Babystalk, babystalk, it's a wonder you can walk

Yesterday, I went to the grocery store to grab a few things for a dinner I'm planning. I was just reaching into the freezer for some orange juice when I heard a man's loud baby-talk voice behind me.

"you'd better stop talking back to me or she's going to say something to you. She doesn't like it when you do that."

I grabbed my juice and saw the man rolling his cart between me and my own. In he baby seat of his cart was a small girl of about maybe three. The man kept grinnIng at me and cheerfully "threatening" the child that I would say something to her. I gave him an irritated look and then walked briskly around him to my cart and was on my way.

He went interested in actually disciplining the kid. She barely spoke, in fact, and when she did it was too soft for me to even hear. Interestingly, she seemed to be giving her duh the same "are you fucking kidding me?" look that I had.

He was doing it for attention. He wanted me to not only comment on his kd, but also pay him attention by involving myself in his little problem.

Single dads seem to hang out at supermarkets. What's up with that? Must be visitation weekend and the cupboards are bare in the ol' bachelor pad, so gotta kit the shops.

Was babystalked for the first time at the supermarket last weekend - it was stealth, didn't realise it was happening for a second there.

Was at the checkout and the duh was next in line, with his daughter on a scooter (off topic slightly but kids on scooters in shops SHITS ME)

I had overheard him say in that pronounced, annoying voice 'what do YOU want for dinner?' 'Can you help Dad carry the shopping?' and asking her random, dumb Qs. I was attempting to tune it out.

Then he said to me 'Oh wow, I love your tattoos!' and me, of course I'm all 'thanks!' cause I don't mind people commenting/asking Qs mostly...he was asking where I got it done, etc. Then he goes to the girl 'Look at that snotley, aren't they pretty pictures??'

Immediately realised he was trying to gain attention to the little girl, so I turned and started pretending to look in my bag and ignored him till the transaction was complete.

Agreed. Both occasions where I have beed unambiguously baby-stalked by an adult, it's been by a man at a grocery store without female accompaniment.

I guess I'm supposed to just cream my pants and beg him to let me follow him home and play mommy whenever a single dad decides he wants my attention.

Did the grocery shopping this evening. Left one isle to go back later due to the MOMOMOMOMOMOMOM...

Coming down one isle thought I heard something wrong a pulled a sudden stop at the end. Just at that point feral sprog darts in front of the cart and hits his knees to slide like a jazz dancer. Looks at me like "aren't I cute" and moo just looks at me for sympathy. The look turned to withdrawal when she saw my eyes narrow and lips tighten and then I did a sharp turn away around sprog.

Hit the back isle. Duh playing fucking ball with sprog! Damn near hit me in the face with the thing! Guy was bigger than me but looked damn near scared by the death glare. By now I'm getting a case of getthefuckdoneandsplititis. Then next feral kid tagging along behind moo darted in front of the cart. Fuck it, anything I missed I'll go out at 5 AM and find.

Go to the check out. One line is backing up. Why? Full of sprog food and needing a WIC / price check. Got in the next line. Went remarkably smooth. Got home and found I'd missed deodorant. Went to the near by over priced big box pharmacy. It was worth it to pay extra for the convenience and sprogless umm ambiance. .

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juliewashere88
Yesterday, I went to the grocery store to grab a few things for a dinner I'm planning. I was just reaching into the freezer for some orange juice when I heard a man's loud baby-talk voice behind me.

"you'd better stop talking back to me or she's going to say something to you. She doesn't like it when you do that."

I grabbed my juice and saw the man rolling his cart between me and my own. In he baby seat of his cart was a small girl of about maybe three. The man kept grinnIng at me and cheerfully "threatening" the child that I would say something to her. I gave him an irritated look and then walked briskly around him to my cart and was on my way.

He went interested in actually disciplining the kid. She barely spoke, in fact, and when she did it was too soft for me to even hear. Interestingly, she seemed to be giving her duh the same "are you fucking kidding me?" look that I had.

He was doing it for attention. He wanted me to not only comment on his kd, but also pay him attention by involving myself in his little problem.

Get used to that. Men are instructed that kids and dogs are chick magnets, and that's true - but for certain kinds of chicks. Money works the same way on another type, etc.

