TashaAndBump

I was at a labour party BBQ this afternoon, and this old woman comes up to me and asks "How old is your baby?" 'Okay,' I think, 'that's a fairly common one... I'll let her off for being nosy!' "She's 12 weeks," I answer.

"Hmm, and how old are you?" she persues... and I answer without thinking "I'm nineteen" and she just tuts and walks off with her nose in the air! Looking back on it, I should have answered with something like 'That's a bit rude isn't it? It's none of your business!' It would have saved a whole lot of trouble I reckon and might even have put her off of talking to me again... ::sigh!::

And after that, the whole afternoon she kept saying things like, "Be careful with that baby! Mind her head! Don't you dare drop her!" WTF?! As if I would drop her! So anyway, I got so fed up with her that I ended up snapping back, "I know how to handle my baby!" in a really nasty voice, and walking off. But I was so fed up with her by then that I hardly felt like being very polite...

She wasn't off-put, though and kept making these comments... Then later I was talking to Dominic and, as teething has made Anna a slightly grumpy-bunny lately, I was saying how I'd be glad when all her teeth came through, and she interrupted, "She won't be any different when her teeth are all through!" (Hello, I thought I was talking to my husband!) so I said that yes she would and she's usually so lovely and happy, and she said "She won't be any more or less lovely once she's got teeth." So I just gave her a piece of my mind because I was outright pissed off with her telling me about my baby and how I should treat her by that point, and I said something along the lines of, "Well yes she will actually, because the only reason she's being grouchy at the moment is that her teeth are coming through. Normally she's really happy and laid back, and frankly you don't know my daughter or anything about us, so you shouldn't really comment should you!" Gah!

I've never had anything like this, but I feel certain that it's just because I'm a teenager, I felt like I could have slapped her by the time we left. Stupid old bat!

bexy_22

What a cow! Well would have punched her!

susiewusie

Some people just make you wanna scream

I used to get stuff like that all the time, i was a bit younger though. Don't let them get at you i'm sure your a great mam.

~KACI~

Omg i would of gone mad if ne1 said anything like that to me- you go girl!! x x

oOKayOo

Aww im sorry hun unfortunatly there are LOTS of women out there that look down on young mums. Teenagers or not. I get it ALOT too although im 21 i have 2 kids so looks bad from there point.
Just hold your head up high , you know your a brill mum.
I get tuts alot when my children have a little wobbly, i always just say , ' oh god i know i didnt know that babies cried iether' (rolling my eyes at them) honestly some women are just plain rude.

polo_princess

Cheeky Mare!!

I keep forgetting your younger than me Tasha i always think your a lil bit older than me lol

dizzy65

wow what an butt, shed has no right telling u what to do or how to treat your daughter.. thats rude.... I mean there are people a lot younger than your self that get pregnant.. she shoulda minded her own business... I am 18 and going to be a mom, man if some one said that to me i wouldnt of been so calm as u were.. I cant believe people can be that rude and annpying !!!

Emmea12uk

what a stupid old bat! as you said lol! I would have shouted at her much sooner! Interfereing old cow!

toriaaaaTRASH

What a twat? You should've said something sooner!

Mynxie

what a bitch! I hate interfering people like that! grrr