Today J and I were playing outside. We were waiting for Chris to come home from school, and thought we would go outside to pass the time away. We were strategically waiting for him on the corner, figuring if he came one way or the other, we wouldn't miss him.
J was having a grand ol' time. He was exploring all around, playing with the picnic benches, chasing leaves, playing in the grass, etc. A very concerned sweet elderly woman was watching us playing together. Eventually her conscious must have gotten the better of her, and she came over to chat.
“Oh he is so close to the road! He might get hit!”
“Oh ya. He’s sort of crazy. But I got an eye on him. I won’t even let him go to the side walk, let alone the road.”
“Oh so he isn’t allowed to play in the road?”
“No… not yet. He’s only 8 months old. Maybe when he is 9 months old though…” As soon as I heard the words coming out of my mouth, I knew she was NOT going to think it was funny. At all. I thought it was rather clever though.
“Oh… You should pick him up. He looks so sad.” He was actually happily chasing a leaf at that moment. But I obliged.
“Oh no! Look! He has a runny nose! The poor baby is sick!”
“Oh ya I know. Poor guy. He is teething so he is a mess lately.”
“Well, you need to wipe it off! Wipe off his nose on your shirt! That is what you are supposed to do. That is what we always used to do with our babies.”
Ew sick. Really?? Sigh. I obliged. Partially…I used my hand, and then wiped it off on the ground. Still sick. I know.
“Oh he must be cold. It’s so windy! You should take him inside. He is already so sick.”
“We are just waiting for someone, and then we will take off.” I was still smiling. She just stared at me, and looked at J like he was a hopeless little child.
“Are you babysitting? Where is the mother?”
That was the best part of the conversation! HA! As if it would make her feel better, just by knowing the child would have some kind of chance, if only I was babysitting. Poor lady. I’m sure I broke her heart when I said:
“Nope. He’s mine. All mine... If he wasn’t I’d let him play in the road….”
I think I ruined her day.
well, you made my day! go taylor go. i love your hidden blantant disregard for what anyone thinks of you (Does that make sense?) i love it!
ReplyDeleteHa that was awesome. up until the last comment i was thinking "ok" but i loved that you said you would let him play in the road if you were babysitting. I wish i would have seen her face.
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ReplyDeleteYea I found your blog on Shanae's and I'm adding you to mine because you crack me up! Don't you just love uptight people. I think you handled that marvelously!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI love this!!! How funny! Poor lady, mothers these days!! You're hilarious Taylor.
ReplyDeleteLiar! You were babysitting him! I adopted him, remember???
ReplyDeleteThis post is hilarious!!! I love the way you responded too... So many would have been so offended. You got spunk my dear and I LOVE spunk!
ReplyDeleteAt age 23, when I was pregnant with Adi (like 8 to 9 months - so huge) I was stepping into my car and a lady ran up to me asking if I would like to "blah, blah, blah" I honestly wasn't really paying attention and than all of a sudden I realized it was a teen program... I asked "how old do I have to be?" "15 and under she replied" OK - I thought to myself, I'm pregnant, stepping behind the wheel of a car and wearing a wedding ring what is she trying to do to me? "Sorry" I said, " I'm just a little to old, I have a drivers license" I said proudly as if I got it just last week, She was shocked, in total disbelief, "Oh really? You look like your 14." Way to add insult to injury lady... and I even had make-up on that day!
Sometimes people just don't think!
Apparently, we as mothers don't know anything and have to have total strangers tell us how to parent our own children!
ReplyDeleteThat is too funny!! And also ridiculous!! What a crazy lady.
ReplyDeletetaylor.. oh my gosh i love it. haha maybe when he's nine months i'll let him. haha you handled that really well. like leah said so many would have been so offended. it's good that you didn't let her get to you.
ReplyDeleteLOL, That is so funny. I tell you this younger generation of mothers, we just are so dangerous and wild, aren't we! I don't know what it is about the elderly mothers they love to tell us what we are doing wrong, because they know it all, right? HA!
ReplyDeleteLOVE IT!!!
So, let me get this straight ... he can play in the street but he can't eat chocolate ??? Seriously, where are your priorities?
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you posted that! I laughed because it hits so close to home! Oh how I know how you feel! Just yesterday Jayden "ran away" and I hear my neighbor lady saying "little boy, where's your mommy?" as my son RUNS down the road barefoot with only a diaper and a backpack on! oh the joys of having mischevious little boys! I love the..."you really shouldn't let him do that, he could get hurt". I love one of my friends responses..."do YOU want to be his mother?"
ReplyDeleteI can NOT believe this. wow lady, back off. Good for you Taylor- you handled the situation well.
ReplyDeleteHey! This is Anna your old neighbor. This lady is ridiculous! You handled the situation very well. I would have been too annoyed to finish the conversation.
ReplyDeleteso hillarious! what is with some old people...thinking they know so much! I love what you said...i would probably have said the same exact things!
ReplyDeleteHilarious! You amuse me every time I read your blog, please be sure to keep that up! :)
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You have so many people commenting on this post, you probably won't even get to mine. Soooo funny Taylor! I love how you wrote it all out. Those ladies are so bored with their lives and obviously watch way too much Oprah. THEIR kids, raised in the 60's and 70's, weren't even watched! They ran around the neighborhood all day with no parental figures in sight (truthfully, I wish it was still that way). I don't know why they're all so paranoid now! (:
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! Don't you love all that unwanted advice?! That is so funny. You are very patient to have put up with that old woman! I love your clever remarks though! LOL!
ReplyDeleteOkay, that wins as the most hilarious story of the week. You are wonderful for being a good mom who doesn't let some odd old lady ruin a good day. I love it!
ReplyDeleteHahaha! You have quite the wit... I don't think I would have been able to say any of that to some lady I don't even know!
ReplyDeleteBAHA HA i love the last part.
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