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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anytime my husband sees a mother (and father) with two or more really cute young kids he compliments how cute the kids are or what an attractive family they are in passing. He thinks this is a great compliment and makes their day. I think it’s a bit weird. I agree with him that the families he goes out of his way to compliment are classically attractive but I think they obviously know that, so it goes without saying. And two, it is a bit strange and forward for a random older male to do this. Or maybe I’m wrong and it is some great compliment to randomly hear. Once in a while the compliment comes with him paying their meal tab or if they’re behind or in front us at say a shop, he will pick up their cheque.[/quote]

Generally I think this is fine to do to families with young toddlers and under.   It’s always a shock to see how little a newborn is or cute a 1 or 2 yo is once your kids are tweens and up.

You can certainly tell him if he’s doing this TOO often or too much.

Is something else at play here OP? 
I have an absentee husband and father so I cringe when he repeats comments or info I made to him or compliments other parents, since the truth was and is he’s a lousy parent. Who likes to impress others and ignore his own kids and spouse. [/quote]

Same here.
Am older and my husband was a workaholic never around and missed most of his children’s childhood and high school even through he was around. He just chose to be on his laptop 24/7 every game, vacation, weekend.

Thus I hate when he rolls out some cliche to an unknown family on the street about how great the little kid ages were, and how adorable their family looks. He’s such a hypocrite, and does not, to this day, take any responsibility for the lack of connection he has with the kids. [/quote]

Ouch. Sorry to all.[/quote]

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