u/sleepisconceptual

I didn’t knew my overthinkness was that bad until I became a mom…

I’m so overprotective of my baby that I’m already overthinking his baptism. I keep imagining everyone wanting to hold him, kiss him, pass him around, etc., and honestly, it gives me the creeps.

People tell me this is normal because “he’s a baby and he’s cute,” but like… wtf? I genuinely don’t see it as normal. I don’t do this with other people’s babies. If anything, I’m very respectful of the baby and their parents and would never assume I can pick up a baby, kiss them, or pass them around without asking.

I personally don’t feel comfortable with people kissing my baby or constantly passing him around. I know some families see this as completely normal, so I’m wondering if I’m being unreasonable or overly protective.

The tricky part is that I’m co-parenting, so I’m not sure how to set these boundaries with his dad’s side of the family. I don’t want to control their relationship with him, but I also don’t want to spend the entire baptism feeling anxious and uncomfortable because everyone wants to hold or kiss my baby.

How would you handle this? Am I being unreasonable for wanting to set these boundaries?