nosey strangers

[Guest guest]

Is anyone else experiencing this? How do you react?

Today I was at the store waiting at the checkout line and my son

(6mo.) was sitting in the carraige. This older lady came up

behind us and started talking/playing with and telling me

about her grandkids. People randomly talk to me all the time so I am

used to that...but then she asked how old he is and if he can sit up.

I told her yes he can sit up although I sort of thought that was a

strange question because he was already sitting in the carraige.

Anyway, a few minutes later she says " well, I asked if he could sit up

because I thought maybe he had surgery or was in his crib on his back

alot because his head is flat. " So, I explained that he has

torticollis and what it is and that he has PT which has more or less

fixed all that and that he will be getting a helmet to round out his

head so in a few months it should be pretty round. Now I " m not a very

private person so I don't mind telling people about his tort and his

head, but isn't that some nerve of her to ask? Does she think I don't

know his head is flat? Does she think I just neglect him and let him

lay on his back all day? And if he had had surgery is that any of her

business? I didn't actually think this really bothered me but I guess

it sort of does. I just don't really want to explain my son's tort

and head everywhere I go....although maybe I should to raise awareness

of it.

What does everyone think? Does this happen alot? Should I get used to

it? Is it going to happen alot more when he actually gets his helmet?

3/19/06, tort, brachycephaly, DOCband pending

EDD 5/5/07