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Not stopping stranger grabbing DD's hand

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Pixiedusty · 13/04/2025 01:15

We were out at a nice restaurant. One of the servers decided he needed to interact with my toddler DD. She did not want to give him a high 5. He then grabbed her hand to show her how to type on the ipad where they took orders. She didn't pull her hand away but I could see in her face that she didn't want to be doing this. I was mortified but didn't know how to react. DH also didn't say anything which I'm also annoyed with him about (afterwards).

She wasn't upset about it afterwards and when we left he tried to get a high 5 from her again which she did. But now I'm lying awake at 1am thinking how could I have failed to intervened on behalf of my child when I could've so easily done so?

OP posts:
nocoolnamesleft · 13/04/2025 01:59

Don't be angry at your husband for not reacting. You didn't either.

Pixiedusty · 13/04/2025 01:57

And what makes you think I'll shout at anyone if I didn't even say anything this time?

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Hufflemuff · 13/04/2025 01:48

Nothing you can do about it now and if you didnt react, why be annoyed at DH for having the same lack of reaction?

Think about how you will react next time, but please don't shout at an employee who may have been innocently trying to entertain your child.

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