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I can't tell you the number of times that I apologize to the people around me when my child cries or screams or otherwise makes a scene in public

Posted by kelly Dec 12 '12, 11:29

(not so much any more, but he seemed to cry every time we were out a few months back). I'm overly apologetic. I feel bad that people might be annoyed by a fussy baby. Every time I apologize, I'm told some variation of "no worries, babies cry, he's fine".

I'm now convinced that every one of those people were lying or were just trying to make me feel better. Today was the first time I didn't apologize - and the first time I had people within earshot criticizing my mothering skills and my fussy kid.

grrrr.

Responses:

actually babies DO cry sometimes - DaneDukeNuuk Dec 12, 11:44
they aren't lying. those people today were asstards. -- nm - loosi at home Dec 12, 11:41
Did you see my FB from a few days ago! A lady actually came up to Ash -- nm - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Dec 12, 11:41 3
- sfek. Up to Ashlee in a parking lot and asked her if she was beating Declan cause he was crying and being fussy about being put in his car seat. - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Dec 12, 11:42 1
  - *shakes head in dismay* -- nm - znufrii Dec 12, 11:43
- Beast Mode. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 11:41
Strangers criticized your mothering skills? I would be seeing red. my friend's daughter is autistic. She's 14 and sometimes has melt downs in public - jnine Dec 12, 11:36
i think as soon as people apologize, people really cease to be upset about something. - Andie Dec 12, 11:34 7
- "Can't you see *my* needs are more important than your child's?" -- nm - Roger More Dec 12, 11:44
- This time I figured, eh, everyone says I make a big deal out of stuff I shouldn't, so I'll just keep quiet. - kelly Dec 12, 11:40 4
  - I had a woman in a restaurant comment about me blowing my nose at the table. - groiny Dec 12, 11:43 2
    - you blew your nose on one of the kids, didn't you? -- nm - Melkor Profit Dec 12, 11:43 1
      - I would of, had I known she commented on it. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 11:44
  - people are stupid. always remember that. -- nm - Andie Dec 12, 11:42
- This. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 12, 11:35
as long as you are not bringing him into a movie theater, or at a wake - groiny Dec 12, 11:33 12
- It was 5-10 minutes at a restaurant. - kelly Dec 12, 11:37 11
  - Parenting is one of those things where everybody wants to look down on everybody else. It's so aggravating. - David Dec 12, 11:46
  - Now if it was your husband you'd have to worry about "someone" licking the carpet. -- nm - Melkor Profit Dec 12, 11:42 1
    - *blank stare* nm -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 11:43
  - oh, *hell* no. - znufrii Dec 12, 11:40 6
    - They were all old people. I'm just assuming they are cranky (and forget their kids weren't always perfect angels). - kelly Dec 12, 11:43 5
      - ah. -- nm - znufrii Dec 12, 11:44
      - old people do not get off the hook because they are old. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 11:44 3
        
        true, but you can't really get away with punching them in response. -- nm - znufrii Dec 12, 11:44 2
        
        Sure you can...just do it out of view of anyone else. "Your honor, bitch be alzheimy." -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 12, 11:45
        
        you should be able to run faster than them. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 11:45
  - this is when I would enter beast mode. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 11:39
It's not necessary that you be so sensitive to others' - - - Old Antarctic Explorer Dec 12, 11:31 1
- especially condescending fuckwads -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 12, 11:37

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I can't tell you the number of times that I apologize to the people around me when my child cries or screams or otherwise makes a scene in public

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