Ended up taking DD out to lunch today in a supermarket cafe. DD is 2.5 and talks A LOT so we usually have conversations when we are out and about, talk about what we are doing/where we've been/what we're doing next etc. NOT loudly, just like a normal quiet conversation volume!
So we were chatting away, as were several other people around the cafe - but on the otherside of a divider from us was a mum, a grandma and their toddler, close in age to DD at a guess. They weren't speaking to their toddler apart from to growl the occasional instruction. After a while I realised they were talking about us - with plenty of "wish she'd shut up", tutting and copying what we'd been saying in a silly voice.
After a while they left, with a few eyes rolled in my direction. It wasn't like we were the only other people in the cafe, or the only people talking - the only difference was that I was talking to a child - who was talking back and asking questions, I wasn't just prattling away to myself!
Does no-one else talk to their toddler in cafes? Is it 'not done', or by talking to a toddler does it automatically turn you into one of those loud, showy-offy mums?
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LifeIsButtercream · 07/12/2011 16:51
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