To feel angry when strangers touch my dd?

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My dd is 10mths and it's lovely when people say how cute and pretty she is but why do they feel the need to touch her? People touch her hands, arms and face and i really don't like it. I just want to push them away and shout 'don't touch my baby!', i wouldn't do that of course, i just stand there and feel angry.

It always happens in supermarkets, especially at the checkout. Am i just a grump or is it ok for me to not want strangers touching my dd?

I find most of these posts bizarre (and I always thought I had PFB syndrome!). My DD is a magnet to people, but that's because she smiles at them and loves the attention. Why should it bother me that she gives pleasure to people? They're so much more likely to catch something from other children, so do you not take them to M and T, or anywhere they can mix with their disease- ridden little peers?
As for why you'd actually want to touch a baby - I'm with Blueshoes and Curiouscat on that one!

Think you've missed the point the OP was making, Diplodocus. But so have many.

It's not about stopping her child giving people pleasure. It's about people wanting to observe some boundaries. That's all.

I don't really see a pat on the head or touching her hand as overstepping boundaries, TBH. Different if asleep, or in the case of extreme allergies obviously.

But that's for the mum or guardian to decide, isn't it? Not for us to just presume it's ok.

WE all make decisions each day on what is and isn't appropriate without referring to others. Obviously a parent has a right to object (though I realise that can be awkward), but I'm not surprised that many people, particularly older ones consider it within the acceptable bounds of out society to gently and appropriately touch a baby (not pick them up or cuddle them), and therefore don't feel the need to ask. It's not something I would do, BTW!

You're right.