Funny Story about Opinionated People

2ktBride · May 2012

Last Thursday we had an ultrasound and I had my little guy wear a "big brother" shirt to make it special. The smallest size that the store sold was 2T and he usually wears 18 months but it didn't look too bad. After the ultrasound we attended the "Tiny Tot Time" at the library. While we were waiting to enter the reading room a grandmother walked over to us and started chatting. She noticed his shirt and said excitedly "Oh look ____ (grandson's name), he's going to be a big brother too...oh wait. That can't be right. He's too young." (Obviously she has no internal monologue and just blurts everything out.) I corrected her and said he indeed was going to be a big brother. She continued to disagree with me that he was too young to be a big brother. (Not sure how she arrived at that conclusion.) Trying to remain friendly I told her that they will be 18 months apart when #2 arrives and that we were very excited. She made a few comments about how she's shocked we found a store that would even sell shirts that small for older siblings.

Although I could have been offended by her comments I was pretty amused. It seems like her generation would be more used to families having children spaced close together. And they will be 18 months apart which to me doesn't seem as "extremely" close to warrant her reaction.

Has anyone else experienced anything similar? I'm so proud of our little family and our healthy babies I'm determined to find humor in other people's less-than-excited reactions.

BTW I'm testing out my new signature so I apologize in advance if it's incorrect.

kcisthebombdotcom · May 2012

That is kind of weird. My grandmother had 4 under 5 (and 2 more spaced 2 years apart), so I get no sympathy for 2u2. lol!

LollyBug18 · May 2012

That is funny but I think I would have asked her how she figured he'd be too young and seen what she had to say. It probably would have been just as funny.

MammaBear81 · May 2012

That's a god story... it's hard to get mad at old ladies, but when it's a person around my age, or a little older, I don't know if I could have held it past her correcting me for a second time that "he's too young to be a big brother" Stick out tongue

Keep up the good sense of humor, it helps a lot! Congrats

kerischrader · May 2012

MammaBear81:
That's a god story... it's hard to get mad at old ladies, but when it's a person around my age, or a little older, I don't know if I could have held it past her correcting me for a second time that "he's too young to be a big brother" Keep up the good sense of humor, it helps a lot! Congrats

Your pic is SO stinking adorable!!!

MammaBear81 · May 2012

kerischrader:
MammaBear81:
That's a god story... it's hard to get mad at old ladies, but when it's a person around my age, or a little older, I don't know if I could have held it past her correcting me for a second time that "he's too young to be a big brother" Keep up the good sense of humor, it helps a lot! Congrats

Your pic is SO stinking adorable!!!

Thanks

++southerngirl++ · May 2012

Mine are 14 months apart and I got the same thing often - or I'd get the comment 'don't u know how we get babies' or 'oh, she's an oops'- I hate that one!! I quickly correct ppl about that. Now that they are 1 and 2 I get 'are they twins?' to which I say no and then the previous statements are rendered again. Sigh.

kcisthebombdotcom · May 2012

++SouthernGirl++:
Mine are 14 months apart and I got the same thing often - or I'd get the comment 'don't u know how we get babies' or 'oh, she's an oops'- I hate that one!! I quickly correct ppl about that. Now that they are 1 and 2 I get 'are they twins?' to which I say no and then the previous statements are rendered again. Sigh.

I get the twins comment too! Which is extra funny, because my older child is way above average for height and my DD is short, so there's a huge height difference (9 inches!) I loved the twins comment when I'd be pushing them in the double-DD was a newborn and was way tiny/not doing anything, while DS was sitting up and chatting.

CaitlinJ22 · May 2012

I could list all the comments I get with #3 but it would be a novel.

I had a woman tell me today (a grandma) that I was a glutton for punishment, Ive had women say "another one??" look at my belly and walk away, the "you've got your hands full: and then not helping me...oh and my favorite "dont you and your husband have a TV???"

yup, people cant shut their mouths.

Nita2603 · May 2012

Mine will be 11 months apart - I get stupid comments all the time.

New_MrsP · June 2012

Old Navy sells big brother/big sister t-shirts as small as 12-18 months.

And why is it a rule that you can't be mean to old ladies? We have a bat-sh!t crazy old lady at my work, and she can get away with saying things that would get anyone else smacked in the mouth.

I'm getting really tired of the comments too, DS1 will be 20 months on Thursday, and this guy could come any day now, according to my OB. (I was 2cm and 50% last week). It's getting to the point where I dread going to the store with him, because complete strangers do the whole, "How old is he?" How far along are you?" and then look at me like I'm crazy.

Meanwhile, each of my parents have 8 siblings, but it was different back then I guess.

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