I've been working retail for three years now. Retail really gives me a chance to observe people: how they act, react and talk. And on any given day I see dozens of children shopping with their parents, sometimes by choice and sometimes by force. (Trust me, you can tell). These children can be of any age, from newborns to young teenagers. And they come in packs of two or three children per parent.

Now you may be wondering why I look at these things or why I even notice them. Well, it has come to my attention that many of the children that come into the stores are rowdy, loud and aren't watched or even remotely observed by their parents. I wouldn't have such a problem with it if I were just a customer shopping; I would just walk away or move around them. But it's a little hard to do that when I'm either in charge of the store or I am trying to help other customers.

The children that are not being watched by parents are often running rampant, climbing on the small ladders we have in the store, hiding under tables and in-between clothes as well as yelling and screaming. While I am talking with another customer it's hard for me to concentrate on the conversation I am having because I am constantly watching the kids, making sure they don't fall off the ladder or knock any clothes over. I witnessed one child swinging on a hang bar like he was on the monkey bars.

While the children are misbehaving and ruining our business, I also notice how the parents act, or the fact that they don't. The parents are often on opposite ends of the store or around the corner completely oblivious to where their children are or that they even walked in with some. While they fill their arms full of clothes, their children are misbehaving and creating havoc.

Parents: I want to tell you something I have been dying to scream in your faces while you've been allowing your children to destroy my store.

As sales associates, we are not your babysitters. It is not our job to pull your children out of our front windows, out from under the tables or off the step ladders.

We will not babysit your children for you. We shouldn't have to watch them for you while you leave them helpless, loud and annoying.

You are a parent. I am not. And we shouldn't have to watch your children.

So, please. If you are a parent and plan on taking your child or children to the mall to shop with you, please keep them with you and in your reach because it is not our jobs as sales associates to watch your children.