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To say a quick thank-you to the brand-new mum in M&S cafe yesterday.

72 replies

Iffy2014 · 12/10/2014 09:21

Just in case she's an MNer!

Took my 88-year-old granny out to town for a walk around the shops and into M&S cafe yesterday. Whilst we were eating, you came in with your partner and four-day-old son (gorgeous). You were sat right behind my gran's seat, so she could hear the baby, but didn't want to turn around and make a nuisance of herself by butting into your cup of tea.

Cue lots of cooing from the rest of the customers/staff, naturally!

As you got up to leave with your baby, you brought him over to my gran for her to see him properly, and let her touch his tiny little hand. It's been a long time since we've had a baby in our family, and it clearly made my gran very happy to be introduced to someone else's little bundle (she raved about the "'andsome boy"! she'd seen for the next hour or two).

To the very new mum of this gorgeous little boy: thank you for sharing him for just a moment, when you were busy enjoying a day out with your new little one. You brightened up an old lady's day, and I hope you and your son and partner had a lovely day yourselves enjoying being a new family.

OP posts:
Aherdofmims · 12/10/2014 09:25

That's so lovely! It wasn't me but I just wanted to say what a touching story.

MyFairyKing · 12/10/2014 09:26

That's so lovely. On MN, you hear about some new parents being very precious. To be kind and generous for no reason seems more unusual these days but there is good in the world. Must be getting an early winter cold! Wink

FoxgloveFairy · 12/10/2014 09:27

Lovely!

Only1scoop · 12/10/2014 09:30

Awwwww how lovely

FrancesNiadova · 12/10/2014 09:42

Aww, lovely. Thanks op, that's set me up for the day. Thanks

ElephantsNeverForgive · 12/10/2014 09:46

Lovely, my Nan would have been delighted, she adored really little babies.

Pointlessfan · 12/10/2014 09:47

That's made me fill up, what a lovely story!

PinkSquash · 12/10/2014 09:49

Thanks lovely story!

Bambalam · 12/10/2014 09:49

Aww, this gave me a warm goosebumpy feeling. Spread the love Thanks

Mouthfulofquiz · 12/10/2014 09:50

What a lovely thing to do! So nice to share the joy!

ClapHandsIfYouBelieveInFatties · 12/10/2014 09:50

How gorgeous. My Mum said that when I was born in the 70s the nurses used to take the new babies round the wards with elderly people on them....just to show them off a bit and the elderly people loved it and nobody minded at all. Imagine that now! Nobody would dare. :(

Patilla · 12/10/2014 09:52

Oh that's so lovely. Brings years to my eyes and makes me realise that I won't always have these bright happily bundles of energy to chatter with during my days.

I love it when other people get joy from them and hope that one day when mine are all big, that someone else will share theirs for a brief moment or two in the same way.

daisychain01 · 12/10/2014 09:53

Warm hazy glow

AngelsOnHigh · 12/10/2014 09:57

Two beautiful deeds. Firstly Iffy taking the time out her life to give her Gran a day out and secondly the wonderful Mum willing to share her baby for a few moments

Alisvolatpropiis · 12/10/2014 09:57

Ah that's lovely Smile

Greencheese · 12/10/2014 09:59

Oh how lovely. Brought a tear to my eye that. Smile

Leela5 · 12/10/2014 10:02

Lovely Grin

ChippingInLatteLover · 12/10/2014 10:05
AWombWithoutAFoof · 12/10/2014 10:08

Ah, that's lovely. I remember when DD was a fortnight old the lady who runs my local shop took her for a tour down to the Post Office counters while I went out to the cash machine.

Sharing snuffly newborns about definitely counts as philanthropy. Toddlers not so much. Grin

HoldenMcGroin · 12/10/2014 10:11

Awwwwww

ByTheSea · 12/10/2014 10:14

Aww, so sweet. I'm all misty now.

Greengrow · 12/10/2014 10:40

How lovely. We separate young and old far too much. When we were children my mother used to take us to see a few elderly neighbours and we'd make pictures or home made Christmas present for them. One couple (spinster ladies) left us their piano music when they died. It can't have been easy for my mother to make the time but she did and it was good of her.

My sons' school takes the choir and orchestra into an OAP home every year and the boys play including mine and it is nice for the old too. Mind you a couple of years ago one old person stood up and said "I don't want to listen to that lot" which was apparently quite funny.

harihippo · 12/10/2014 10:50

I am blubbering now. What a lovely story my mum is in her 80s and she would have loved that too.

CiderwithBuda · 12/10/2014 10:56

Vey lovely of her to let your grandmother see the baby.

But am I the only one surprised at anyone being out with a four day old baby if they didn't have to be? I had a relatively normal if long birth. Stayed in hospital for four days. And then didn't do much for about another week. Went shopping with DH for a couple of hours leaving DS with my mum and had to sit down a few times as I felt so weak!

Oh - and my mother threatnd never to look after DS again as he didn't move the whole time we were out so she didn't even get a cuddle!

DS is 13 so it's not that long ago.

Only1scoop · 12/10/2014 10:58

I didn't venture out for ages....

I saw a one day old on school run the other day....mother out of hospital only day before....