Excuse me, this is a very serious topic. What is it about babies that makes perfect strangers want to touch them? I'm serious. Like, why do people do this? I have seen some cute babies in my lifetime and I have NEVER EVER EVER wanted to touch them. Don't even get me started on touching pregnant bellies *rolls eyes and puts up my dukes to fight*
I was in the post office a few weeks ago and this woman in the parking lot was giving her puppy kisses before she left it in the car to go inside the post office. Whatever, hey that's what's she's into.
Me personally, I don't like animals and will not be kissing them. Anyway, we're in line (me, the baby and my son) pooch kissing lady decides to grab my babies hand and says oh what a cute baby. I LOST IT. Right there in the line in front of my son and everyone. I said: "DO NOT TOUCH MY BABY! I SAW YOU OUT THERE TONGUE KISSING YOUR DOG. ARE YOU STUPID?"
**CRICKETS**
I pulled out the hand sanitizer wipes and wiped my baby girl's hands and growled at the lady.
I was looking at her like, WThell?????????? I'm annoyed all over again just thinking about it.
The lady said my dog is clean and that's when I growled at her. Like straight growled at her.
Fast Forward to that evening at dinner, my son told my husband the entire story and made sure to tell the part about me barking like a dog at the lady.
I almost peed myself to contain my emotions and ate in silence. I can't get a break.
OMG!!!!!!!! No you didn't growl at the lady Tanyetta!!! Why am I over here rolling and choking back laughter cause it's 4:29am. Question so if you didn't see her outside tongue kissing her pooch, would it have been ok for her to touch the baby? Nah, I know you'll say never! Cute kids illicit that type of behavior, I guess. Didn't folks fawn over DJ like that too? IDK. Folks used to touch Dollface all the time. Mostly older, granny type ladies, commenting on how cute and well behaved she was.
ReplyDeleteI'm like Bunny Brown on trying to contain my laughter cause it's 0622 for me and my kids are still asleep!
ReplyDeleteI think that maybe it's the innocence of babies. People want "a piece" of the innocence, the purity.
smooches,
Larie
Yes I have had strangers think it's okay to touch my William on the MOUTH. Seriously people don't think!
ReplyDeleteIt's something about babies that make people just want to touch, hold and kiss them. They are wonderful, beautiful, cute, miraculous creatures and we can't help the emotions they illicit in us. I lub me some babies.
ReplyDeleteWith that said, I don't touch or hold a baby unless I know the mother or I have asked before hand because many people just don't like strangers touching all on their babies however well intentioned it is.
I think it was just one of those days. LOL
ReplyDeletePS. the dog kissing was too much. if i never saw it then maybe i would not have tripped so hard. who knows.
DAMN! Is all I can say! Hahaha!
ReplyDeleteGood for you Tanyetta! Maybe that idjit woman will think twice before she does it again.
ReplyDeleteOMG Tanyetta I would spend the few $$ I have in my bank account to have been there. Listen, some people are just stupid. There is no going around it. She probably saw absolutely nothing wrong in tonguing the dog then touching up your little girl.
ReplyDeleteI think lots of people feel that the parents not only love to hear "Oh how cute" but they think that we as parents love to see when others/strangers show this "touchy" affection towards our kids. Don't even let me start on the cashiers touching all that nasty money then wanting touch your baby's face. YUCK!!!
Like you, I have never had the urge to touch someone's baby who I didn't know. It's just wrong.
*lol* Girl, where do you FIND these people. I have not run into any stranger who has touched my baby!
ReplyDeleteYou know how I am about animals -- LOVE them (especially dogs). And I'll never forget when you stormed out of my house when my dog licked DJ's leg. I thought you were overreacting. However, now that I have my own baby...I get it!! My dogs better NOT get anywhere NEAR Kalissa....and lick?? Oh they better not even get close enough to sniff her! *lol* I still love my dogs but hey -- they're dogs...they lick their butts so no, they are not allowed to interact with my baby. I would have done the same thing if I were in your shoes.
Ooh no that is just down right disgusting. Even if you didn't see the lady tongue kissing ( LOL!!! Love that part ) her dog. I think that is a no no for someone off the street you don't even know to just come up & touch your child like that... EWWWWWW!! I don't blame you in the least for loosing it.
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