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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Why isn't your child dressed more warmly?" Yes, he was underdressed for the chilly day. Yes, I told him to dress more warmly. No, he wasn't cold, because I asked him repeatedly.

And I'm a dad, so it's a mix of condescending criticism like that, because obviously dads are idiots, and the over-the-top compliments for basically just being there, because, Wow! A dad taking care of his kids![/quote]

LOL be grateful you've never encountered Russian grandmas.  Every time you leave the house with a small child, there's like a platoon of them outside interrogating everyone on where is the baby's hat and socks and scarf why is his neck showing he must be hungry/cold/bothered....all to complete strangers :)  Americans are downright gentle after that treatment to me....[/quote]

Older German women are like that as well.  My child was apparently always underdressed. [/quote]

LOL, I clicked on this thread and was going to post this exact same experience.  I had no idea, thank you!  
Does anyone know of cultures where it's the norm for strangers to try to pressure the mother into handing the baby to them to hold? Or for strangers to try to comfort a crying child in front of the mother?  [/quote]

Yes. This is a common cultural trait in northern European societies that have a strong communal outlook. It is common for Dutch babies to be left outside of a store in the pram while they sleep because everyone is looking out for one another.[/quote]

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