Handling strangers?

Reilly626 · May 2013

Maybe I get a little more attention with 2 babies but strangers at stores feel the urge to touch my kids, grab their hand or foot more so my daughter who has stranger anxiety now anyway which doesn't make it easy as I'm trying to calm her down after they leave! As Im saying dont, the hand goes out! How do you politely say don't touch my kid or back off??? Frankly I can't believe people have the balls to do it in today's world! I would never!! Yesterday the woman was like I just live babies!! Now when I'm approached I am not so friendly in fear of this! How do you all handle it?

ks3pink · May 2013

Girl, with twins, you have to give them the stank eye from the get go. As soon as I see someone looking I give them a look that says "touch my babies and you die". I got caught off guard once at lowes when we were buying a washing machine. The lady kept playing with one of the boys' hands and even said she would hold him for me. I turned around and looked at her like she had lost her ever loving mind. She didn't ask again.

AutumnLeaves2 · May 2013

I always make it sound like my LO is the one who's saying "don't touch me." Someone will reach out and touch her face while she's in her stroller and I'll just pull it back and say "look but don't touch, I'm really shy!" They usually get it and don't seem offended.
Not like I really care if they're offended...don't touch mah babeh.

mollyxcate · May 2013

Chloe mean mugs everyone in public. She will never smile.

She scares them off for me. Smile

That's my girl!

Bemyselfandi · May 2013

Just start going bsc. People will start avoiding you in public. Arms flailing yelling nonsense. It'll work every time.

bigbootyjudi · May 2013

I just tell them not to touch him.

I'm pretty blunt and a dirty look usually follows, but meh. Whatev.

JayandEmm · May 2013

People are always so touchy with babies. It's gross. It doesn't help that ds gives complete strangers a huge grin...

I just steer him away from people that look touchy. So far, no one has chased us down to touch him.

cedenton · May 2013

I can't recall anyone ever trying to touch DS. But, as far as I can tell, I've always come across as a bit unapproachable, so maybe it's me.

smile50208 · May 2013

I had a random guy at the restaurant last Friday want to take his picture. He has his phone out ready to go. Thank goodness my dad came out (he was finishing paying the bill) and I was like, gotta go. Bye bye!

I wasn't sure how to handle it. Very creepy.

twoitalians · May 2013

If they touch DS I pull out my hand sanitizer in front of them and start rubbing down the area they touched. They get the hint.

JessiP613 · May 2013

smile50208:
I had a random guy at the restaurant last Friday want to take his picture. He has his phone out ready to go. Thank goodness my dad came out he was finishing paying the bill and I was like, gotta go. Bye bye!I wasn't sure how to handle it. Very creepy.

That is super creepy! Wtf old man?!
I just use my stink eye to scare everyone off in advance!

rp-chicago-mom · May 2013

smile50208:
I had a random guy at the restaurant last Friday want to take his picture. He has his phone out ready to go. Thank goodness my dad came out he was finishing paying the bill and I was like, gotta go. Bye bye!I wasn't sure how to handle it. Very creepy.

I had a dumb young couple try to take a picture of my class once. They didn't ask and just had their cameras out. Thy said, "They're just so cute!" and I said, "But they don't belong to you. Their parents wouldn't be pleased to know strangers were photographing them. Bye."

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