DS2 is 22 months old. He is a 'runner'. I live in a smallish village where everybody knows each other's business.
If I go to the shop, I put DS in pushchair, as a) we would never get there, b)I have shopping to carry home, c) we are going somewhere else after, d) he is tired, e) he bloody legs it.
DH sometimes takes him for a stroll while I make tea/wash the floors etc (as do I when I have time) and we let him decide the route - within reason.
More often I am getting comments such as (directed to DS) "Ooh, you'll be too big for your pushchair soon, wont you?"
"Oh, I bet you'd rather walk wouldnt you?
"Daddy lets you walk doesnt he?"
DH took him to be weighed last week while I was on a course, lady () in shop said, "How lovely you have him out today, Betty never lets him out of the buggy"
DH gave her a look and said "how ridiculous, of course she does".
I have tried reins on him, which is ok as long as you want to walk round and round the mini bus parked up the street, but head somewhere he's not keen on and he sits down, same with hand holding, he wrenches hand from mine and takes off giggling.
I am so pissed off with it now, as I get it at least a few times a week.
I also have problems from SPD when I was pg, so seize up occasionally and cant run after him, and he is quite heavy to carry.
So........AIBU to have him in the buggy? Or is it none of their fecking business?
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To feel a bit judged?
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BettySwollux · 03/07/2009 22:30
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