I went out for a jog with Elliott in the stroller and turned around after just a bit because of the bladder problem. Maybe I should ride the bike instead of running. Anyway, as we were going home a car pulled alongside us and a girl took a picture with her phone. It was weird. Then the driver said, "Is that a real baby?" I said, "Do you mean am I walking around with a doll in a stroller?" She said, "Yeah." I waited for her to answer her own question. She didn't, so I said, "It's a real baby." She said, "Oh, I thought it wasn't real - I only saw it was real just a second ago." I said, "Okay." The passenger said, "You're a friendly one, aren't you." I said, "Your friend thought I was pushing a doll in a stroller." And then we continued home. It makes sense to think that they were just trying to say that Elliott is cute. If that's the case, that was nice of them. But I think it's wrong for people to take pictures of people's children without asking. I also think that there's a difference between being matter-of-fact and being unfriendly, especially when strangers interrupt someone's walk of dejection (because of the bladder problem) to ask stupid questions.
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