Is it weird for people to say hi to your children but not acknowledge you? 🥲

I get both. I’ve had many people say hi to my kids and look right past me like I don’t exist 😂. I think some people just see kids and think “how sweet” or “cute” or whatnot. I’ve done that myself when I see a kid starring at me, it’s not ill intent towards the parent, I’ll just smile and wave.

Is she an older lady? That's weird to me. Side note, I also thought it was weird when people used to do that with my dog pre-baby. Like people would ask her what her name is and I just wouldn't even say anything lol

Yep. Loads of people say hi to my kid and don't even look at me. I definitely find it weird

This!!! Speaking to a child and not their mother is one of the strangest things I’ve experienced as a first time mom. It has shown me how disconnected we’ve become as a society.

Old people do that kind of stuff lol I make a point to say hi to them or something but I think I’m just use to it. Children bring so much joy to older people. I’m always happy when my son can make an elder smile

Lol its probably because you dont say hi either but dont mind her saying hi to your daughter. She may just be respecting a boundary she thought you set

Kind of. But it's the way our world has gone.... Anti community, anti connection, anti trust. It's sadly not unusual.

it definitely feels weird but i get it! sometimes kids are just so cute and they make people feel so happy that they forget all common sense for a few moments

OMG!!! I had this old man reach inside my grocery cart to touch my daughter and said not a word to me. I rolled the cart away from him. Super weird

I used to have a childless neighbor that did this to me. Totally ignored me most of the time, but interacted with my son. I thought maybe she didn’t like me… def super weird.

I’ve noticed people are so rude with no manners. I think it goes right over their heads tbh lol

Personally if I saw a parent and child out I'd say hi generally to both, like looking to both maybe smiling/ nodding/waving (some variation of that) at each. It sounds like this is clearly directed at your kid though.

When I started responding I was like oh its fine to just say hi/acknowledge the kid, because I've done that in line at a store or when a kid is facing me at a restaurant. I'm not interacting with the kid in close proximity but smiling, waving, or saying hi to entertain them, but I only do that if the kid is really little and obviously bored. Usually in this case the parent is overwhelmed or otherwise occupied and I'm not about to interrupt them to address them first.
But then I reread that your kid is 6, and it feels different to me at that age. Its also different that this is someone in your building who could be interacting with you and is choosing not to. When I've done that its a random stranger and I'm trying to lighten their kids mood, not ignoring my neighbor.

So yeah weird.

I feel like you dont have to be spoken to when your child is spoken to because they are simply acknowledging the child. Yes your there but whi cares? Have you tried to speak to the lady before? In the store and someone speaks to the kids they look at me and smile but never say anything which doesn't bother me. Sometimes my kids will say hi and sometimes they just stare at folks. But no its not weird its just they focus on what git their attention.

Yall today I was entering my apartment alone and she said hello to me 😂😂 so I just don't exist when my kid is there is all