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Stupid things people have said to you

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JennH · 03/02/2004 13:42

I have never heard as much rubbish as i have heard since i had my baby.

Things i get a lot-
What is HE called? (He is a girl and always wears pink)
Aww is she a big sister (said when she was obviously new born)

Am i the only one who has a child that people constantly think is the opposite sex?

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alamel · 16/04/2004 21:23

Have had a real laugh reading this thread.

My particular bugbear when ds was small was total strangers saying "he must be hungry"; "shouldn't you feed him" etc etc whenever he was crying. I had real problems feeding him in the early stages and people were always saying this to me when I'd just finished a 2 hour feed and staggered out for a bit of fresh air for us both. Most annoying and rather too personal to have all these strangers basically saying "shouldn't you get your boobs out now and feed him"!!!!! Particularly since there are plenty of other reasons why a baby might cry.

ds is always being mistaken for a girl. I don't like to correct strangers who make this mistake (since it doesn't bother me and I'll never see them again). However, ended up having a long conversation in a post office queue with an old lady about my supposed "daughter". Finally, she asked "her" name and since we'd then been chatting for around 15 minutes I felt it was too late to point out she was a he. I had to invent a girl's name for ds. That did make me feel guity.

kid · 17/04/2004 14:04

I keep bumping into this crazy lady near DD's school. I do try and avoid her but its hard! DS was whinging because he wanted to get out of his buggy (but I know better than letting him loose in a shopping centre). So this crazy lady tells me 'Oh, he's tired' I told her 'No, he wants to get out'. She told me 'No he's tired, I should know I've had 3 kids!' I just ignored from that point, as if she could know more than me about my own DS! She is sop irritating.

suedonim · 17/04/2004 14:33

My dh was buying a newspaper in a local shop. There was a woman in there with an approx 3yo boy, who was being a bit mischievous but wasn't doing anything terrible. When the boy ignored the woman telling him off she pointed at dh and said in a loud voice "If you don't behave yourself that man over there will come come and get you". Dh was really upset when he got home.

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kid · 17/04/2004 14:55

suedonim - I have to admit, I use that threat on my kids too. I usaully say if you don't stop that, that man / lady will tell you off. But I can understand your hubby feeling upset by it.

oiseau · 17/04/2004 15:02

When my ds was 2 weeks old my friend who was 9 months pregnant came round to see me and said "Is he sleeping through yet?". Had she not been pregnant, I may well have thrown her out the window but I just smiled to myself and thought "you wait"!

I still tease her about it now!

fernyburn · 17/04/2004 15:25

The most annoying comment I got, was when we started telling everyone that I was pregnant, was... oh was it planned...

yingers74 · 17/04/2004 19:58

I had the opposite prob to alamel, people always for K was a boy when she was a little baby. I took great delight in correcting them and watching them squirm and bumble 'it was the blue that threw me'!

Once i was out with my baby and i was about to go into the GPs when a woman coming out said 'you should make your babu wear a hat or she will get a cold', I never understand why perfect strangers either want to tell you how to raise your child or feel the need to judge on their behaviour. Another great one is 'she looks tired, you should get her to sleep'.

prettycandles · 18/04/2004 11:40

I came out of hospital on Xmas Eve, after giving birth a week late. On Xmas Day I knocked on the neighbour's door to invite them over to 'wet the baby's head' and was greeted by 'Oh my god, you're STILL pregnant! Are you going to hospital after Xmas to have it induced?'

fairyprincess · 19/04/2004 00:46

I was at a playgroup when this mother asked if my dd was a boy to which I replied she was a girl. She asked again in an are you sure sort of way - my dd had short hair at 2yrs. I again confirmed dd was a girl. This mother then said that I'd used a girls name for my little boy. If felt really upset that some other mother would just not accept that my dd is a girl and keep going on about her being a boy because she had short hair. Some people can be awful. I gave my dd an extra big hug that day as it had upset her too.

Mirage · 20/04/2004 22:40

I took dd (7.5 months old)to visit a lady I used to work with today.The following conversation took place.

Friend (to dd) 'Next time you come,I'll have some juice for you'.

Me;She doesn't drink juice.

Friend;'Doesn't she drink juice?! What do you give her to drink then?'

Me;'milk or water.'

Friend;Don't you give her tea?

Me;'No,shes only a baby,she shouldn't have tea'.

Friend;'Oh our xxxx had tea all the time & he was perfectly healthy,apart from his bad throat,ear infections & all that time he had off school'.

I said nothing.

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