AITAH for being annoyed at my friend for how she acted around my baby in my home?
I (22F) have a very active baby who is constantly crawling around and trying to interact with people.
My friend came over today to watch a show and eat. While we were eating, my baby kept crawling over to her because he wanted to interact with her. He wasn’t touching or even able to reach her food, and I was already feeding him my own food, but she repeatedly told him, “No dude, it’s my food.” I eventually told her she didn’t need to keep saying it because he’s still too young to understand.
Later, she got out nail glue to fix her nail. When my baby crawled over, she told him to stop because of the fumes. I told her that if she was worried about the fumes, she could put the glue away or move somewhere else because this is his home and he’s going to crawl around.
Then she put her food bowl on my sketchbook. I asked her to move it because the sketchbook is special to me. She said, “I’ll buy you a new one, they’re cheap.” She ended up spilling rice and oil on it, leaving oil stains, and also spilled rice on my couch.
The sketchbook cost $13, but that’s not the point. I specifically chose that sketchbook because I like the quality and it’s important to me. I was upset that I’d told her it was special and she dismissed it because she thought it was cheap.
I understand she’s childfree and doesn’t particularly like kids, and that’s completely her choice. But this is **my home**, and I don’t expect my baby to be confined or constantly told off for crawling around and trying to interact with someone. I also don’t bring him to her house because I know her home isn’t baby-friendly and I respect that.
By the end of the visit I was really upset and honestly don’t want to continue the friendship.
Edit:
We live in affordable housing for young people that have experienced homelessness. She ls 4 years younger than me and has come to me for a lot of help with a few things, she also uses my internet and came over when she was to scared to be along in her apartment. When I’ve tried to distance myself in the past she immediately picked up on the shift and kept asking me if I was mad at her. I’m currently dealing with postpartum depression and am seeing a therapist.
Edit 2: we’ve only known each other for 2 months no
Edit 3: I was stopping him from crawling over to her. I even placed him in the play pen which he cried in for a long time. I sat on the floor with him and breastfed him. She came at 1pm in the afternoon and didn’t leave until almost 9pm in the evening.
Posted Aug 12, 2026, 2:12 PM UTC · locked