My Little Bit is very active, happy, dancey, and engaging little girl. She loves to babble, wave hi, and inspect things. So when we go into a store she’s usually occupied with merchandise to really pay attention to people. So I just make sure she doesn’t run into people and that she doesn’t run away from me. However, I still manage to get dirty looks from people. I don’t know if it’s because sometimes she takes things off of shelves (which I put back) or because she’s in their way. One woman actually had the balls to tell my little girl to move. Hello.. she’s 2. She barely listens to me much less anyone else, especially a stranger. Thankfully, Little Bit didn’t move and looked at the woman like she was crazy, which I was mimicking.
When my daughter is in a very good mood, she likes to wave hi to people. It catches some off guard and takes them a moment to wave hi, maybe even smile. Some just grin, and others do absolutely nothing but stare at her as if she grew a second head. I know they’ve had enough time to register that a cute little girl just waved hi to them, so why they respond with a glare or a scowl is beyond me. But the affect it has on Little B is what pains me, she actually frowns.
Most times when things don’t go her way, she cries or sighs and sometimes even shrugs. Rarely does she frown. Only when it has a deep impact on her will it cause her little bottom lip to poke out.
It makes me want to chase these people down and trip them. It’s a 2yr old little girl who’s beginning to understand the world and how it operates. Sure she’ll come under criticism, bitter people, and even arguments, but does it take so much effort to at least crack a smile? Or maybe a little nod of gesture?