Mean mommy

i was in the baby superstore today. i don't know if i am over emotional today or what..here is the story.
from the moment i walked in i heard babies crying. but there was one in particular. i was halfway through the store and this one, was still crying. and it was the bad cry. you know the one where it sounds like they might have been hurting. i could not help but walk toward the poor baby. when i got to the destination, i saw a mother, her stroller, and her twins. the mother was shopping while one was drinking a bottle that was propped up by a blanket quiet as could be. her twin sister was the one that i was worried about. the mother followed to yell at the baby. let me tell you this baby was no more than five months. she talked to this baby girl like she was a misbehaving 7 year old. she says... "no, sit back, no yelling, stop it. drink your bottle. stop crying." all the while pushing her back to the lay down position. i understand that some mothers have a different approach. but good god. what the hell does she think this baby is going to do when a human is treating it like that. does she not know that babies need love, a gentle touch, and to be held. right then, i began to cry. YES right there in the middle of the layette section of the store. with lola in the sling sleeping, i am sheading tears. all i could think about was how bad these babies life is. if this was all i saw, it must be like that all the time. i began to feel so much pain for these little helpless girls. it made me to sad to think they got a woman like that for a mother. the one who is supposed to nurture you, love you, sing to you, kiss you, gently cradle you. i didnt not say anything to that woman. i did however look into her eyes for an extended period of time. i hope she had a moment to think after that. thank goodness the baby fell asleep. im so sad now. i can not stop thinking about all the little babies out there with mommies with out patience and a gentle heart.