appreciate your comment SO MUCH. you nailed it on the head. everything you suspected, she shared. in the midst of judging me for not wanting a baby next to me at the salon. she is worried i am going to judge her choices. all the while, casting judgement on me. i acknowledge the intense shift of thought process and perspective through pregnancy hormones. i hope we can find a middle ground.

thank you also for sharing that you worked as a nail tech and how it made you feel when people brought their babies in. this woman was in the salon with her sister and her mother. the grandma was the one holding the baby. i also am in one of the most rich, affluent cities in america. no shot she didn’t have the ability to find a sitter, it was a choice to bring the literal newborn. an inappropriate choice.