To think this was an odd thing to say about my baby’s outfit?

[NotWantingToBeRude]

<indicating my baby> ‘I love her outfit!’

’Thank you!’

’No not yours Darlin’! Hers!’

The baby is 6 months old. I was too polite to point this out but she doesn’t choose or purchase her own clothes.

She is complimenting whoever chose the baby’s clothes. She might even be thinking about getting something similar for a baby she knows. Why would you think that’s odd?

Have you got too much time to on your hand to even being thinking about this. And no don't think it's weird at all. I often say when I like my GC outfits

When I said thank you, surely she realised it was because I’d chosen the outfit myself.

She was just being lighthearted. Take it as a compliment on your good taste and, doubtless, your lovely baby.

@NotWantingToBeRude these previous replies are insane. I get it OP, bloody weird thing to say.

No it’s odd. The first two posters clearly haven’t read the op properly. It’s totally normal to say thank you when someone compliments your baby’s outfit. I don’t know why you saying thank you led the woman to believe you thought she was talking about your outfit

It was light hearted she obviously knew the baby wasn't picking our her clothes, do you normally take things literally?

Then it should be blindingly obvious it was a joke?

Or do you really think she thinks that 6 month old babies can A.) Hold a conversation about fashion choices, and B.) Buy their own outfits?

And it's not 'weird' or 'bloody odd' to say lighthearted things.

Mumsnet aside, obviously 🙄

Add 'insane' to that list...

So shes saying she doesn’t like my outfit. Which is rude.

Oh, that's how you want to take it, is it?

Fill your boots then but your choice doesn't make her odd.

She really wasn't saying that. You have got the wrong end of the stick there.

Unless it was somebody with whom I had a typically 'bantery' relationship her response would irritate me. It's like complimenting with one comment then putting you on the back foot with the other. YANBU op.

I don’t know this person very well. She’s not someone I would describe as a friend. So it seemed odd to me.

Oh ok this is how it is ! I've no idea if she liked your outfit or not probably just wanted to compliment your baby .

The posts on here are so odd lately

They really are.

Half of me finds it entertaining to read and the other half just leaves me completely puzzled at how some people make it through a normal day.

Oh, just seen your update. I don't think she's saying she doesn't like your outfit. It's more that she wasn't particularly complimenting it. She could have said nothing, or asked where you got it, or said how much she enjoyed picking out clothes for her babies, or whatever, but instead she chose to facetiously misunderstand your 'thank you' as a crappy joke. But her views on your outfit don't come into it.

Yes this is my thought too. It wouldn’t be my style of humour but I can see how there might be some good friends who would joke around with each other like this. I barely know this woman though.

What was I supposed to have said? ‘Yes baby has great taste, doesn’t she?’ I would have felt rude and maybe slightly condescending saying that to someone I barely know.

I assume she was joking/trying to have some banter, but unless I knew this person well and they knew me I wouldn’t have said something that could have potentially come across rude like that.

Well surely she didn't think the baby had chosen it's own outfit.

I just don't believe most of what I read on here lately

I'd find it odd but I wouldn't interpret it as rude.

I think it might have been a joke.