If we are walking towards each other on the street and you have a baby or a dog and I smile delightedly at the baby or the dog and then look up at you, you had BETTER smile back NO EXCUSES
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Reminds me of a time a dog moved to get out of my way and I said “thank you!” to which the dog’s owner said “you’re welcome!” and, lady, I was talking to the dog
What? I have to smile? That's part of no social contract I have signed. It's the job of the baby or dog to acknowledge your smile and return the gesture.
This is NOT an excuse but my dog, baby and I may well have just left a performance of The Glass Menagerie Adapted for Dogs and Babies. It's a very sad play and we might still be sad!
I will smile at you if you smile at my dog, but not if you smile at me- i will get awkward and retreat into my shell and spit foamy bubbles at you until your pass by.
I dunno... I live in the city... I smile at babies all the time and never had a bad reaction. The only thing I didn't like was when strangers would duck down to get a look at my kids in the stroller when they were babies if the hood was pulled out... That's just invasive.
Apologies, Paul, but despite my explaining to Majel that she is neither dog nor baby, she demands I ask if you would smile at her while we're out doing walkies (all digital images of her in her harness are videos I'm afraid)
I don’t have a dog but I’m visiting my aunt who has a really big dog and thought you would appreciate this big smiley buddy please enjoy he’s a good boy
If we are walking towards each other on the street and you have a baby or a dog and I smile delightedly at the baby or the dog I will not be making eye conduct with you the encounter has ended and we may go our separate ways GOOD DAY
Literally just stopped to admire some dogs outside the hardware store and then got to meet the couples adorable one-week-old baby on his first outing so I feel this.
One time someone smiled at my baby & then at me and it turned out it’s because the baby was dropping their shoes out of the stroller and that smiling fucker didn’t say anything so now I can’t trust any of you
I get that. He’s actually the laziest, sweetest boy and the one on the right (Maggie) is an absolute freak. She’s just better at smiling than him. That’s how she gets you
a dude was talking to a clerk so i got down to pet his dog who was happily pulling towards me, he stopped talking and turned around saying "excuse me. i prefer if people ask me before petting my dog." 🤷♀️ that's the opposite of a smile back.
There are people in the comments who didn't seem to understand that this is an opportunity to show you our pups in exchange for a lovely compliment and I am so confused.
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BALL’S IN YOUR COURT
It probably doesn't hurt that she (the doggo) is also pretty damn smiley.
Leave me out of the interaction
*smiles*
I feel like the dog had the easy role
But... I don't have a baby. I might still vote for you.
Feel free to smile if you want. I am under no obligation to smile on demand.
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You wouldn't like Paul when he's mad...
*grabs “invisible dog” leash*
Time for a stroll
It was a good day
In LA I am nice to every dog walker tho because they do not do this, they let the dogs say hi if they want and thusly the social contract is upheld.
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