Dear Sweet, Well-Meaning, and Pleasant but very Clueless Grocery Shopping Lady,
I appreciate your compliments on the cuteness of my baby. However, I’m somewhat confused.
I’m not one of those moms who believes that a girl baby should *always* be dressed in pink and that a boy baby should *always* be dressed in blue. I think that if a little girl’s mom wants to put her in blue or green or orange, or a little boy’s mom dresses him in purple, that is perfectly okay. Who cares? That being said, though, my daughter was in a pink shirt and skirt this morning in the store. She had on floral sandals, clutched a pink striped blanket in her fists, and sucked on a pacifier that said, “precious.” That is why I looked a little confused when you sweetly told me how cute my “little boy” was. That is why I was baffled when you asked me how old “he” is. That, too, is why I was at a loss for words when you said I should cherish every moment with “him.” When I responded with each statement with a “she” response, I think it’s funny that you were not deterred in your thinking.
I do thank you for your compliments, though. That was all very sweet coming from a stranger.
Sincerely,
Confused Mama
Dear Lady With the Other Lady,
I’m not sure it’s polite to rave on about how beautiful my daughter is and how gorgeous her eyes are, and then look at me and say, “She must look like her daddy.” I’m just saying.
Sincerely,
Confused and Slightly Insulted Mama
3 of your thoughts:
LOL!!! Apparently, in Spain, clothing has nothing to do with the sex of the baby--that is to say, they don't really care what colors or types of things they dress boys and girls in. I don't know this because of all the beautiful babies we observed while there, I know this because Marc's sister, Amy, was apparently the only little baby girl in the entire nation to not have pierced ears so no matter how pink or ruffly her clothing, they always asked about "him" simply because she had no earrings. Funny, huh?
What the heck?! Sounds like you had an interesting encounter to say the least. Sorry about all of that. Some people are just...strange.
I'll have you know that your baby GIRL is most definitely beautiful and SHE looks so much like her mama, in my opinion! ;)
My sister always hated that too. She always puts her girls in ruffles and bows and pink and lace. You would think if the clothes weren't a clue then the fact that you kept saying "she" would be.
I can't believe that lady!! You just don't say that to people. Some people never learn those social skills i guess.
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