You know what I hate? (Just a vent)

When I'm out with Nikolas and he's screaming in his carrier, I get looks from people. I'm not an inexperienced mom (obviously), I know what I'm doing. I may look young but it's just annoying.

I was at the pediatrician yesterday and he was screaming as I was paying the co-pay at the counter. The lady behind the counter was giving me looks like I should be stopping his screaming. Yeah, let me stay even longer in the germ infested doctor's office so I can console him.

Then I'm at CVS getting Jared's medication and Nikolas is screaming again. Some lady was behind me trying to peek into the carrier and asks me, is he okay?

Ugh...

Feel free to share what annoys you and make me feel better.

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I remember one time we were at the store with DD in the stroller. She was fine until we were on line checking out. While we were paying, she started to cry. I knew she was hungry, but I figured since we were already leaving, it would be easier to BF in the car than find a place to sit in the store. As we're pushing the stroller out the door some woman says "Pick her up she's crying!" I just commented loud enough to DH, "Yeah, she's complaining now, but this would be the same woman who would react with shock & horror should I sit here & BF!"

Geez! MYOB! It's not like I was walking through the store with her screaming for a long period of time & ignoring her, she started crying as we were paying to leave the store!

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Good grief! I HATE that. They look at you like you are abusing them or something.

Shoot even family asks why the baby is crying. Why? Because they don't have words, they can't form sentences and crying is their only method of communication. BABIES CRY!!!!

When Abby cries in public, I do my best to keep my cool. It would not help her if I was a mess being all tense and erratic.

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i actually haven't gotten any dirty looks (that i've noticed ) when DS is crying - just some looks of sympathy. although now that he is older he seems to cry a lot less when we are out unless he is hungry, i bet if he cried more i would notice the death stares

but you know what i DO hate? when my DH is holding the door open for me and as i try to push the stroller out of the store i get run over by people who just HAVE to get inside that second, instead of letting me pass.

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Posted by Stefanie

is he okay?

Ugh...

Feel free to share what annoys you and make me feel better.

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Do you think they are all giving dirty looks - maybe people are thinking other things that they don't convey and you're sensitive to it bc it's stressful? I hate it when I am out and one of my kids is misbehaving or crying bc I also feel like people are giving looks. However, I have finally come to the conclusion that not all of them are staring in disgust. Of course there are those people who there is no way to misinterpret their look or comment. I am lucky I guess bc I've never really had obnoxious comments from people.

If I see someone with a crying baby or an older one who is throwing a fit or misbehaving, I usually say to the Mom or Dad "Sounds familiar!" just so they don't feel like I'm another person staring or trying to tune it out. Maybe the person who said "Is he ok?" was doing something similar

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That was my whole morning yesterday. DD was cranky and just being an almost 2 year old everywhere we went. I swear people stared at me like they were going to call CPS or something. Sorry, I have to drag my screaming child sideways across my belly in the parking lot so she doesn't kick my 7 month preggo belly. I wanted to scream at all of them!

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When Bella is being a brat in a store, and she is usually pretty good, I refuse to give in to her.
Even at 3 years old, you still get the stares like ooooh, you obviously cannot control your child...do something to make her stop...blah blah blah.

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I hate when your waiting for the elevator (which I have to use b/c I have my dd in her stroller) and someone pushes their way on to the elevator (with no children at all) ahead of you. Or when your trying to get off elevator with stroller and again person with no medical problems and no children pushes to get on and wont move so you can get off.

One lady (again no children no medical conditions) was screaming about how long the wait was for the elevator "when is this thing coming.. its like forever".. um the esclator is 2 feet away!!!!

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Really - I found that people are great when he is crying in stores. I was shocked that people were so cool.

I think people (for the most part) try to get the door for me too. I am impressed because I didn't expect much, and was pleasantly surprised.

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Posted by headoverheels

i actually haven't gotten any dirty looks (that i've noticed ) when DS is crying - just some looks of sympathy. although now that he is older he seems to cry a lot less when we are out unless he is hungry, i bet if he cried more i would notice the death stares

but you know what i DO hate? when my DH is holding the door open for me and as i try to push the stroller out of the store i get run over by people who just HAVE to get inside that second, instead of letting me pass.

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The worst part of it is that if you rushed to stop his crying - you would get looks from people who thought you were spoiling him.....
There's no way to win!!

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Posted by BabySammie

I hate when your waiting for the elevator (which I have to use b/c I have my dd in her stroller) and someone pushes their way on to the elevator (with no children at all) ahead of you. Or when your trying to get off elevator with stroller and again person with no medical problems and no children pushes to get on and wont move so you can get off.

One lady (again no children no medical conditions) was screaming about how long the wait was for the elevator "when is this thing coming.. its like forever".. um the esclator is 2 feet away!!!!

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well my fav is a MIL comment.
when one of my boys get sick or something i get......

how did that happen? or where did they get that?

how the frig do i know???? i just know they dont feel goood and i have to fix it. i actually dont care how it happened. btw there in preschool sooooo duh i know where it came from!!!!

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I know...I ahte that feeling, and if one gets cranky and screaming, the other joins in, so I have it times 2

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I'm so opposite, I'll drop every thing to get him to quiet down .I've lost my place in line once, I"ve pulled the car over to calm him down, and everyone criticizes and says I spoil him. so basically no matter you do, you can't win