It finally happened. Unwanted touching

Where I live, people are generally pretty reserved. When I bring bub out and about, some people sneak a peek, others give some polite compliments. Today, he got touched by two separate neighbors. 🥲

The first complimented his crazy hairstyle and touched his hair. I thought that was still fine. Then, when I got into the lift, an elderly lady said oh how cute, and squeezed both his hands one after the other. I was uncomfortable, but she was so friendly and I said nothing. Then she said he had big ears and proceeded to squeeze his ear lobes... Luckily we reached our floor and quickly escaped.

I immediately washed his hands when we got home before he had a chance to suck on them. I wish I had stuck up for him but it just felt so hard in the moment. 🥲

ETA: the problem is not that people interacted with my baby. The problem is people touching my baby without washing or sanitising their hands. I'm not a germaphobe. This is how diseases spread. I carry a small hand sanitizer when going out and would happily offer it to strangers if they had said something before touching.