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I'm a mum-of-two and I always get this 'creepy' comment about my baby boy from strangers - but I never hear it when I'm with my daughter
A mum-of-two has revealed the 'creepy' comment strangers often make to her young son that she never heard with her daughter.
Alysse Gilbert, from the US, said when her baby boy smiles at someone in public, they say he is 'flirting' with them.
She said no one ever said the same when her daughter was a baby and that she finds the comment 'weird'.
'Like no, he's actually just a happy kid,' she said.
Some parents saw no harm in the remark however many mums agreed with Alysse saying they have experienced the same comment which made them feel 'uncomfortable'.
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Alysse Gilbert, from the US, said she finds it weird when her baby boy smiles at someone in public and they say he is 'flirting' with them
'Can we talk about the weirdest comment I get now that I have a son that I never got with my daughter?' Alysse said in a video.
'Any time I'm in public and I have my son with me, if he remotely smiles at a stranger, I swear the comment I get is "He's such a flirt', 'He's flirting with me".
'And I'm like Diane, you're nearing 65 and he's a baby, he's not flirting with you, it's bizarre to me, does anyone else find that comment so weird?'
Hundreds of mums were quick to agree with Alysse saying their children, both boys and girls, have received the same comment.
'YES, It's an icky comment,' one parent replied and a second said: 'Makes me free so uneasy'.
'I get that comment with my daughter and it makes me go from 0 to 100. I say 'no, she's FRIENDLY',' a third wrote.
'I have happy twin boys. And people say that's ALLLLL the time. Why are we sexualising a smile and happy kids?' someone asked.
Others shared similar comments they get about their babies including calling them a 'heart breaker'.
'Or 'oh boy, that smile. He's going to be trouble',' one mum added.
However, some took no issue with the 'harmless' statement.
'I think 'flirt' can mean teasing playfully, or trying to draw attention by being cute without the sexual connotation,' one parent explained.
'I use the word flirting in a 'they're trying to dazzle you' kind of way. My kids are always trying to dazzle everyone with smiles. I say they're flirting, but no one thinks I'm trying to marry them off,' another said.
'I feel like flirting can be used as a platonic term and doesn't always indicate sexual attraction I know it can be weird sometimes but I don't think it's always meant in a weird way.'
