People ignoring your child when coming over?
My sister and her boyfriend beg to come over because they miss the baby. I also have some friends that are always texting to come see the baby. Every time they come over they pay attention to him for 5-10 mins and then they ignore him the rest of the time. He’s one years old now so he just wants to play and get everyone’s attention. A lot of the times I’m alone for days/nights at a time because of my husband’s work schedule so it’s hard on me. They get out their laptops or phones and just check out. I’ll ask hey could you keep an eye on him while I start dinner. Then 30 seconds later my son is over at the oven trying to turn the knobs. I’m not expecting them to come over and play/watch him the whole time or to do all this stuff for me. But it makes me really sad to see my son trying to get attention from them and they can’t even look up from their devices. It also makes me feel even worse because I look forward to company, but it almost always drains me because I’m having to do so much while also entertaining/hosting. And to be struggling with him trying to play/feed/change/soothe/make food/go pee/ect. while they all just lay around makes me feel like shit. Idk what is normal honestly because this is how everyone acts when they come over. Am I just expecting too much? Is it even my place to say anything?
Posted Jun 3, 2025, 7:48 AM UTC