Back off, Babushka!
I've come to loathe the babushkas. Those old ladies who haunt the library, the grocery store, the farmer's market. They call after me, shaking their fingers and (somehow) pursing their faces instead of just their lips. They are the ones who want me to take better care of my child. Why? Pick a reason:
She cold
She might be cold
She look cold
Dirty! Dirty! (She has her hands in a potted plant)
She run around
She need sweater
She need coat
She put mouth on that thing
Today I finally let my exasperation show and it felt so good. Sweetness was running her hands through the potting soil in a plant next to the library checkout desk. I figure as long as she's not pulling the plant up, I'm not worried. Then I noticed Lurking Babushka looking at Sweetness and then looking at me, about eight feet away and talking with the librarian.
Lurking Babushka: That dirty, baby! Dirty.
Sweetness: Ignore
LB: Dirty, dirty!
Sweetness: Ignore
LB: Dirty, where is your mama (she knew I was standing right there), she make you stop, that dirty.
Me: I'M *RIGHT* HERE
Shocked silence from LB; librarian also a bit surprised.
Finished checking out the books and took Sweetness to the bathroom to wash her hands.
As of her bedtime a couple of hours ago, we have not detected Ebola, Marburg Virus, Plague, Dengue Fever, Rickets, Lumberman's Despair, or Chronic Halitosis. Please stay tuned here for further health bulletins.
She cold
She might be cold
She look cold
Dirty! Dirty! (She has her hands in a potted plant)
She run around
She need sweater
She need coat
She put mouth on that thing
Today I finally let my exasperation show and it felt so good. Sweetness was running her hands through the potting soil in a plant next to the library checkout desk. I figure as long as she's not pulling the plant up, I'm not worried. Then I noticed Lurking Babushka looking at Sweetness and then looking at me, about eight feet away and talking with the librarian.
Lurking Babushka: That dirty, baby! Dirty.
Sweetness: Ignore
LB: Dirty, dirty!
Sweetness: Ignore
LB: Dirty, where is your mama (she knew I was standing right there), she make you stop, that dirty.
Me: I'M *RIGHT* HERE
Shocked silence from LB; librarian also a bit surprised.
Finished checking out the books and took Sweetness to the bathroom to wash her hands.
As of her bedtime a couple of hours ago, we have not detected Ebola, Marburg Virus, Plague, Dengue Fever, Rickets, Lumberman's Despair, or Chronic Halitosis. Please stay tuned here for further health bulletins.