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- Unknown said...
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I'm so glad you posted this. I love to smile at kids when we're out and I never even thought about the fact that it might annoy their parents and distract them from what they're supposed to be doing, I just saw a cute kid being cute. Consider me educated! :)
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October 3, 2012 at 3:56 PM
- CJ said...
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I think its a little different to smile at or acknowledge a cute kid, if its a harmless gesture. But I totally agree, encouraging or laughing bad table manners when the parents are obviously trying to correct them is beyond rude!!
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October 3, 2012 at 4:21 PM
- Unknown said...
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I'm basically the same way and maybe even more extreme. I pretty much could do without random strangers ever talking to my kid, period. It always distracts her from whatever: eating, being quiet in the shopping cart, etc. And it always gets on my nerves. Stay out of my kid's personal space, and mine. Go shop or eat your own food or whatever, just leave me out of it. How bad is that? Probably very and I'll wonder one day why my kid is so anti-social.
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October 3, 2012 at 4:26 PM
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Anonymous said...
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That in the out door kills me. I HATE IT.
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October 3, 2012 at 4:53 PM
- Unknown said...
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i had neveer even thought of this before - i'll be way more careful when interacting with strangers kids! thanks for the heads up
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October 3, 2012 at 5:12 PM
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Anonymous said...
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HA! First off, Morgan totally got me with the first sentence! I was like, wait, they're not what I would consider laid-back, go with the flow kind of people. Anyways, I haven't had people seemingly encourage poor behavior with Weston while we're out with him. Usually they just smile and maybe talk to us about him. If we're eating out, we really don't expect him to eat much just because he's out of his normal element. It'd tick me off if we wanted him to eat and people were encouraging poor behavior. Jessie :)
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October 3, 2012 at 7:01 PM
- The Pajama Mama said...
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Hmmm...maybe I haven't encountered the same types of folks you have, or maybe I am a little more laid back, but that kind of stuff either doesn't happen or doesn't get to me. Mango is in a restaurant more times a week than I care to admit, and generally he handles himself pretty well for his age. But if he can catch eye contact with someone and turn on the charm, he will not miss the opportunity. I think it's cute when people interact with him.
Then again, he is a very social person, and I don't stress too much over whether he's eating or not. So I don't know - maybe it just doesn't bug me? -
October 15, 2012 at 12:32 AM