What tactless things have you heard from people? About three years ago, when I was in line at the ch…

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What tactless things have you heard from people? About three years ago, when I was in line at the checkout, an older woman said, "Oh, you have blackheads on your nose, are you using something to remove them?". They've been gone for a long time, but I still remember it. 😁 Or another one: "Oh, the baby should wear a hat, they're dressed very lightly." This is because I never bundled my son up excessively since he was born. 😁 Or this also happened with my son. He was screaming at the playground, about 2.5 years old. He didn't want to go home. I picked him up under his arm and carried him home, screaming. A man walked by and said, "Why are you traumatizing your child?". Sometimes I can respond with humor, sometimes I can shut someone down. Because you never expect such things from people. 😅😄
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Mariya Glebova
This used to happen to me a lot. Now, when I go out with my kids, my face clearly says "take your own advice." Haven't had a single incident in the last couple of years, for sure! 😁
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Talantseva Evgeniya
Grandmas on the street mentioned a hat for the baby in the summer, but I didn't find it tactless, I just saw it as care. I said we were fine as we were. I can't remember anything else.
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Kristina
It was also about wearing a hat, and about my brother and I having different fathers, which is a big age difference (although we have the same father and look alike).
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olga
One lady insisted the baby needed a hat. It was warm outside. I replied that everyone else was without hats, saying it was too hot. Then this grandma started to attack me and yell that I was a terrible mother and it would end with an ambulance. I ended up suggesting she call an ambulance for herself
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Gubareva Alina
I was recently in the hospital, and for some reason, a 12-year-old girl was placed in our adult ward. That's okay, but there was also a woman over 60 in the room. This woman kept pestering the girl with questions like, 'Where's your dad?' The girl said, 'I don't know who my dad is; my mom's husband isn't my dad.' But the woman wouldn't let up, asking why her mom and dad didn't live together and why the girl didn't know him. Ugh, it was awful. I tried to change the subject as best I could to get her to leave the child alone.
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Natalya
I know I shouldn't interfere, but sometimes I really can't help myself. It's warm out, about 66°F (19°C) in the park, and I see young moms, really young, maybe around 20.
And one of them has a leather stroller, and everything is covered. Why cover all the openings on the hood right up to the top? There's just a tiny gap on the side, and the baby's in a greenhouse. It's not winter, not freezing, no snow. Why??
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Irina
Ugh, unsolicited advice really grinds my gears! Why give advice if no one asked for it?
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Tuti
I had a couple of funny incidents.
I didn't like walking with the baby in the stroller in a group, so I often went deep into the park, which is like a forest, the path wasn't paved, just trodden. So, a man was walking towards me and said, 'Why are you taking the baby into the woods, mom? They need socialization.' I rolled my eyes, like, what socialization does a 6-7 month old baby need? 🤣
Second incident: I was riding the tram to the clinic, the baby was in a carrier, sleeping, the hood was pulled up tight so their head wouldn't wobble. A woman sitting next to me was fidgeting and couldn't help but ask, 'Is there a baby in there?' I said yes. 'Are they breathing?' I said, 'Of course not, they're not breathing!' 🤣 She gasped and ran off, probably realizing what a silly thing she'd said.
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Yuliya
Irina Well, that's true. What did they tell you? 😁
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Yuliya
Tuti Hahaha
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Vasilisa
I heard a compliment, not advice, from a woman passing by that totally threw me off ) we were just walking past and she said: "Girl, you have gorgeous legs, absolutely stunning." It felt kind of weird to me, like some kind of pickup line 🤨 or teasing – I didn't quite get it 😆 My legs are nice, but I never thought they were compliment-worthy from random women passing by 🤣
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yuliya yakubova
I just remembered how my son wouldn't sleep at home at 4 months old at all, but he would sleep in the stroller outside. We went out for a walk with him at 10 PM. And some "smart" guy started telling me off, saying I shouldn't be walking with a baby at that hour and that it's forbidden, basically judging me as a mom)
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Talantseva Evgeniya
Vasilisa Oh, by the way, 2 years ago, some teenage girls, like 14 years old, told me, 'Excuse me, but you're so beautiful.' I thanked them, but I was so taken aback at first. It's somehow much nicer coming from girls, though. I'm used to teenagers being generally rude and mean.
