to think this man wasnt scary or creepy..

[biddysmama]

was stood at the bus stop with my friend and a 50ish year old man started talking to us asking us about where the next bus went, when the bus got there it parked too far from the kerb so he lifted the pram on saying i'd not to do it in my condition (29 weeks pg) then he chatted on the bus asking about dd and baby, telling me about his grandchildren, showed me a pic of a toddler on his phone, he talked to dd who is very chatty, told her she had beautiful eyes and she would break some hearts when she was older then helped me get the pram off the bus (i didnt ask) saying pregnant ladies shouldnt lift things lol

my friend said it was a bit wierd, i just thought he was friendly..

he was being friendly. Your mate is weird.

Hmm, difficult to say without being there to assess the level of over-familiarity or creepiness. But I do think it's really sad that we are so cynical/suspicious about anyone esp. a man, who chats to people (esp. women with children) these days.

Sounds like a nice chap to me. Your friend is being a bit unfair.

she has very big blue eyes which get a lot of comments, i'm used to it but tbh it is mostly women and thats not creepy, so why a man?

He was just being friendly. Happens so seldom nowadays that people automatically get suspicious.

Sounds like a well mannered gentleman, hard to find these days, probably lots out there just to scared to speak or offer help for fear of suspicion..

V sad that people can't just be friendly and chat these days without fear of being thought weird/depraved [sigh]

Sounds like a nice and friendly chap to me.

Friend is an idiot.

have read all the reples - I think Orm sums up my feelings the best

Agree it is nice to have a wee chat with people, I used to love it when kids were babies. I live in an area where it is common to get 'silver' (£1 usually) when they are newborn, I made a fortune as my two are gorgeous

enjoy it know as when they are bigger people won't notice. And your friend is weird hth!

YANBU!
sounds to me like he was just being friendly!
its sad that a man being friendly now must equal pervert in many peoples eyes!

Not all men are paedophiles!

Sounds like he was just friendly and your friend is being unnecessarily suspicious!

Poor bloke probably went home pleased with himself at having been friendly and helpful to a pregnant lady, her buggy and her baby.
God, sometimes I feel like it's a scene from 'The Birds' out there for men. There you are. pottering around being friendly and normal and then you look up and there's a line of crows glaring at you balefully from a wall, ready to swoop.

Thinks of teenage son.
Starts a new thread.

AIBU to warn my son to avoid all contact with breeding females and their young, in case his intentions are misinterpreted to his detriment?

Go with the monosyllabic grunts, hostile stare and unhelpful attitude so many of the women complain about here. You avoid them, they'll avoid you, problem solved.

ohh he sounds lovely.a genuine gentleman.
i remember when i was on a plane with my 3dds (10, 8 and 6 at the time). there was a 'nice' man chatting to them, he seemed innocent enough but as we were getting off he asked if he could KISS them

bloody hell whats weird about it, most people are just friendly without having any sort of ulterior motives. your friend is a loon

actually thinking about it i found the woman that offered to hold my tiny dd in asda while i went outside to get a trolley a little creepy, this fella didnt even blip on my radar!

My son would have gone and got you a trolley, leaving you literally holding the baby.

My Dad is just like this. He is so sociable and talks to everyone. It is sad that it can be construed as creepy just because you have children.

What a lovely exp/ i love having unexpected chats with people. male/female young/old whatever.

of course we are super primed these days, which is just the way it is. It must have been really nice for that man to be able to help and be friendly.

In Glasgow, this is standard. It freaked mevout when I moved up here as, being a Londoner, talking to a stranger is one step away from being mugged.

Now I chat along like a bored housewife...shit, I am a bored housewife. Sigh.

me too smallorange! I'll be one of those old ladies who holds up the queue in Sainsburys soon!

To be fair, in London if some one talks to you or looks at you they are either:

a mugger
a chugger
raving mad

thats what was creepy goblin, she wanted me to leave her in asda holding the baby while i went out for the trolley, she didnt offer to get me a trolley

I'd have smiled and suggested it to her.
Whist holding the baby firmly.