At the post office today

[firstkid4me]

I mailed out Emily's gobble-and-go hippo (I sold it to an MDC mama) and Emily was very upset (she hasn't played with it in about 6 months, but once we're ready to get rid of it, it's the best toy ever!) Emily was very mad while I was working with the postal worker to have it packaged, and she was starting to crying hysterically. I felt bad, but I knew that if we brought it home, she would start ignoring it as soon as we got home, so while the postal worker was packing it up, I ran out to the car with Emily and got my mei tai. I put Emily in it and started nursing, and no one said anything! There was a long line of people behind me, and they probably could see that I was trying really hard to calm Emily down. I was ready with a bit of snark though, if someone asked me to do that somewhere else, I would have said, "Ok" moved one step to the left and said, "Is this better?"

[DBZ]

Originally Posted by firstkid4me

if someone asked me to do that somewhere else, I would have said, "Ok" moved one step to the left and said, "Is this better?"

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[marisa724]

Isn't it disappointing when you have your snarky comeback all worked out, and no one says a word to you?

[Meiri]

Better to be prepared I suppose. OTOH, I never got snark from strangers, and don't like the idea that we have to be prepared to be defensive.

Maybe someday...

[rmzbm]

It WOULD have been funny! :

[Belle]

Originally Posted by marisa724

Isn't it disappointing when you have your snarky comeback all worked out, and no one says a word to you?

I have yet to use any of my snarky comebacks.

[Sustainer]

Originally Posted by firstkid4me

I was ready with a bit of snark though, if someone asked me to do that somewhere else, I would have said, "Ok" moved one step to the left and said, "Is this better?"

Good one!

[Ruthla]

I think if you approach NIP with the attitude "I'm feeding/comforting my baby- why WOULDN'T I do this here?" then you're less likely to get those negative remarks in the first place.

[sapphire_chan]

Originally Posted by marisa724

Isn't it disappointing when you have your snarky comeback all worked out, and no one says a word to you?

I've come to believe that preparing a comeback prevents negative remarks. Maybe there's something in the eyes of a mama who's ready to parry and riposte?

[ananas]

Originally Posted by firstkid4me

I was ready with a bit of snark though, if someone asked me to do that somewhere else, I would have said, "Ok" moved one step to the left and said, "Is this better?"

Haha. Awesome.

[frontierpsych]

gotta remember that one... I'm glad I've got a lot of these stored away just in case... don't you just HATE it when you're at a loss for words and think of the perfect thing to say later?