parent, and clearly I don’t know the entirety of the situation. But what I do know is letting your small child graze on Cheetos and pop while you do your shopping is probably not the healthiest thing to do. In fact, it’s probably right up there topping the list of the unhealthiest things. I’ve also never been comfortable with opening up and eating food while I shop. Maybe I’m elitist or classist or some other –ist, but that has always seemed rather gauche to me. I guess I don’t have a point to make here, other than maybe it annoys me when I see things like this.