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Finding perspective at Target

MsShibMsShib
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Yesterday I was trying to get my shopping done at Target and my sweet 3 week-old started crying. As I was bouncing with her wrapped around me in the moby, trying to calm her down, an older woman came up to me and said: "You know, if you look around, we are all mothers here. Please, please don't feel bad that your baby is crying. No one cares! You may think you're bothering others, but you're not. She's just a baby and we've all been there."

I'll remind myself of that next time I want to run out of a store as if I were holding a highly contagious infant!  

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  • landosmommylandosmommy member
    Awww that's neat! What a sweet lady! We need to clone her. ;)

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  • aichandaichaichandaich member
    There is still hope for humanity ;) That is fantastic, I need to hear that too - I get embarassed and flustered every time she acts up in the store.
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  • melissa.1985melissa.1985 member
    Wow, what a nice lady! I bet that made you feel a lot better - thanks for sharing!
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    imageMsShib:

    Yesterday I was trying to get my shopping done at Target and my sweet 3 week-old started crying. As I was bouncing with her wrapped around me in the moby, trying to calm her down, an older woman came up to me and said: "You know, if you look around, we are all mothers here. Please, please don't feel bad that your baby is crying. No one cares! You may think you're bothering others, but you're not. She's just a baby and we've all been there."

    I'll remind myself of that next time I want to run out of a store as if I were holding a highly contagious infant!  

    How sweet!!! I hope people will be that nice when we fly in a couple of weeks!
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  • tmaddentmadden member
    What a wonderful lady!!
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  • IrishEyes0530IrishEyes0530 member
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    There is still hope for humanity ;) That is fantastic, I need to hear that too - I get embarassed and flustered every time she acts up in the store.
    This for me too. I want to hide when DS won't stop crying! Lol but what a wonderful woman. We need one of her in every store!
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  • heymommyheymommy member
    that is nice. Screaming/crying children in stores rarely bother me and if it is a tantrum sometimes that is entertaining to me.. as in- been there done that.
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  • pinkpigeonpinkpigeon member
    That was sweet of that lady to say! I had a similar situation yesterday at the grocery store and I felt like all eyes were on me. Wish someone would have been encouraging like that.
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  • CarlaAndJamesCarlaAndJames member
    That is so nice! I never felt anything but sympathy for other mothers with crying babies before I had mine, but for some reason I feel so embarrassed and desperate when it's me! 
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  • ShelleybellShelleybell member
    imageMsShib:

    Yesterday I was trying to get my shopping done at Target and my sweet 3 week-old started crying. As I was bouncing with her wrapped around me in the moby, trying to calm her down, an older woman came up to me and said: "You know, if you look around, we are all mothers here. Please, please don't feel bad that your baby is crying. No one cares! You may think you're bothering others, but you're not. She's just a baby and we've all been there."

    I'll remind myself of that next time I want to run out of a store as if I were holding a highly contagious infant!  

     

    sooo nice!!!! 

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  • pixiernpixiern

    I probably would have hugged her, lol!!!! I hate how some people are such as$es when it comes to children. Like their children are perfect angels who never, ever cry! 

     

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  • FordFalcorFordFalcor member

    That is so sweet and reassuring! I too get incredibly flustered when LO starts wailing in public.

    I had 3 (3!!) different Grandmas come up to me when I was changing my screaming LO in a restaurant bathroom and say practically the exact same things: it gets better, she's so sweet (I'm thinking "really, she's turning purple!"), you'll miss this stage one day...

    It felt really good to hear the perspective of ladies who have BTDT.

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  • thequeeenbeethequeeenbee member
    That is SO wonderful! It was so sweet that it literally brought tears to my eyes.
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  • jillybean222jillybean222 member
    I needed to hear that when I was out with my 4 yo, 2 yo, and 2 week old shopping for my niece's bday present today.  I felt like all eyes were on me!  My kids weren't out of control, but I felt like I was constantly saying "stay with mama, put that back on the shelf, don't run over your sister with the cart, etc.)  I couldn't get out of there fast enough!!!!!
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  • zenmazenma member
    Awww, finally some wanted solicited advice.Smile What a sweet lady.

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  • kacellekacelle member
    I've told myself and DH that a thousand times since having DD!  That's great advice.  :)
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  • KW12KW12 member
    Today I was standing in the checkout line with DH and the baby started cryine. I started getting flustered because everyone kept looking at us. But then I realized everyone was paying attention because they thought his newborn cry was cute and they all got excited. Not because they thought "why is she letting that baby cry".
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