While some new parents like to stick close to home with their tiny newborns for the first few months of their lives, other moms and dads will take their babies just about anywhere with them. And not everyone thinks this is a good idea. BuzzFeed asked readers to share places where newborns don’t belong and this is what they had to say.
- "Nail salons. I’ve seen this quite a few times. I’m all for moms taking some time to pamper themselves and relax, but all the dust and fumes have to be terrible for young babies."
- "Fancy restaurants. You’re more than likely paying for the experience, and that experience is totally taken away with a screaming baby or even a young kid who doesn’t know how to behave themselves."
- "Libraries. They are in there all the time. Not just the children’s section, either. EVERYWHERE. Anyone else would be silenced, but we’re supposed to put up with their crying and babbling, because 'they can’t help it.'"
- "Airplanes (it hurts their ears, and everyone else’s when they cry)."
- "The movies is the #1 place. Tom Segura did a bit in one of his stand ups about this and says, 'If your excuse for bringing your child to the movies is that you couldn't find a babysitter, then...you don't get to go to the movies. That's how that works!'”
- "Theme parks! We went to Disney World recently, and the amount of fresh-out-of-the-womb babies we saw was insane. I don't want to ride Pirates of the Caribbean behind you and your newborn."
- "I've been to concerts where someone brought a baby. Their poor ears."
- "Sporting events, I know it’s loud already, but my God, what is the matter with their parents? Like, it’s a loud sporting event that will cause crying, and you will be shuffling through seats/crowds all the time for changes and small things…everyone begins to hate you."
- "The gym…it makes no sense."
- "Funerals. I was at one last year where a college-age son was reading a eulogy about his late mother when one couple's baby started crying. I think everyone understood and accepted that, but the couple didn't leave until they were asked to a few minutes later."
Source: BuzzFeed
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