I was judged by a nosy stranger!!

Jessys_Girl

ECOFRIENDLYHOUSEWIFE:

Baby0322:

ECOFRIENDLYHOUSEWIFE:

I'm wondering how much you were watching your daughter if a stranger was close enough to snatch something out of her hands.  

When I'm at the grocery store nobody would get close enough to my lil sunshine to be able to snatch something out of the baby's hand.  

Not even in a line at the grocery store?

No, the cart is in front of me.  If I'm unloading groceries how can someone get in front of me to the baby?

My point is that if she wan't close enough to stop a stranger from snatching something from her baby's hand, she was not close enough to supervise her child playing with a freaking plastic bag.   

Baby was in the seat of the cart.  I was on the opposite side of the cart, unloading groceries.  I was still within arms reach of my child (albeit, reaching OVER the cart, but still within reach).  The woman was in line behind us (so standing right in front of DD).

ECOFRIENDLYHOUSEWIFE:

oh shut the fvvk up already.  You don't have to be a perfect mother or even a good mother to not let your spawn play with a plastic bag.  

When I make a mistake, and i make lots, it doesn't kill my child.   

My kid waving a plastic bag around in the air, right in front of me, isn't going to kill her.

 

 

cjcouple:

I think your an idiot for letting her play with a bag. it is about setting the right examples. bags are not toys. 

And as far as setting the right examples:  What about setting the example that you can improvise in a pinch (I didn't have any available toys as i was just running to the store to get a few things)?  Or the example that even "dangerous" things can be respected and enjoyed?  Or the example that my daughter's happiness is important to me.  And if this (playing with a bag while OVER supervised--me inches from her face) makes her happy then I'm all for it.

 

 

Fashiongal1973:

I agree that I would never let DS play with a plastic bag. It could only take a second for him to pull a piece of and stick it in his mouth and choke.  

The question that came to my mind is why do you need to put a banana in a plastic produce bag? It seems like a waste. 

Also I don't use plastic bags for produce I bought washable mesh ones and I try to always have my reusable bags for my groceries so I don't have to use plastic ones.  

I chose to put the banana in the bag because I didn't want DD trying to nom on the outside of the banana.  Who know's who's touched it before me?  I thought the bag would be a deterrent to that.  And it was, she ended up being more interested in the bag than the banana.  And good for you that you bought washable mesh bags.  I don't have the extra $$ to buy bags for my produce.  I use what's available to me...at the store.

French+75

People on this board need to chill the fluck out. 

I highly doubt the OP allows her child to regularily play with plastic bags, garden spades, bolt cutters and exposed electrical wires.

One small bag to keep a child from screaming is hardly going to cause her to forever think it's her special best friend.

Que*Syrah

I think the woman's heart was in the right place. Plastic bags are not toys. and the woman was looking out for her safety.  I would never advocate taking the bag away like she did, but I really think she had the right idea.

+diana82+

fredalina:

mrsolsen2000:

I honestly think people have lost their common sense! I would have lost it on the women lol. I have had people actually pull DD's paci out of her mouth when she was under a year old at the store. I consider grabbing something out of my child's hand (or mouth) to be touching my child and strangers do not touch my child unless they want me to get medival on their as#es!

The FVCK???

Oh HELL no.

ttimmerman

You think dangerous things should be enjoyed and respected? By a 1 year old?? I'm sorry, but that makes zero sense. Look, I think we've all been there when you're shopping, your LO is fussing, and you just want to make it out of the store in one piece. But you made a very poor choice in letting her play with a plastic bag, and you obviously were not constantly watching her if you heard a scream and the woman took the bag away. Besides the immediate danger, I agree with the pps who pointed out that she will think bags are toys, which is even more dangerous. 

I wasn't even going to comment on this b/c it seemed like other pps were making very logical and sensible comments about why this was so dangerous...but your refusal to admit that you were at all wrong is a little maddening. Kudos to that woman for preventing your daughter from playing with a very dangerous object - if I was a bystander I would completely be side-eyeing you and 100% agree with what the woman did.