Someone: Cool, non-Alex-baby uses signs.
Nick: Yup. Alex does too.
Someone: No he doesn’t.
Nick: Uhm, yes he does. He signs “milk”, “drink”, “more”, “food”… oh, and “done”.
Someone: No he doesn’t.
Nick: …
Dear Someone,
Just because you haven’t observed something doesn’t mean that it hasn’t occurred. The world doesn’t revolve around you (or anyone for that matter). If by “No, he doesn’t.” you mean “I haven’t seen Alex do that.” please learn to express yourself better. If you’re actually insistent that Alex doesn’t actually sign, I don’t know what to say.
Just prior to that…
Same Person: [baby] is hungry. Someone should tell [baby's dad].
Me: He mentioned when he asked you to watch him that he was going to get food for him.
repeat, several times, before it sank in….