Last night was our date night. We decided to go out for an All-You-Can-Eat Chinese Buffet. The food was great. I think I have found my favorite Chinese restaurant here in Cedar. Unfortunately we probably won't be going back for a while. Why? When the food was so great, why would we not go back?
Because of our waitress. I know, usually you don't have issues with a waitress at a buffet, the bring you a drink and disappear. Not so in this one. Our Chinese waitress was fascinated with our little baby. Blond, Blue Eyed Daniel was fast asleep when we entered, so we left him in his car seat, buckled. Scott went to get his food first, while I stayed with Daniel. The waitress oohed and aahed over him. I smiled, having a cute baby tends to generate a lot of attention.
Then she started touching him. Patting his cheek, rubbing his hand, stroking his head. Normally it wouldn't bother me - again something that happens with a baby. . .but he was ASLEEP! No one touches a sleeping baby! Especially a total stranger!
I am an easy going woman. . . and Scott returned, the waitress left, so I went to get some great food. As we ate, the waitress would stop everything she passed by and touch Danny. When she wasn't serving someone, she would stand and watch him. The food was great!
I loved it (again, it was really good.)
Around dessert, Danny woke up. Scott was done first, so he unbuckled our son and started playing with him on his lap. Then, when Scott was talking to me, the waitress came and picked Danny up! Whisking him away to the front of the store, teasing us about how cute he was. PANIC! "Scott, go get our Son!" I spoke pretty softly, but Scott was already off of the bench. She, and two other waitresses, where cooing over them.
We took our son back, buckled him into his carseat, paid and left. I am proud we kept our cool, we left with a smile (if a little forced) and agreed we wouldn't be back so long as we had to take our baby with us.
I still can't believe that someone would do that, a complete stranger, without asking permission. It totally invaded my privacy and my comfort zone. I am pretty open with my baby, and I often offer to let people hold him, at church or when I know them. But this was completely inappropriate.
I am now beginning to be paranoid about kidnapping.
6 years ago
2 comments:
Ok girl, I understan your panick attack this being you first baby and all, also I wouldn't like someone aking my dc up. however I;ve been to the same restaurant several ocasions and actually know this ppl very well even though we dont speak the same language.
They actually know my kids by name and everything and in several occasions I have let them hold my kids with my suppervision. however I can see how this can freak you out if you dont know them, maybe next time mentione to them that He is sick and you dont want anyone to hold him.
I'm not excusing their behavior, it is a little intrusive to have a completle stranger whisk your kid away, just giving you a different perspctive from someone that frequents the same restaurant (quite often)
Okay I did laugh in a horrafied kinda way. You will become very familiar with that worry/PANIC feeling. I am extremely greatful my child has never inspired that kind of admiration.
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