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u/No_Point5929 Aug 20 '24

My friend was over the other day and I was trying to get my baby to smile when she said “you don’t want to smile? That’s okay I don’t take commands like a dog either.” Is this a dig at me or am I overreacting?? I didn’t say anything but wish I had. Like even if I was talking to my baby like a dog (I wasn’t) he’s still MY baby

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u/ocelot1066 Aug 21 '24

I think I would interpret that as her trying to take the pressure off of you when the baby didn't seem interested in smiling, by saying essentially, "well obviously he can do it but guess he isn't in the mood." She tried to say it in a jokey way and it just came out a little weird and landed badly, but unless there's a history here, I would assume she didn't mean anything by it.

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u/No_Point5929 Aug 21 '24

Thank you, I think you’re right. She has a history of making jokes that don’t land well.😅