There is a woman at work who is....interesting...to say the least. I wish I could post a picture, you might have a better appreciation of the following interaction.
Co-Worker: I wanted to let you know that I always buy baby gifts after the baby arrives.
Me thinking: Where is this going?!
Co-Worker: I do that since she might NOT be born. And then you'd have gifts to remind you of the fact that she wasn't born. And you'd have to deal with the psychological ramifications of having gifts. And I don't want to have to counsel you.
Me: *Stunned silence*
Unbelievable. There are certain things that you just don't say to a pregnant woman who is 7 weeks from delivery!!
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RIDICULOUS!!!!!
I'm angry with your co-worker for you. That's a terrible thing to say to a woman in any stage of pregnancy. I'm excited for the baby to get here though...for some strange reason, I'm getting the marriage and maternal itch these days...CAN U BELIEVE IT???
That is the most awful thing I've ever heard! WHO SAYS THAT?!?!?!
Crazy people...once again, do these people think before they let these things come out of their mouths?
I'm very excited for you, and can't wait for your little girl to arrive, and she will!! She's got a friend following soon after her that would like to play :)
Yikes. Talk about insensitive!
Oh my, that is so not cool. Sorry you had to hear that.
Has she had a stillborn? Though it's a really rude, tacky, thoughtless, insensitive thing to say--regardless--maybe it stems from a personal tragedy and she "had" to counsel someone thru it? Wow. "I don't want to have to counsel you"??? Yeh, lady, remind me never to burden you with my hang nail trauma. Does she give shower gifts for a bride-to-be? What about gifts to people before Christmas? I mean, ya never know, Christmas MIGHT not come this year. We just might be celebrating his second return this year instead of His first.
I'm so sorry. Her comment leaves a pit in my stomach, but I'll give her the benefit of the doubt. Hurting people often do a lot of inflicting of hurt on others. Forgive her and move on. That's the counsel I "have" to give you:).
All I can say is... ah, FILTER?!
I was on the receiving end of a super insensitive remark HOURS after giving birth to Natalia. Either the nurse was TOTALLY ignorant of our situation (there was a shift change), or she was uncomfortable with our silence and just blurted out the first thing that came to mind.
You just gotta' let it go though--feel sorry for their lack of sensitivity. It's certainly NOT going to serve them well until they get a clue!
I can remember one of Ronan's aunts telling me the nearly the same thing when I was pregnant with Malachy. Apparently that is why they don't have Baby showers in Ireland. My thoughts were, errr OK.. understood, you could have given me a present for him after he was born without the explanation. YIKES.
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