You'd think she would have caught on by now

We joined the little kiddy gym near us. I spotted it when we moved here over a year ago but never made the effort to go in. First I thought that my toddler was too young; then I thought it was too much of a frivolous expense; finally, I thought that my toddler wouldn't be able to handle the structure. But we've joined open gym and go almost five days a week after nap time.
We're starting to recognize the "regulars" and they recognize us.
Today there was a mommy with a very small toddler--not young, small. I knew I knew her from somewhere but I couldn't place it. Until. Until she started goochey-gooing over my baby. She then tried to get her toddler to come over and look at him. Snap! I knew where I knew her from. A couple months ago, the boys and I met up with the toddler's BFF and her mom at the tot lot in the mall. This woman and her son were there and she was just as in our face there as she was today. GROAN! CRAP! Now I'm going to have to deal with her at my gym.
They had a Johnny Jumper out and I let the baby play in it today. Having a Jumperoo, the baby knew exactly what to do and since I was able to sit next to him, I wasn't worried that he would spiral around and choke himself. This lady sat down next to me and kept repeating OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER...about how he had mastered it and how much fun he was having. I don't know how many times I explained to her that he had a Jumperoo at home and was very familiar with the concept. And I explained at least twice that it was not a swing but a Johnny Jumper (for those who may not know, it's a suspended seat on a spring that allow the baby to bounce. I think we all know how a swing works). I didn't know at this point how old her son was, but come on---it doesn't look like a damn swing---unless you put your baby in a tire swing!
Earlier, I'd heard her tell a mom not to worry about her kid being too rough with her son because he hits, kicks, and scratches her all the time. This deserves a full out-WHAT THE MOTHER TRUCKER?! Since when is that in any way possibly okay. Since when does a toddler get to abuse their parent---on a regular basis? HOLY M-F, my kid wouldn't know night from day if he tried that. But then again, in no possible realm of reality would my children be in a position to even contemplate it being okay let alone doing it. I knew then she was a special kind of stupid.
Then the whole repetition about the jumper confirmed it. She even asked if she could put her son in it! I told her NO! He's way too big and too old. The point of a jumper, or swing, or bouncy seat is to entertain and exercise a nonstanding/non mobile child! So why would her child who is running around need or want to be in a jumper? Crazy woman!
At this point, I started paying more attention to their dynamic. She kept calling him over to try to get him to give her a hug. Except it was always just as he got engaged in a new toy or activity. He just flat out ignored her. When she was sitting next to me, he was generally across the gym. When she moved over there, he was near me. Whether he did it on purpose or not, I'll never know but he clearly didn't want to be around her. (Can't say as I blame him.) And she used this annoying baby voice, "Evan, my baby come here. Come to Mommy". It was clear that she has not figured out that she's the mom of a toddler not an infant. And therein lays the problems!
Then I found out while talking to another mom that her son is 25 months old! OMG!! I totally thought he was somewhere between 18-22 months. Not over two years old! She was talking to this mom because they are both still nursing 25 month olds!
As most of you know, I am a huge proponent of long term nursing. I think that it's nutritionally wise, it's great bonding, and just all around a good thing. If you can, do. It's not for everyone but good on you if you can or want to. BUT--if your child is old enough to crawl into your lap, interrupt a conversation, and start massaging your chest to let you know that they want to nurse, that's a bit old for me. I think that if your child is autonomous enough to demonstrate that want, they are autonomous enough to eat and drink on their own. This is just opinion, rightly or wrongly.
Well "crazy lady" says she still nurses 4-6 times a day! By the time I weaned the toddler at 14 months, we were down to only 3 times a day. What the hell, lady? Seriously. HE'S NOT A BABY ANYMORE! You would think she'd catch on by now!
I don't cuddle any less with my toddler now that he's weaned than I did when he nursed. We have any extremely affectionate relationship because we've found other things to do to bond. So will she be popping into his preK or kindergarten class to give him a quick fix? Will they be potty training when he's in second grade? Will she have the bottom bunk in his college dorm room? I thought they cut the cord when he was born. I see a Monster-In-Law waiting to happen.
As an experienced substitute teacher and a future full time teacher, I can already see what type of kid this one is going to be. OY VEY!!
Catch a frigging clue lady! Before you scar this kid for life. He's not a baby any more!
The evenings with them at the gym are going to be long ones....OY VEY!!