Once at the shops , we got a trolley and started shopping – which is certainly no fun with a grouchy one! Alfie was happy and playful and being a good boy, though, which was a relief. Nicola , however, was pestering me for sweets. I reminded her that as she had been naughty all day, she would not be getting any. She continued to whine and I tried to ignore her.
I loaded up the trolley, then went to the counter to pay for my food. To my horror, when I had done so, I turned around to see Nicola eating a chocolate bar she had grabbed off the counter. I immediately snatched it away, and after whispering in my daughter’s ear that she was in big trouble, I went back to the counter to pay for it.