| We are not sure why, but sometimes our mothers find | | | | 2. Grab a snack. Many grocery stores have a small |
| it necessary to take us along with them while they | | | | section where you can buy fast food. Grab a small |
| grocery shop. Almost nothing can more depressing | | | | French fry or a box of jalapeno poppers, have a seat |
| that receiving the notice that today is the day to shop | | | | and chow down. Before you know it, Mom will be |
| for groceries for the entire month! You can give in to | | | | calling you to tell you it's time to go home! |
| the depression and the urge to give up on life, or you | | | | 3. Throw your laptop in your backpack. Before you go |
| can come up with a plan to survive the episode. It is in | | | | shopping with Mom, download some free games from |
| our human nature to invent ways of coping with | | | | your favorite online game website. You can play these |
| unwelcoming situations, and here are a few ideas on | | | | without having an internet connection. Sit on a bench |
| how to survive waiting for Mom in the grocery store. | | | | and play dirt bike games and parking games while you |
| 1. Browse the magazine section. Almost every grocery | | | | wait. Don't forget to charge up the battery! |
| store has one. Most have a nice variety of magazines | | | | You are young, with a vivid imagination! Come up with |
| and soft-cover books to choose from. You can read | | | | your own ideas to pass the time quickly. Entertainment |
| articles and look at celebrity pictures, and then put the | | | | is the key if you want to have a good time while Mom |
| publications back when you are done. This doesn't | | | | shops. The worst thing that you can do is not have a |
| take anything from your allowance money, and it | | | | plan. So next time you go shopping with Mom, take the |
| makes the time pass quickly! | | | | offensive and come up with a good survival strategy! |
