Babies why do you do this.

[Seshat]

Anything they perceive as unusual will get a stare. My husband (long grey hair, grey/black speckled beard, hat not unlike the Sorting Hat) gets stares. My wife (hair in unusual colours, bright and unusual clothing) gets stares. I (frequently with a walking aid, dressed in casual steampunk) get stares.

I want to dress my husband in robes, but he won't let me.

[MoonCat]

My theory is that at that young age they are kind of like animals... they can sense when someone is uncomfortable/unexperienced with children and they GRAVITATE to them.

...I hate kids, I really do... there is not even a drop of maternal instinct running in my veins.... but the little monsters LOVE me.....It is awful...

Yeah, this is kind of me, too. I wouldn't say hate but I am not interested in babies or little kids at all. Yet if I walk through the mall, some little kid wandering along will zig and zag right into my path, no matter how far away I am when I see the kid coming or how much I try to avoid crossing paths. It's like I'm a magnet.

[wagegoth]

My hair is auburn with a witchlock in front. I get lots of stares.

dressed in casual steampunk

I didn't know casual steampunk existed.

[Seshat]

I basically dress in clothing that would pass for normal - wouldn't give me a second glance - but which, accessorised properly, would be definitely steampunk.

Then I add just a couple of steamy accessories. Enough that I feel comfortable, not so much that it's all-out steampunk.


One example: brown trousers, brown ankle boots with zip decor, a shirt the colour of old paper, a waistcoaty/vesty hybrid thing, a camel-coloured thigh length trenchcoat. On its own, it's unusual but not quite enough to draw much attention. Then add a cameo, or a neck ruff, or any other steamy accessory; and you have casual steampunk.

[Fire_on_High]

[ravevolution]

I don't mind it. I'm a 6 foot 3 inch guy lol. They are babies/toddlers afterall, they are inquisitive and curious.

I may just smile or say hi, but thats about it.

[hinakiba777]

Children always stare at me. But I'm just udderly pleasant. I'm very smiley with rosey cheeks. Plus, I tend to have some sort of glinty metal on my face.

17-20 Braces
19-20 Eyebrow Ring
20 to now Industrial (This is not my ear)

I don't really mind though. I love kids. Their staring at me means I'll be able to keep their attention when I start teaching elementary school in a few years. I'm so excited for that.

I've actually noticed that if I tell a child to listen by showing them my industrial ear and turning the barbell, they will NEVER let their attention sway. I very much want to try this once I start teaching. ^-^