School child with a dummy???

[Nesbo552]

I was in the supermarket the other day, and I passed a mother shopping with her child, the child was in school uniform. I thought nothing of it and was about to move on, when the child turned around to face me and he had a dummy in his mouth! I won't lie I was shocked, the child looked around 6 or 7 and had a lump of plastic jammed in his gob. I have seen this woman before when she was with her son but it was nothing more than passing on the street, and he didn't have a dummy then. I know that it is none of my business but it made me wonder. Does anyone else feel the same way?

So in a brief chat, you managed to establish that there were no disabilities (diagnosed or undiagnosed). I'd love to know how that conversation went! I cannot imagine chatting with some complete stranger and divulging that kind of information that soon about my kids! Especially when there probably was a very fake and snidey undertone to the conversation - let's face it, you weren't chatting to be nice, you were trying to find out information to support your negative judgemental opinion of her.
You've actually made yourself look even nastier than you did after the initial post!

Well done Nesbo, thank god you've cleared that up. What now.....pitchforks? Stocks? Posters shaming the awful parenting you have been witness to? I know it has gone out of fashion, but nothing really beats a spot of tarring and feathering.

Adult baby typing out a fantasy by any chance?

Mind your own business. You do not know the full
Circumstances so do not judge

Why the hell does it matter to you if a 5 year old has a dummy. It is the choice of the parents.

I'd probably look twice but also know that will be me in 2 years. Ds1 obsessed with dummies. I don't care now and I won't care in 2 years! I'd be uninterested in anyone else's opinion of me too. I'd probably assume anyone giving me judgey looks didn't have kids.

Why do you care so much?
Weird.

Omg you had the cheek to quiz her about it??.... This all sounds weird to me. What the heck has it to do with you and why does it bother you so much. I still can't believe you actually asked the mum about it!!

A child of that age should not have a dummy. I'd feel embarrassed to take my child out in public like that.

Have you considered that maybe the child has additional needs? Maybe developmentally delayed. May have sensory issues that a soother helps?
No of course not. Just mind your business and move on.