Author Topic: dear forums i require assistance coping with an infant  (Read 2533 times)

damn this topic is literally full of stupid

everyone except the baby's parents are getting fed up with it
my mom wants to cut our vacation short to get away from the thing
If everyone mutually agrees that the thing is a pain then maybe you could get your parents to talk to the owners (if you're uncomfortable talking to them yourself). If it were me I'd just tell them that I'm very bad with infants and that they frustrate me easily, if you're a guest in their house you should be able to complain about things that make you uncomfortable.

Just leave the house, tell them you're leaving to go out.

They need to watch their own baby.

the baby's dad is my uncle
my grandma wants him and his stuff out of her house because he's been here for several months
my mom wants to cut our vacation short (as in going home on saturday) to get out of my grandma's way

but i'm pretty sure that my uncle would just say something like "you're just grumpy," "you have issues," or "i'm going to laugh when you have kids when you're older" if i said anything else about not wanting the baby here

Just leave the house, tell them you're leaving to go out.

They need to watch their own baby.
i really don't have anywhere to go except across the street to where i sleep at night
i'm sort of tempted to go over there early at night just to get away from the baby

shove your foot in its face so it stops screaming

thats what i did for my family living class when i had to take care of one of those stupid dolls

I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not, but if you give it a very small dosage of benadryl, you might be able to sedate it.

The dosage would have to be so small you could only administer it by topical cream though since this is a baby we're talking about.

I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not, but if you give it a very small dosage of benadryl, you might be able to sedate it.

The dosage would have to be so small you could only administer it by topical cream though since this is a baby we're talking about.
i'd do this but the last thing i want to do is put my finger inside of a teething baby's mouth
if anyone saw me doing that they'd probably say things like "oh now you can feed him for us!!"

Here's your problem: you gotta stand up for yourself. I often find it helpful to ask myself, "What would Cave Johnson do?". He sure as hell wouldn't put up with his uncle's baby giving him bullstuff.
If your uncle says "you're just grumpy", you shoot back: "You'd be grumpy too if your uncle kept shoving his baby on you while you were trying to do something productive." If he says "You just have issues", you say, "I have one issue and it's the fact that you can't take care of your own damn baby." (damn is optional). If he says he'll laugh when you have kids someday, you say, "Go ahead and laugh if it happens but in the meantime take care of your damn baby so I can do my work in peace." (again, damn is optional).

Other possible retorts: If he says you were a baby too once, say "Yeah and I was one irritating little bitch (substitute brat if need be) but at least my parents had the good sense to take care of me and not throw me at random relatives while they went out having fun."

The trick is to have a ready retort, and to show that your patience is running out for perfectly logical reasons. You're trying to go out there in the world (wide web) and do important things, but it's awful hard when his goddamn baby is slobbering over all of your stuff.

The above really only applies if you're 100% certain he won't listen if you ask nicely. Which, from what you've said, he won't.

yeah that would work if adults would took 14 year old's seriously.

spoiler they dont

I'm 16 and I still get stuff for standing up to anyone who has a single bit of authority over me, delivered politely or not. I think Pandan's advice is the best, try and remove yourself from the situation.

yeah that would work if adults would took 14 year old's seriously.

spoiler they dont

I'm 16 and I still get stuff for standing up to anyone who has a single bit of authority over me, delivered politely or not.
I'm 17 and I have that problem but I sometimes manage to come out on top through sheer persistance. Good point regardless, though.
Alternative solution:
Carol, every time that baby gets into your stuff you pick it up and carry it (at arm's length) over to your uncle and unceremonially plop it in his lap no matter what he's doing at the time, (possibly accompanied by a remark such as "Next time keep an eye on it."). Actions speak louder than words and that should make it clear that it is HIS responsibility, not yours nor anyone else's.

he's rarely here at my grandma's house, he leaves early in the morning and doesn't come back until 8pm
his wife gets home even later than that

Grind it up and put it in his spaghetti

lock the baby in the toilet and give it food through the doggy flap under the door.  :cookieMonster:

how old is this babye carol, myself i just got done being with my two younger siblings for 6 weeks who are 3 years old and 11 months old, i can give you some advice

he's rarely here at my grandma's house, he leaves early in the morning and doesn't come back until 8pm
his wife gets home even later than that
wait if you guys are on vacation, where do they go for that long

he's rarely here at my grandma's house, he leaves early in the morning and doesn't come back until 8pm
his wife gets home even later than that
Tell him if he's gonna force you to be his goddamn babysitter he better be ready to pay you for it. forgettard doesn't realize that you do NOT leave a seven-month-old baby at home while he AND his wife work all day.

Or let it stuff all over the floor. Your call lol