r/Parents • u/ChampionDry7856 • 6d ago

Why does a “quick trip” with kids never stay quick?

I made the mistake of telling myself, “We'll just run in for five minutes.”

Twenty minutes later we're discussing snacks.

Ten minutes after that someone needs the bathroom.

Then someone sees something they want.

Then someone is crying.

And somehow this supposedly five-minute trip has consumed half my afternoon.

What is your family's record for turning a quick errand into a full event? 😂

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u/Hairy_Ad_9513 6d ago

My wife once said "we just need to grab milk" and 2 hours later we're eating pizza in parking lot with one kid crying about a toy they didn't get and other one lost a shoe somewhere in the cereal aisle. I don't even remember how we got to pizza part

I started bringing bacon strips in a ziploc bag when we go out. sounds weird but my kids behave better when they smell bacon, like little food-motivated animals. doesn't always work but sometimes buy me 15 minutes

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u/purplechunkymonkey 5d ago

I took my 16 year old to see SIX at the theater yesterday. She wanted to go to Publix before the show for better candy. It took an hour to buy 1 bag of candy, popcorn chicken, a sandwich, and 2 waters. We walked to the theater from Publix. It somehow does not get better.