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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I think you are cherry-picking the facts.

Fact one: OP's baby was a preemie 
Fact two: OP's baby was not a newborn 
Fact three: The woman repeatedly said "I've never seen a baby this tiny" 
Fact four: The woman repeatedly used the word tiny to describe OP's baby.

Now, this is just plain rude rude. Rude, rude, rude. It's not like she cooed "Ohhh, he's so precious, so tiny, so sweet[/quote]

Sorry, you're the one who is selectively retelling the story. The OP mentioned that the neighbor "gushed" about the baby, so clearly this was a complimentary exchange. The OP has not mentioned how old her child is, but she described it as a 9lb infant. Obviously this is not a 1yo. Secondly, the neighbor said that her own babies were born large and she hadn't seen a baby this tiny. That is not "rude, rude, rude." It's a simple statement of fact. The neighbor gushed, commented on how tiny the baby is, which happens to be a fact, and in return heard her own child described as "ridiculous." Who was rude here?

Babies are small. That's one of the factors that makes them cute. Demanding that others do not comment on the fact that they are small is like expecting people not to mention that the sky is blue. If If you and the other hypersensitive PP really think that the only appropriate thing to say when seeing an infant for the first time is, oh how healthy s/he looks, then you and your children are going to find offense every time you venture out your door. [/quote]

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