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Miserable old man!!
Just been out to lunch with a friend and had lo laid on the table on a mat playing while we chatted and played with her. She was so good but she's just started 'talking' and so was chatting away happily. All fine I thought, but there was an elderly couple in having lunch as well and every little noise she made, he shot me the filthiest look and muttered to his wife like we were the worst nuisances ever. I felt really uncomfortable and stressed. My friend said she'd have just been noisier to spite him but I'm not really like that and get embarrassed. Not had this before and it's left me feeling a bit cross/upset. How do you cope when your lo's are noisy when you're out? A big part of me thinks 'screw him!' but another part is really shy!!
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Luckily I am not the kind of person that gets bothered by it - at the end of the day they are just babies and everybody was a baby at one point. Even that grumpy old man!!
besides M chatting away is nothing compared to my 3yr old dd saying loudly 'mummy why doesnt that man have hair?' 'oo that lady has a funny hat loook' i could die lol xx
That's what one of my friends said wisher! She would have been awesome to have there as she would have gone out of her way to irritate him with googoo noises and high pitched giggling etc. Will have to try it next time and see if I can get them to move!!
L-B, there's always the ultimate 'mummy, why is that lady so fat?'!! I'm going to have to learn how to deal with all of this! I realised tonight that her pitch is changing, and when she cries now, it's like proper screaming.....she's LOUD! Luckily she only really cries when something's wrong. Oh well, it's going to be good for me to get a thicker skin.....and some earplugs!!!
You all chose to eat in a place that allows children
Children are not angels all the time - especially when they get more mobile
For as many people who give you the evils you will get the sympathetic/arhh looks.
How do you know he wasn't in a foul mood being dragged out shoppimg by his missus anyway when all he wanted to do was sit in his comfy chair at home reading the paper. Or it was simply when I go to that place I sit at that table .....
Its a case of trial and error as a new parent - you will find loads of places to go where you wont feel under so much pressure...
It's something I learnt over time with my first and I'm a bit more thick skinned now but you CANNOT put your life on hold because of one person. Get back out there and start enjoying getting out and about with your family
You find people like that cant function unless there grumpy and moaning.. He'd probably went on with his day getting angry at people who sneezed, walked to slow, were too tall/small ect ect! So dont worry! Victor Meldrews should be ignored.. They go to bed miserable & wake up miserable.. Its all they know! SORRY 4 GOING ON!! X X X
I find on the whole most people are very understanding with a lot of people trying to chat etc with them. As fairyfust say they are more embarrassing when they get older such as my 2 year old pulling his trousers down, pointing at his bits and shouting daddy in the middle of a supermarket. I backed away and pretend I wasn't with them