Why Aplologize...
Since having Skye, Andrew and I have made it a point to take here pretty much everywhere with us. This is so that not only does she get used to going different places, but so that we can be used to having her with us and it doesn't seem like a big deal. She's actually gotten really good at going places. We've even taken her to Longhorn Steakhouse, and you would have had no clue she was even there. Don't get me wrong, she definitely fusses every once in a while, but normally she's super easy to soothe. That is, until yesterday.
Yesterday Skye screamed like never before, and I automatically start trying to soothe her. Of course we are at the very back of Walmart, and I realize my nursing cover is still in the car, in the diaper bag. Which is also in the car, because I suck. Instead of running all the way to the car, I decide that I can just go nurse her in the family restroom (I know I could totally just whip my boob out and nurse her, but I personally don't like people looking at my boobs.), but of course there is someone in there. All the while Skye is still screaming as loud as she possibly can. So as I start my journey to the car, I of course am getting all of the dirty looks from judgmental older women, and I feel the need to start apologizing to every annoyed faced person I make eye contact with. Why? Why did I feel the need to apologize for a crying baby? Babies cry, and that's okay. Everyone, at some point in their life, has been an inconsolably crying baby. So why do people give you dirty looks, as you quickly walk out of a store, trying with all of your might to comfort your crying baby?
Growing up if someones child was crying, it never really bothered me. Especially if it were an infant.
I don't understand people getting irritated with babies. At that exact moment, they have literally never experienced something that terrible in their lives. Whatever the exact issue might be, gas, hunger, tiredness, boredom, there is a reason they ae crying. And that poor first time mom and dad, are just trying to find out what the cause is, and fix it for their child.
Instead of giving dirty looks, or saying "My child NEVER screamed like that", give a smile for encouragement, or even ignore it and get on with your day. Say a silent prayer for that parent, and move on. No parent is perfect, and every parent has a rough day. You shouldn't feel the need to say you're sorry, for something completely out of your control. Get out of the house, enjoy your life, and don't worry so much about your baby fussing. It's a part of life, enjoy it while they are little.
Yesterday Skye screamed like never before, and I automatically start trying to soothe her. Of course we are at the very back of Walmart, and I realize my nursing cover is still in the car, in the diaper bag. Which is also in the car, because I suck. Instead of running all the way to the car, I decide that I can just go nurse her in the family restroom (I know I could totally just whip my boob out and nurse her, but I personally don't like people looking at my boobs.), but of course there is someone in there. All the while Skye is still screaming as loud as she possibly can. So as I start my journey to the car, I of course am getting all of the dirty looks from judgmental older women, and I feel the need to start apologizing to every annoyed faced person I make eye contact with. Why? Why did I feel the need to apologize for a crying baby? Babies cry, and that's okay. Everyone, at some point in their life, has been an inconsolably crying baby. So why do people give you dirty looks, as you quickly walk out of a store, trying with all of your might to comfort your crying baby?
Growing up if someones child was crying, it never really bothered me. Especially if it were an infant.
I don't understand people getting irritated with babies. At that exact moment, they have literally never experienced something that terrible in their lives. Whatever the exact issue might be, gas, hunger, tiredness, boredom, there is a reason they ae crying. And that poor first time mom and dad, are just trying to find out what the cause is, and fix it for their child.
Instead of giving dirty looks, or saying "My child NEVER screamed like that", give a smile for encouragement, or even ignore it and get on with your day. Say a silent prayer for that parent, and move on. No parent is perfect, and every parent has a rough day. You shouldn't feel the need to say you're sorry, for something completely out of your control. Get out of the house, enjoy your life, and don't worry so much about your baby fussing. It's a part of life, enjoy it while they are little.
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