Dummy - I didn't have a dummy for this reason. My child wants to join in the conversation, not have you shut him up. I would put my finger in his mouth if he wanted to suck something more often than a dummy, and that wasn't just washed!
Food - Just say no, he can't have it. Most people respect a no, if not then they've insulted you first. DS always checks with me that he can eat the food first now.
Bullying - anyone calling someone a mean name is bullying. Which means they've insulted first again, so if anyone called my child "fatty" I'd say "unlike you, my child doesn't end up with small rocks in orbit." Or words to that effect.
Children touching a baby - germs happen. You can say to anyone "if you're ill, please don't come near the baby" but please don't limit it to children if you do that.
Disciplining. If it's just a "don't do that" then fine, he needs to be told. Calling names or being derogatory, that isn't on and I'll be rude to the person doing it. Anyone hitting my child will be hit back. They started it. In case you can't already tell, I finish it.
I had a childhood with adults being rude to me and hitting me and my mother doing nothing. Cue one screwed-up teen/young adult. DS has my full permission to do the same back, if anyone did anything like that to him. He's a bit young now, so anyone starting anything will not do it twice after dealing with me once.
You are all so wise!!! Can I put you all in my pocket to take around to awkward social situations? Kind of like "Honey I Shrunk The Kids", only "Honey I Shrunk The BB Ladies"!! LOL Thanks for some really good responses - they really give me confidence to assert myself without being unkind.
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