I go with charm and sense of humor (good looks out the window past ten years ) - works occasionally ;b

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke

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Did the grocery shopping this evening. Left one isle to go back later due to the MOMOMOMOMOMOMOM...

Coming down one isle thought I heard something wrong a pulled a sudden stop at the end. Just at that point feral sprog darts in front of the cart and hits his knees to slide like a jazz dancer. Looks at me like "aren't I cute" and moo just looks at me for sympathy. The look turned to withdrawal when she saw my eyes narrow and lips tighten and then I did a sharp turn away around sprog.

Hit the back isle. Duh playing fucking ball with sprog! Damn near hit me in the face with the thing! Guy was bigger than me but looked damn near scared by the death glare. By now I'm getting a case of getthefuckdoneandsplititis. Then next feral kid tagging along behind moo darted in front of the cart. Fuck it, anything I missed I'll go out at 5 AM and find.

Go to the check out. One line is backing up. Why? Full of sprog food and needing a WIC / price check. Got in the next line. Went remarkably smooth. Got home and found I'd missed deodorant. Went to the near by over priced big box pharmacy. It was worth it to pay extra for the convenience and sprogless umm ambiance. .

I buy as much stuff in bulk as I can :/ Go shopping early mornings on weekdays.

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke

I notice a lot of you guys have grocery shopping horror stories. Is it just me, or does grocery shopping seem like a fucking three-ring circus these days? There's a new store in my 'hood, and every time I go in there it's an assault on my senses. I grocery shop on Sundays, and there's this new stupid yuppie trend of having live bands play out front while hip parunts drink their $7 glasses of (overpriced) wine and sit in the gazebo area out front. The music always sucks and is annoying, and you have to walk in front of the band to get to the entrance. Then, once inside, there is a cooking demo you can hear halfway across the store it's so loud and annoying. Every three feet someone is trying to push samples in your face. Then, the shrieking - ughhh! Always with the shrieking toadlers and defeated duhds with their strap-on baybees. Grocery shopping has become some sort of ridiculous Famblee Event. Now they're adding a walk-in clinic so Bratford with the sniffles can spread his germs throughout the store while getting a prescription for antibiotics or whatnot.

Honestly, the Man and I have been shopping at Sam's Club early on Sunday mornings with the old people. We get there about 10 minutes after it opens, shop for 30 minutes and get out before the famblies show up.

Although when we went last week, there was a famblee that had a screeching male toadler. I was actually scared because they were right behind us when he started shrieking and yelled "What the hell!" when he started. It was actually pretty funny because we ended up shaming the family. Not that they did anything to shut him the hell up, they just looked guilty and miserable.

i was baby stalked the other night at dinner by a friend of mine. mr. minkoff and i were out with her and her husband and we were talking about their new dog. i fucking LOVE dogs and when she said she had a photo on her phone of doggie i was happy to look at it. then she says "i know you don't like kids but do you want to see a photo of a cute baby?" i laughed and said "not really" and she fucking showed me anyway! "my niece - isn't she cute?" i glanced and said "the dog is way cuter."

Ya know.... I hate it when people say "I know you hate kids..but...."

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myrna minkoff
then she says "i know you don't like kids but do you want to see a photo of a cute baby?" i laughed and said "not really" and she fucking showed me anyway! "my niece - isn't she cute?" i glanced and said "the dog is way cuter."

Hahahaha! Wow, even after you politely told her no. Some people.

I've had people show me pictures of their kids before (uninvited). I'll offer up the quickest of disinterested glances and that's about it.

I now work at a security guard at facility that I can't name. Think secret squirrel stuff.

Anyway, there is this currier who comes in every day and will talk endlessly with whoever is at the desk. He once asked me what books I wrote. When I asked what he was talking about, he said that I looked like a writer. It's true that I've had a novel I've been workin noon and off, but I never worked on it while at the job and have never mentioned it. He pressed me, so I told him it was about escorts and anti-choice terrorism at women's health clinics. Then he tried to go on about how wrong abortion is, but I flat refused to validate him with acknowledgement. I was at work, after all.

