She Has 5 Children. She Told Us How She Is Treated in Stores: "Zero Understanding"

Going shopping with a bunch of kids can be a difficult task. The situation gets worse with rude store staff, who, according to Anna, often treat her with hostility. "Everything with complaints. It's frustrating" - she says.

Anna Nurzyńska is a proud mother of five children, including triplets. Despite the massive amount of work involved in caring for her little ones, she is an active user of social media. She runs an Instagram account called "mama.do.5", where she regularly posts videos showing her family’s daily life. "Am I crazy?" - she asks in one post, where she reminds her followers that she gave birth to five children in just 26 months.

Mama pięciu dziewczynek o tym, jak bywa traktowana w sklepach.Instagram/mama.co.5

Mother of Five on Visiting Stores

Some time ago, Anna posted a video asking her followers for their opinions on hotels and restaurants where children are not welcome. In an interview with eDziecko, she said that this topic doesn’t currently affect her much since she rarely visits such places with her kids. "They are bundles of energy" - she laughs. However, she admits that she has faced unpleasant situations in stores.

 

People Constantly Give Her Unwanted Advice

Anna acknowledges that shopping with a group of children is a logistical challenge.

I used to put the little ones in the shopping cart to make it easier for me to do the shopping. Once, a security guard told me it was unhygienic

- she recalls. "And are the potatoes hygienic? There’s zero understanding for having more kids. It’s just nitpicking" - she adds.

Anna admits that her group’s presence in the store immediately triggers attention from staff, and someone often comments on their behavior.

As soon as a child looks at something, I hear that they just organized everything and now my kid is messing it up. But don’t adults make a mess? Don’t they take products and leave them wherever?

- she asks, frustrated.

Anna believes that staff are hesitant to call out customers unless it's a mom with children. "My Lilka was just politely looking at something, not making a mess, but we were still attacked" - she says, complaining that store employees often speak to her in a very rude tone. "Everything with complaints. It’s frustrating" - she adds, although she points out that fortunately, not all stores are like that. "In our village, the shopkeepers are kind" - she reassures.