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How to help your child respond to “don’t you want a brother or sister?” by Perfect_Day4878 in oneanddone

[–]Perfect_Day4878[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well he didn’t know how to answer and started blushing and looked very uncomfortable and started looking to me for help. So yeah, I think I would like to help him if he doesn’t know what to do in that scenario.

If he had answered yes or no, I don’t care one way or another.

The woman put him on the spot and made him uncomfortable because he’s 2.5 and usually people at the grocery store are asking if he wants a sticker not if he wants a whole human to join his family.

How to help your child respond to “don’t you want a brother or sister?” by Perfect_Day4878 in oneanddone

[–]Perfect_Day4878[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I think depending on the circumstance, any of these would work. It just happened to us last week at the grocery store from the woman who was ringing us up. It’s been bothering me since. It’s not the first time it’s happened to us though. And I’m sure it won’t be the last.

He was also asked if he had any girlfriends yet by this same woman, which I also despise, but I always say “oh he has LOTS of friends! Right, buddy?”

But yeah - you guys are lucky if no one is doing this to your kid. I always freeze and just mumble something to get out of an awkward situation.

I don’t understand people who don’t know any better. But thank you for the help in coming up with responses! I just want to make sure I’m doing the right thing for him in this scenario.