Today, without even saying "hello" he strode up to my desk and immediately started shoving grand baby pics in my face. He showed me pics of an infant a d said "this is him just off oxygen" and a pic of him holding the baby "do you see the resemblance? We're both fat and bald!" there was a picture if his wife holding the baby while a toddler girl climbed oh her. The woman looked miserable. "here's a close up" he said as he showed me a picture with a view up the toddler girl's nose.

I really didn't give a damn, so I didn't remark on the kids at all, which is hilarious. "oh, those are pretty flowers in that picture. What kind are they?" and "oh, so that's your wife. What's her name?" He seemed a bit miffed that I was commenting on the "wrong" things.

I would have knocked his hand out of my face if he was anyway close to me. I hate it when people try to change my mind through force.

GAH!

"I now work at a security guard at facility that I can't name. Think secret squirrel stuff."

Area 51?

""do you see the resemblance? We're both fat and bald!""

"Don't forget UGLY!"

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Go to the check out. One line is backing up. Why? Full of sprog food and needing a WIC / price check. Got in the next line. Went remarkably smooth. Got home and found I'd missed deodorant. Went to the near by over priced big box pharmacy. It was worth it to pay extra for the convenience and sprogless umm ambiance. .

Paying for peace of mind is worth it. I don't do Shit-Mart anymore. And Walgreens and CVS are fine for some things. They are overpriced on others. The key is to use coupons, only shop what's in their sales circulars (at the front of the store....if they have a brand of deodorant I don't usually use I will try it if it is on sale). They also have started doing a rewards program whereby if you buy something, you get a slip for a certain amount of money off of your next purchase. Combine that with your sales circulars and you can sometimes score stuff for free. I got some detergent for 15 cents the other day using this method. So sign up for their rewards program. Suck on that moos! The pharmacy stores are usually quieter and the lines are so much faster. You are in and out. They don't accept WIC. They do accept EBT but that goes fast as well as it is on a debit card now. Moos love Walmart because they are too lazy and dumb to play the game and get decent quality stuff for a low price in a better atmosphere. I have yet to see brats in Rite-Aid. I guess Moomie gets their dope from Wally World's pharmacy.

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Paying for peace of mind is worth it. I don't do Shit-Mart anymore. And Walgreens and CVS are fine for some things. They are overpriced on others. The key is to use coupons, only shop what's in their sales circulars (at the front of the store....if they have a brand of deodorant I don't usually use I will try it if it is on sale). They also have started doing a rewards program whereby if you buy something, you get a slip for a certain amount of money off of your next purchase. Combine that with your sales circulars and you can sometimes score stuff for free. I got some detergent for 15 cents the other day using this method. So sign up for their rewards program. Suck on that moos! The pharmacy stores are usually quieter and the lines are so much faster. You are in and out. They don't accept WIC. They do accept EBT but that goes fast as well as it is on a debit card now. Moos love Walmart because they are too lazy and dumb to play the game and get decent quality stuff for a low price in a better atmosphere. I have yet to see brats in Rite-Aid. I guess Moomie gets their dope from Wally World's pharmacy.

For the past month, I have been combining price-matching ( ie show current sale price from competition flyer at a local store) and coupons.
I am saving 60% or more on great quality shopping items, including basics such as fruit, vegetables, cheese, dairy, fresh chicken, fish, etc

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myrna minkoff
then she says "i know you don't like kids but do you want to see a photo of a cute baby?" i laughed and said "not really" and she fucking showed me anyway! "my niece - isn't she cute?" i glanced and said "the dog is way cuter."

Hahahaha! Wow, even after you politely told her no. Some people.

I've had people show me pictures of their kids before (uninvited). I'll offer up the quickest of disinterested glances and that's about it.

I met this guy I knew from the internet once about 10 years ago in a coffee shop. We were talking, and all of a sudden, he pulls out pictures of his daughter and starts showing them to me. I hadn't actually identified as childfree at the time (I don't know if the term even existed back then), but I knew I didn't like kids (I never did, not even when I was a kid), and I sure as hell wasn't interested in seeing pictures of his kid. I said "you must be really bored." and laughed. He looked really embarrassed and put the pictures away. LOL

Would you guys and gals count this as babystalking - or more appropriately, fetus-stalking?

