I let mine go in by themselves once they could go at home without supervision.
They were about 4 or 5.
But I would stand outside the bathroom door waiting for them.
With the boys, I'd get the oldest to open the door and tell me how many were in there, if it was crowded, I took them into the womens.
My brother often took his daughter into the men's room but as soon as she could go by herself, he did the same thing with her I did with my boys.
And yes, I have marched into the men's room when they were taking too long.
It happened once with each.
Took DS when he was 6 to a ball game at Fenway. The men's rooms still had the troughs, not kidding. DS was taking too long so I opened the door, and yelled "mother coming in". No one cared. Found DS playing with the hand dryers.
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Yeah, that's what I did, announce I was coming in.
At least he wasn't playing in the trough.
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I don't understand the whole "i am a fan" thing. I shop at Walmart because they have good prices.
Same here, no one can beat Wal-Marts prices IMHO.
I would rather take a beating than go to Wal-Mart. I haven't been there in years. Looking at the parking lot makes me want to punch someone.
Depends on when you go, it ain't so bad.
I use to do my shopping after work, between midnight and 3 am.
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Ohfour, I agree with the others. Don't just let that $200 go to waste. It's already in their coffers. That gift card is an "IOU from them to you". If you dont' want to spend it on you, please donate it to the church, or a women's shelter, or a food pantry, or some other worthy cause in your area.