I was heading towards the town yesterday with my 2.5 year old daughter in her pushchair, she happens to be very tall for her age and is often mistaken as being older than she is. An old lady then came up to me and grabed the pushchair telling me that "this child is far too old to be pushed around in a pushchair". I explained politely that she is only 2.5 and that we live a long way from town and she can't walk there and back. She then went on to say "Well, you could catch a bus" to which I replied it's cheaper to walk and better for the environment. She then walked off muttering somthing under her breath.
Was I right to be so polite or should I have told her to mind her own buisness? I think most mums would have done the latter. I think she was probubly lonely and wanted to feel that her oppinions still count. She was in her 80's. Now I feel that every one is thinking the same as her, it does knock your confidence.