Have you ever seen a pregnant woman in a crowded area (and it's always crowded, she needs an audience) start to rub her distended gut in a circular motion? Sometimes she'll try to be nonchalant, as if to say, "What - oh, this? This thing right here? Oh, it's just my ALMIGHTY FETUS NOW WORSHIP." Other times, she'll be so desperately obvious that it looks like if the rubs hard enough, a genie will appear.

These women don't even have to be visibly pregnant. Maybe they'll just puff out their stomachs, or go eat a burrito first (a la Sarah Silverman's "quickie aborsh" Twitter picture). If they start making the circles, someone'll notice and chime in some sort of praise.

Seriously, the gut rubbing is gross.

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"A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends, and when the family dines alone, the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish, and seasoned with a little pepper or salt, will be very good boiled on the fourth day, especially in winter." -Jonathan Swift, A Modest Proposal

"Sarah Silverman's "quickie aborsh" Twitter picture"

LOVED IT!!!

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michaela
These women don't even have to be visibly pregnant. Maybe they'll just puff out their stomachs, or go eat a burrito first (a la Sarah Silverman's "quickie aborsh" Twitter picture).

That was hilarious. I love her for that.

I also HATE the 'gut rubbing' thing. Never saw anyone do that 'back in the day'.

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Seriously, the gut rubbing is gross.

Srsly. It reminds me of that KITH sketch with the "Beautiful Guts".

Kinda makes me wanna ask, "Are you about to bust ass? If so, I'll go to the other end of the store."

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michaela
Would you guys and gals count this as babystalking - or more appropriately, fetus-stalking?

Have you ever seen a pregnant woman in a crowded area (and it's always crowded, she needs an audience) start to rub her distended gut in a circular motion? Sometimes she'll try to be nonchalant, as if to say, "What - oh, this? This thing right here? Oh, it's just my ALMIGHTY FETUS NOW WORSHIP." Other times, she'll be so desperately obvious that it looks like if the rubs hard enough, a genie will appear.

These women don't even have to be visibly pregnant. Maybe they'll just puff out their stomachs, or go eat a burrito first (a la Sarah Silverman's "quickie aborsh" Twitter picture). If they start making the circles, someone'll notice and chime in some sort of praise.

Seriously, the gut rubbing is gross.

I would agree that's a form of babystalking.

Whenever I go to a particular grocery store in town, I use the self-serve checkout. There's always one store employee standing in that area and watching it. Maybe 50% of the time, it's one of a few pregnant women. Whenever I'm finished ringing up and bagging my purchases, I have to pass by the employee to exit the building. If the employee is a man or an apparent non-preggo, they usually stand off to the side of me and don't say anything. When it's a preggo, they always, without fail, stand rather close to me (at least in my line of vision) while I'm bagging my groceries, rubbing their midsection. When I go to leave, they then stand in the middle of the aisle, right in front of me, place their arms tightly by their sides and lace their fingers together right at their crotch area in order to emphasize their gut. They also smile exaggeratedly while saying something like, "Thank you for shopping here!" in a loud voice while glancing down quickly at their gut once or twice. Normally, I wouldn't think anything of someone being courteous, but I've observed it's only the noticeably pregnant ones who do that.

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I would agree that's a form of babystalking.

Whenever I go to a particular grocery store in town, I use the self-serve checkout. There's always one store employee standing in that area and watching it. Maybe 50% of the time, it's one of a few pregnant women. Whenever I'm finished ringing up and bagging my purchases, I have to pass by the employee to exit the building. If the employee is a man or an apparent non-preggo, they usually stand off to the side of me and don't say anything. When it's a preggo, they always, without fail, stand rather close to me (at least in my line of vision) while I'm bagging my groceries, rubbing their midsection. When I go to leave, they then stand in the middle of the aisle, right in front of me, place their arms tightly by their sides and lace their fingers together right at their crotch area in order to emphasize their gut. They also smile exaggeratedly while saying something like, "Thank you for shopping here!" in a loud voice while glancing down quickly at their gut once or twice. Normally, I wouldn't think anything of someone being courteous, but I've observed it's only the noticeably pregnant ones who do that.

maybe we need CARDS to hand out.

"1) Yes, I acknowledge you are preggo.
2) No, I DO NOT CARE."