To think this elderly woman did nothing wrong?

[takeonabrew]

Apparently that was the 3rd time the older woman had approached her baby

AIBU not to see a problem?

I shared this in a group chat via WhatsApp and a few mums have commented 'yeah I won't lie, I don't like randomers in my baby's face! That's why I have my 'Please look and don't touch sign'

I said but she didn't touch her? I've been ignored!

Link to video www.instagram.com/reel/C64OXdZv1aA/?igsh=MWY4emY0bmw5bGFmYw==

There was also a post here the other day about a woman who wanted to call the police because another woman talked to her baby

I'm guessing that the baby was sitting there being ignored and the woman was making a point by saying hello to it each time she passed — because its mother was preoccupied filming herself.

Looks fake to me.

I have a very social baby who absolutely loves when people chat to her. Some appointments we are at she’s the youngest with everyone being a lot older, the attention she gets from adoring older couples always has her smiling!

I had an older gent in a cafe sit with us and hold her so I could get my coffee, he couldn’t wait to tell his wife about it when she came to meet him 😂

Our baby group regularly goes into our local nursing home as well 💖

What a drama queen. Get off your bloody phone and interact with your baby instead of filming yourself eating ffs.

Probably the most attention the baby will get all day 😆

What an unnecessarily shit comment.

Oh yes - I remember they would touch the baby's hand with a silver coin and then give the coin to the mother. I think it's all connected with not giving a money box or purse as a gift unless it has a coin in it. All customs (or superstitions?) which seem to have died out.

(I was thinking of the saying "cross your palm with silver" but I think I'm confusing it with having your fortune told.)

this sort of person would probably moan if noone aknowleged her child-you cant win

an no we ont want to see you eating

https://www.instagram.com/p/C7V7rN2u7Iv/

anoter one of her eating

And?

I wonder if it's a legacy of Covid?
I can't explain what I mean but you know - people stopped interacting as much, other people were a potential danger etc

When my youngest was a baby /toddler she loved it when people stopped and smiled at her - and I'm pretty sure the people smiling at her loved it too. How have things come so far from there?

Are people actually interested in this crap? Do they actually seek out and watch "woman eats spaghetti"?
No bloody wonder the world is on its arse !!!

Having strangers interact with positivity and kindness to your baby is such a lovely thing and so good for them - lack of social interaction and people keeping a distance is not a good thing at all - don't we all know that after the insanity of covid times?!

If it is a problem use your voice and tell them.

Not elderly and not offensive. At least the poor baby was getting some interaction with someone. Why is it a thing now to film yourself close up absolutely stuffing your face? Bleurgh.

Interesting you have got that opinion from one small clip and without the context.

Actually I looked at her whole insta feed and got that opinion. Interesting you would assume otherwsise.

Perhaps you need to go outside and touch some grass or something.

DD was a very anti social baby/toddler. People would talk to her and shed stare at them with a stony faced expression and refuse to engage. It was very tedious when people tried to interact with her. In reality she's just very shy but I did find it very waring as babies/toddlers are people magnets. But I understand they just like them because they are little/cute. I always smile at them myself but don't interact unless the toddler itself comes up to me.

Honestly what's wrong with people?
When DD3 was a gorgeous little 8 month old, I was in a cafe. A lady ( probably my age now so 50s) asked if her very elderly and frail Mum could say hello to the baby. I popped her high chair next to her and Mum was transformed, chatting away and remembering her children and grandchildren.

That's nice for you.

Some people don't want to be continuously interrupted during their meal like this woman did.

That's lovely
When dd was a baby/new born. people kept giving her money.
(Good luck type thing)

Especially when they’re filming themselves shoving food in their gob.

Maybe the mum shouldn't be filming herself eating Brussels and interact with her child who was clearly awake and interacting with the woman.

Agree.
I actually don't like judging mums for not interacting with their children 100% of the time. Sometimes you just want to eat and if the baby is happy sitting and watching the rest of the cafe while you do, that's fine. You can eat (or talk to your phone in this case), baby is entertained etc. But a really big part of that is that the baby IS being entertained by the rest of the restaurant - either by watching the comings and goings or burbling at people. Its really weird to put the baby in a position where it is facing other people and then complain when someone interacts (in a completely normal, harmless way) with said baby.