If i don't oogle over you new baby, deal with it!

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A customer came in today. She just had her baby a couple weeks ago. I was her cashier and a few other co workers were dripping with "Awws" and "So cutes". I love babies. I want kids. I LIKED the customer. I just don't care about people's babies. I'm doing my job helping a customer, making sure everything rings up right, and filling out a return slip for a bottle of pills. If I screw the return slip up, I get written up. So I had to make sure I was paying good attention to that. Anyway, It's not in my job description to oogle over someones baby. Plus my hands are dirty and I work with the public and money so I'm thinking the parent would probably appreciate if I were to stay away. I wasn't rude or anything, I just checked her out had a nice conversation and gaver her a slip for her purchase, said "Thank you, see you next time!" Well, I guess she didn't like that I was the only one not absolutely dying over baby. She called my supervior and complained about my conduct towards her. I got written up!!!! My supervisor just told me to 'fake it till you make it'. It was a blow from left field! I had no idea what to say! How many people come through the line everyday with a kid in tow? I don't have to know their kid's name and breastfeed them for hell sake! So I guess what I'm saying is...Is it normal that I don't pay attention to people's kids? I don't hate them, I love kids! I have 17 nieces and nephews and love them all! Egh. People amaze me.

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  • Captain_Kegstand
    11 years ago | pl

    I hate people that expect their kids to be the center of attention. Especially the guy that always has 95 pictures of his kids that he has to give each a back story individually!
    Congrats you made a cute kid, one pic would work, I don't give a fuck if he uses the potty yet, move on!

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    • [Old Memory]
      11 years ago

      The majority of them arent cute in any way either, but if you dont say they are cute its like their is something wrong with you. Forget about it.

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      • Captain_Kegstand
        11 years ago

        I always just pretend they are cute. No need to get punched for telling someone their kid looks like the creature from the black lagoon and smells like ham. Hate ham babys.

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  • Blind/Astray
    11 years ago

    She was a complete Bitch.

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  • GoraIntoDesiGals
    11 years ago

    Kittens are cute. Babies look ugly.

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  • suckonthis9
    11 years ago

    Remember this: cute babies usually grow up to be ugly adults, and ugly babies usually grow up to be attractive adults. I have no reason why this is. So just remember, that in 16 years or so, that 'cute' baby might just end up being a crack smoking, murdering gangster.

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    • drumandpickchick
      11 years ago

      For real!! Or when really homely people kids grow up to be attractive and really hot couples have hideous kids?!

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    • Avant-Garde
      11 years ago

      It's strange how that happens.

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      • suckonthis9
        11 years ago

        I think that much of this might be due to so-called baby talk (not "oogle", is not a word). I have heard that a parent should not use this type of language. It might be that so-called 'cute' infants are exposed to more of this, from more people. It is still important for every infant to receive plenty of love. When I meet an infant, I. like to shake their hand with my finger (if they are able to grasp) and say in a normal voice, "Welcome to planet Earth". Try it and watch the reaction.

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        • charli.m
          11 years ago

          Does the parent laugh awkwardly and remove the infant from your presence?

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          • suckonthis9
            11 years ago

            No. Sometimes they actually learn to speak with infants and children like people, instead of talking to them like babies or kids.

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            • charli.m
              11 years ago

              While I agree that baby talk is stupid, it's been proven that babies respond better to a higher pitch voice than a normal voice.

              I'm not one for talking down to children, but you do need to talk at their level most of the time.

              Since when are babies and kids not people?

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            • nohatingplz
              11 years ago

              That's a great line you have, but as for the parents, it's fine to use baby talk for a while, because face it.. they ARE babies and kids, and they don't have the same interests adults do. There will be plenty of time to speak to them as adults later on.

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        • drumandpickchick
          11 years ago

          The worst is when parents repeat what the kid is saying..."wah wah" or "na na" for banana because it's cute? Then they turn to you in the same high pitched airy voice and talk to you the same way...strange.

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  • thinkingaboutit
    11 years ago

    ew. what a cunt.

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  • NeuroNeptunian
    11 years ago

    Normal. The only kid I really care about would be my own.
    Then again, that woman sounds like a crazy attention whore who probably has nothing better in her life than that obviously doomed child of an egomaniac that she managed to drop out her cooch like seven billion other human beings have done.

    Granted, I'm a cynic. Most of my friends are irresponsible and dont have much to their name if not maybe a GED so when I gaze upon their little accidents that the government is feeding my heart is more so filled with sympathy for them than joy.

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    • drumandpickchick
      11 years ago

      You're right about the nothing else to do since she' in our store every...F'en...day...buying...the...same...shit. It drives me crazy having customers who make stranger cashiers their daily social experience.

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    • [Old Memory]
      11 years ago

      I really dont understand it though. Great you had a kid? I mean what do you want from me? A happy dance?

      "OH MY GOD, ISNT HE JUST PRECIOUS AND WONDERFUL !!!!, OH GOSH HE'S SO MUCH BETTER THEN THE OTHER MILLION BABIES THAT WERE BORN AT THE SAME TIME!!!"

