Talking to other people's babies - wrong?

[Sheree Bobbins]

Can't see where you did anything wrong? How are we going to socialize babies without adult input.

I'm sorry that woman upset you. I hope you keep enjoying babies.

 

[aprilgail2]

She sounds like a nutbag!!

 

[disney1990]

Babies and toddlers love my DH. They always smile when they see him. So he always smiles back and talks to them.

Some people are just too paranoid.

 

[mkymouse1928]

Oh, my, good thing she isn't the mom of the baby that tried to climb in my lap at church. I not only smiled and talked to him but I carried him back to his grandma at the other end of the pew. (Normally, I wouldn't touch someone else's baby, but he did climb on top of me first!)

 

[tonilea]

If you were wrong so were a lot of adults who talked to DS when he was a baby. He was a people magnet. If I had been offended every time someone spoke to him, I would have gone crazy!

 

[happygirl]

I don't mind people talking to my kids. I hate other people touching them then

 

[disneyhand]

It is for me in my cb reading history, we all seem to agree!!!!

 

[happygirl]

It is for me in my cb reading history, we all seem to agree!!!!

LOL don't jinx it

 

[PatsGirl]

Boy, is that child in for trouble

FWIW, DD would put her arms out to anyone she thought was paying even the least bit of attention and if they looked like they wanted to hold her, I gave them the No paranoia here

 

[EMom]

I would have probably told the mom to bite me. Seriously, I wave and "chat" to babies all the time. Babies love me, probably because they can tell when a person likes them. When DD was little, I called her my Roving Ambassador. She was like the Pied Piper, drawing a crowd wherever she went....never meeting a stranger. She would wave, say hello, etc. to anybody. She went through a "blowing kisses" phase that I thought would never end. I wasn't crazy about people trying to TOUCH her, but that's another story.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

I wonder if that mom's still going to be using the "my baby hates strangers" line when her baby starts saying "hi! hi! hi!' to everyone she sees.

If she keeps this up, that baby is going to run crying if someone looks at him..I don't get this, most new moms are flattered by attention to their new baby. What a wackadoodle.

 

[DisneyBlonde]

My parents would do this all the time. My dad does a Donald Duck impression that all kids love. But I could see that it made some of the parents uneasy. It's a different world now.

 

[MushyMushy]

She would have gotten a big one of these from me:

My eyes have a mind of their own when people are being ridiculous.

 

[kid-at-heart]

Maybe it's normal to be upset at someone talking to your baby? It has just never happened to me before. I don't usually go out of my way to talk to babies though - I only spoke to this one since he was smiling at me.

I have a feeling this lady was having a bad day. It is normal to talk to people (including babies) in public places.

 

[goin2disneyagain]

You didn't do anything wrong. Sounds to me like the mother of that baby has issues. Doesn't sound like the baby hated strangers at all. Poor kid, having a mother like that.

 

[TheGoofster]

Wow, this lady definitely would not like living here in Mexico City. Here, not only do they talk to your kids, but they usually rub their head (something to do with good luck or something). It would actually be kind of funny seeing her yelling and snubbing every other person in line.

For whatever reason dogs and babies love me. I don't know why. I don't go out of my way to get their attention, but whenever I'm near a dog, or a baby, I suddenly find myself with their undivided attention. So needless to say, I've had more than my fair share of conversations with babies. So far I've yet to have a mother get mad at me, but if they do, I'll simply look at them, and say "Hey, don't blame me, you're kid started it."

 

[JR6ooo4]

As far as I'm concerned you could talk to my baby anytime. I can see that child having problems as he gets older thanks to his mom.

I taught my dd not to talk to strangers either but with me it was ok. I certainly wouldn't start yelling at someone while waiting in line.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought his was strange.

Like I said, I was just so shocked. What did she think I was going to do? I was there buying toys and clothes for my own child.

I felt really bad about the whole thing. I hate upsetting people, but I am struggling to see how I did anything wrong.

well lets see, baby and stranger interacting, and the baby was smiling.

Mom talks to stranger, and the baby cries.

this does not sound like the stranger was the one upsetting the baby..

MIkeeee