My Stranger Danger

My Stranger Danger

My Stranger Danger

Every time me and her dad took Lily out we were afraid of people touching her. People have come up to her and held her hand or pinched her cheek. This bothers us because germs are very dangerous to babies especially newborns. An adult can have germs on there hands that could be life threatening to a baby and not even know it. So they touch a baby's hand, the baby sticks their hand in there mouths and gets sick. This was really scary for us when Lily was a newborn. I didn't understand why some people felt as though they had the right to touch her without asking us. I am also mad at myself for not saying, "please look and don't touch" I didn't want to hurt their feelings and I still have this problem.

It was my first trip to a new dentists office a few weeks ago. When I was checking out at the front desk a dental assistant who I had never met before comes up while I'm holding Lily and starts talking to her. That was fine with me but then she reaches under Lily's arms takes her from me and says, "lets go get you a tooth brush" she then brought Lily around to the other side of the desk. I was shocked, I didn't know if I should say something. I didn't take my eyes off of them and she only held her for about two minutes but in mom time that felt like two hours. I look back on it now and wish that I had said something. I have asked some of my friends about this and some say that it was wrong of her to do and then some say that it was good that I let someone else hold her. I would have been ok with her holding her if she had just asked me first but the only one I'm really mad at is myself for not saying anything.

Some parents say such negative things to us like, "oh yeah, she's cute now but wait until she gets older." Even while there kid is standing right next to them. Do they stop and think how that might make them feel? I just wish that people could be more positive with the things they say to others. Some do but most of the time people are negative and telling me what I should be worried about. I have been hearing negative comments ever since I found out I was pregnant . I was told things like the birth would be a nightmare, I would be completely stressed when she was a newborn and exhausted when she could crawl. All of these warnings proved to be untrue I loved giving birth, was not stressed (too much) when she was a newborn and have so much fun now crawling and playing with her. Last week a lady said to me," You wont be happy when she starts walking" but I feel Lily is close to walking now and I could not be more excited. I understand that being a parent can be hard and stressful at times but why is there so much negativity.

There have also been many good encounters too. We have met so many great people since having Lily. And now I am trying to not take these things too personally and to live and learn. I am still trying to find my voice when it comes to sticking up for our boundaries but I am so happy to have learned how to open myself up to people I don't know. I would like for Lily to be comfortable with talking to new people too. For her to know that there are so many great people to meet out there. So she is not be afraid to make new friends like I once was.

Being more open in life has really helped my photography too. I am much more comfortable asking people to pose how I want them to and I have also been talking with other photographers to learn more about the art. It has been great meeting so many talented people. There are so many friends out there just waiting to be made.

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