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      • NeuroNeptunian
        11 years ago

        You're supposed to say
        "HOLY FUCK YOU FIGURED OUT HOW TO RUB YOUR GENITALIA TOGETHER THIS IS A NOVEL ACCOMPLISHMENT WE MUST THROW A PARADE, YOU ARE TO BE COMMEMORATED IN YOUR GREATNESS FOR DOING WHAT EVERY OTHER LIVING CREATURE HAS BEEN DOING FOR CENTURIES!!! YOU MADE IT, YOU ACCOMPLISHED!" and then you ask them where they signed up for food stamps so you can ask them how much they will give you for not squirting out the next generation of trailer trash. Or maybe a "Congratulations when do you plan on putting him on Adderal so you dont have to listen to him?"

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    I have to almost physically control myself from running up to greet dogs I see on the street, any dog that is.

    Kids get the same reaction from me that a telephone poll gets, any kid that is.

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  • dappled
    11 years ago

    Me neither. Baby animals, yeah, I'm all over them, but baby humans don't bring out any kind of instinct in me.

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  • sky915
    11 years ago

    Baby animals ftw !!

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  • drumandpickchick
    11 years ago

    I just have to say, I LOVE EVERYONE ON THIS WEBSITE!!!

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  • alv1592
    11 years ago

    Wow, that's a bit extreme. I like kids/babies, and there's nothing wrong with being happy for people, but you're under no obligation to care about other people's lives like your own life. So yeah, it's not like you were rude to her, so that was pretty bitchy of her.

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  • Ibelievethis
    11 years ago

    OMG the exact samething happened to me I was shopping mindidng my own business and the staff were all cooing over a baby in the pram doing all the usual ooos and awws ect. I got to the till and was told ah you saw that baby he was gorgeous I don't doubt he was! my reply was I'm not maternal.(Sorry I can't be too faced) What I ment was It's not my child so therefore I'm not interested. I don't know if you've got children or not but please don't be put off having them because you don't drool over other people's because I can guarantee you from experience it's completly different with your own children. xx

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    • drumandpickchick
      11 years ago

      Thanks for your support!I want to have kids so bad! It's people like this that makes me want to be a really good parent and a better person all around!

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      • Ibelievethis
        11 years ago

        Thanks for your reply. I was glad to be of support to you. Perhaps you don't coo over other people's kids because you want your own that much and you are jealous, and I can totally relate and understand. I was badly bitter towards pregant women and babies and even now I'm still interested as stated in my previous post. Another thing I can't believe the darn cheek of this women reporting you because you didn't fawn ovwer her child well you didn't care and guess what you didn't have to. Also if you wanted to coo and fuss over babies then correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't you gone into a job that inlvolves working with children. God I love ranting it's one of the things that makes live worth living L.O.L x

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        • drumandpickchick
          11 years ago

          I honestly was jealous for a while. My husband and I have had a hard time conceiving and it was hard watching unmarried, unthankful, underaged, overaged women and co-workers popping or 'getting knocked up' with their 3rd kid since I met them 4 years ago. It was really hard to watch, but I'm totally over the jealousy and bitterness now. I'm only 25, but we're already preparing to enjoy our marriage as without kids. We're very happy and have our future planned out if we don't have kids. I have so many nieces and nephews to enjoy and spoil and my friend's kids that are so cute! Like you said, I can't believe that lady did that! If I could name ONE time where I was absolutely sure I wasn't 'obvious' about it, it would have been that time. I mean, the lady's baby is cute, but I just wasn't taking the time to poke my dirty money fingers in her face. PEOPLE!! WOW!!!!

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          • Ibelievethis
            11 years ago

            There's absolutly no shame in being jealous of people when they have the one thing that you want. I was insanley jealous pregant women and broody some would say almost to the point of insanity. I wills say one thing to you, please try not to be judgemental to unmarried mothers as noone knows there circumsatnces. I'm a single mum and I had my reasons. I am glad for you that you're over your bitterness and jealous as I know from (as natural,understandable and even justifiable as it is) It just eats away at you. and B.T.W yeah PEOPLE WOW!!! They never cease to amaze do they!! xx

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        • Ibelievethis
          11 years ago

          Post Ammendement 4th line. I meant to say I'm not interested xx O.M.G I've just put a kiss to myself.

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  • Avant-Garde
    11 years ago

    It's normal. I can't stand children and Sometimes the parents are just as worse! I could probably never work a job like that because I'd be forced to deal with them and kiss the customers ass. Animal babies will always be cuter than human offspring.

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    • Ibelievethis
      11 years ago

      Couldn't agree more baby animals are far more cuter. xx

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  • Eternal_Wisdom
    11 years ago

    same..i refuse to fake it as well.

    i REALLY hate it when people upload pictures almost DAILY of their babies on FB.

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  • Shackleford96
    11 years ago

    Wow, that's just straight up stupid (them, not you).

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  • Marisol
    11 years ago

    I am akward around babies. I can say it is cute and everything, but that is as far as it goes with me.

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