I used to look forward to a little time at the mall shopping. It was kind of a happy place. My last outing to the mall I had to get a couple new bras. I dread going into the VS store for many reasons, but it is the only place that has bras I can comfortably wear. I've tried buying online, but I have to see and feel and try on, so I made my annual stop. Reason one why I dislike the store is the array of raunchy inappropriate teeny things on the mannequins. I have no good words to describe what they are. They don't cover the areas that you would think you would want to cover. Now they cover all the area except for that area. Seeing mannequins wearing them is gross and now we have them on super sized heavyweight mannequins. Ugh. The second thing I dread about the store, seeing young hormonal high school boys walking hand in hand with their girlfriends helping them pick out panties and such. Gross. To make it even more horrifying, I saw a couple pink and purple hair rainbow gals shopping together. At this point I am about to lose it and go without buying a bra ever again. On this day I finally had my purchases anxious to check out and be done. While standing in line to pay there was a hysterical child around the age of 3 crying in his stroller. He was literally hysterical. I thought he was having some kind of separation anxiety attack as he was screaming for his mom even though she was standing there completely calm on her phone checking out her purchases. I had never seen a child look so distressed and terrified. I thought he must have been through some type of trauma to get so hysterical. Then I realized what was the cause.... as the mother slowly handed the phone back to her son and started up his show. He instantly stopped crying and happily zoned out into the phone. It was shocking. What on earth are we doing to these small children and how can we raise them like this? We are creating little ADHD mind stimulating screen time overloaded monsters. Kids don't have imaginations and creativity, they don't know how to be quiet and patient. They don't know how to sit without being entertained. I wish we could go back to pre-internet, iphone, social media days. My mall outing was a glimpse of our modern day society and I am not impressed!
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