If Even One More Person Says It…
There seems to be a feeling among the general public that pregnant women are just waddling along desperate to hear comments about their size and the size of their family. Here is a brief list of the things that I am tired of hearing.
- "How far along are you?!?!" Because apparently I look as though I’m in my fifth trimester or something, not beginning my third.
- "Oh, you poor thing!" This is normally heard after someone counts my children and then notices I’m pregnant. Maybe I’m wrong, but 3 1/2 is not a big number. Perhaps I’m just really good at math.
- "My goodness! You’re HUGE!" From a complete stranger, this comes off as a tad bit rude.
- "Are you trying to start your own baseball team?" I don’t even like baseball. Maybe a soccer team, but definitely not baseball.
- "Look, it’s Molly Weasley, the early years!" This one I heard several times at the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book release party.
- "I sure hope you like kids." Or it’s brother, "You must really like kids!" Actually, I can’t stand the little rodents…just kidding! Or am I? Hmmmmm….
- "Haven’t you figured out what’s causing that yet?" No. What could it be? Maybe I should go see a doctor about it or something.
I hear so much more on a daily basis that it’s not even funny. The best one, however, comes straight from every. single. OBGYN. I’ve ever had. If I complain about anything such as swollen ankles, the witty retort is always, "There’s a cure for that. It’s called delivery!" Ba-dum-dum!
Man, I’m always working hard on my comments to the pregnant women that come in the store. We’ve even gone through employee training on it because some people just REALLY want to talk about their tummies and others don’t even want you looking at it…and sometimes…there’s the others….the just look pg! ACK!
Comment by Niihaus — August 5, 2007 @ 11:50 am
My darling, YOU are extraordinary beautiful! And YOU have the most gorgous children on the planet. Not to mention well behaved. YOU GO GIRL!
Comment by mom — August 5, 2007 @ 8:20 pm
I could have posted this almost word-for-word. I went from not showing at all to looking VERY pregnant in the space of two weeks. Two weeks where I was sick in bed away from the world. I don’t know how many “How much longer do you have”s I heard at church. I wanted to scream!!! I am only 26 weeks you goons!
People should just smile and nod at us pregnant folk!
Comment by Stephanie — August 17, 2007 @ 12:23 am
How about, “Don’t you have a TV?” Why people think that it’s not insulting to imply that my husband would prefer watching TV to, um, celebrating his marriage to his wife is beyond me.
Comment by Karen Vogel — September 10, 2007 @ 6:05 am