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Yuliya
Natalya So why are you bothering me if you understand? :)
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Anya
Vasilisa A teenage girl complimented my hair, asking if I dyed it myself or went to a salon. It was so sweet of her to say that))) like, "It really suits you."
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Vasilisa
Natalya When I see someone clearly dressed inappropriately for the weather, like wearing a warm jacket and hat in the heat (yes, it happens!), I can't help but say out loud, as if thinking aloud, "I wonder if they're cold?" 🤣
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Vasilisa
Vasilisa 👍
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ZVYaGINA LENA
OMG, I was in the same situation in my previous marriage)) My mom's friend decided to lecture me
I was young, so I responded in a way that we haven't spoken in 15 years 🤣🤣🤣
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Vasilisa
Vasilisa Well, I got a compliment from someone around my age just now ) She was smiling so much when she said it, I really didn't get the message behind it 😁
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Margoshenka
🤣🤣🤣 Well, you did the right thing))
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Romanova Olga
Honestly, I really don't think it's appropriate to talk to family like that in front of strangers... arguments should be kept private.
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Margoshenka
Yeah, that's how it is in our office. Colleagues discuss their diarrhea, other health problems, and gossip on the phone with relatives, and they also argue with someone. And that's still no reason to say such things to another person. Who is she to me? If she doesn't like it, she could have asked me to step out. I wouldn't have had any complaints. Besides, the argument was about a work matter. I had to give a presentation to a large audience in 30 minutes, and my husband couldn't figure out how to send me the missing files. So, at that moment, I needed to be at my work PC and on the phone with my husband simultaneously. And honestly, I don't care what she doesn't like about it. I don't talk on the phone at work with someone every day.
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Talantseva Evgeniya
Vasilisa Yes, it's generally nice. I personally couldn't give a compliment to a stranger, even if I really liked something. Also, I just remembered, when I was about 19, a man came up to me and asked where I bought my dress because he wanted to buy the same one for his wife (she was standing right next to him). I was so taken aback by how strange the situation was.
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Margoshenka
yuliya yakubova 🤣
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Irina
Irina An old lady told me, while I was waiting for my friend outside the building, that I'd gotten plump, saying I used to be so thin! And I told her: 'And you've gotten older, you used to be younger!' At that moment, my friend came out and said: 'Actually, she only gave birth a month ago!'
Well, then we left and didn't hear what they said about us. But that old lady hasn't said another word to me since.
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Irina
Irina This is one of the most vivid! Also, our youngest cries for a long time in the stroller before falling asleep. Once, some old lady told me, 'Your baby is crying in the stroller!' I said, 'Imagine that, I hear it too.' She said, 'Well, you need to soothe him!' I replied, 'I have three kids, and I'm immune to their crying by now.' She said, 'Well, that's not good.' I asked, 'Do you have children or grandchildren?' She said, 'Of course!' I said, 'Then teach them, I know what I'm doing!'
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Romanova Olga
Wow, your office life sounds like a party! 😅🙈
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Margoshenka
And that's how we're living! 😁
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Pozdnyakova Yuliya
The comment wasn't about them swearing in front of (or rather, to the ears of) an amazed audience, but about how she dares to speak like that to someone who actually has a penis)
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Olga
Tuti No, of course it's not breathing 😂😂😂
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Tuti
Tuti Yeah, my little joke is carrying inanimate kids in a backpack 🤣🤦. Honestly, there were a lot of funny moments with the baby carrier, I guess 12 years ago it was still a novelty around here.
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Natalya
Natalya I'm not bothering you, I'm just quietly feeling it. I'll tell you when I'm old.
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Romanova Olga
I understand.
It's just that people usually react negatively to whoever they can hear. But on the other end of the line, we can't hear WHAT they're saying.
I once overheard a personal argument on the bus, and of course, I didn't have headphones. It left me with a really unpleasant feeling about the girl. I didn't say anything, of course, but as I was riding, I just couldn't understand why I had to listen to it, or why I needed that information 🙈
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