Saturday, October 04, 2008

Did I hear that right?!

I must be a magnet for odd and inappropriate pregnant comments....

Coworker 1: I think I saw your bellybutton popping out. How cute.
Coworker 2: And, I have to say, I saw you waddling when you came in. You said you wouldn't waddle.
Me: You can stop talking to me now.

HELLO????! First of all, I don't waddle, I swear. Second of all, even if I did, do you think I'd need someone to tell me?!

Me to one of my students: Do you want to feel the baby?
Student, after feeling my belly: Oh, she's CUTE!
Me: How do you know? You can see her.
Student: She FEELS cute.

How sweet. Odd, but sweet.

What's the most bizarre thing anyone said or did to you while pregnant?

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

I don't think you waddle! :) I haven't been pregnant, but I did pass out in the hospital once, and woke up to the nurse yelling "When did she deliver???" I guess that was odd, considering I WASN'T pregnant!

krista said...

I'm a waddler...I confess.
(You're right though--only the waddler should be the one to say so!)

Briana Almengor said...

You don't waddle; you're the skinniest prego I've ever known. Now, my on the other hand...I was in the city visting the Chambers once when I was pregnant w/ the boys (like 4 or 5 months..not at the end when I was enormous), and as we walked back to our car, another couple walked past us. The girl pointed at me and said to her s.o., "I'm not as fat as her."
I was stunned..truly stunned.
You can think that, but you can't say it...I guess those rules don't apply in the city. :)

Anonymous said...

Libby, You are so adorable! Don't worry about what everyone says. People think it's ok to say things about your size because you're pregnant--but it's not ok. I received so many awful comments while I was pregnant...one of my best friends (who I also work with) was 2 weeks behind me in pregnancy. Well, everyone compared us-they were convinced she was having a boy (because she didn't gain much weight...til the end) and I started showing a lot earlier, so I was having a girl. I remember one co-worker said, "I know you're having a girl because your butt is getting bigger!"-my response was "I've always had a big butt..." ha! I also had several people ask me if I was having twins. Anyway, don't worry about tacky people with tacky things to say :) You're at the end of your pregnancy and you are stinking adorable! xoxo, Laura

Anonymous said...

You certainly don't waddle. You may by the end, but don't yet.

I can't remember inappropriate comments when I was pregnant. I do have people insist that I have identical twins because they look identical. I just let it slide, not bothering to explain it's not based on looks but science.

Vegan Burnout said...

recently, one of my coworkers was asked by another coworker if she was pregnant--simply b/c she was eating a bagel and wearing one of those loose-fitting babydoll shirts! the offender was promptly banished from our section of the office...serves him right!

Anonymous said...

When I was pregnant with my second child one of my coworkers came to me and said "I hope this one is as pretty as the first one". How inapropriate was that. Sad thing about it is that you may hear more stupid outburst from people. It's irritating being pregnant because of this very thing.

Marie said...

This isn't so bad, but I've had more than 2 people say (upon hearing I was having twins) "You're going to be HUGE!!" Yeah, that makes me feel good.

Anonymous said...

Hey Libby...I have friend that has given me a ton of baby girl clothes that don't fit Annabelle for the season. I'm going to donate them, but I thought you might want to look through them before I do that! They'll fit for the right season for Isabel (sp?). Let me know-give me a call if you wish :) xoxo, Laura

krista said...
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krista said...

Oooo! I thought of another one...but honestly it came from my grandpa and I know him to be loving and blunt so I forgave him.

We were having a family picnic last month and he was taking some pictures of all of us at the tables. He discreetly leaned in to say to me, "I got a wide shot of you in one of these." I laughed and replied, "Well pretty much ANY shot feels like a wide shot these days!"

Ya gotta' keep in mind, a lot of people say super dumb stuff to make themselves feel better...or because they open their mouths w/out thought. IT'S CALLED A FILTER PEOPLE! FILTER! :o)

Melodye said...

I am like you and never thought I waddled but something funny happened to me when I was 9 months pregnant with Amanda... I was driving our 1968 Mustang with the seat pushed WAAAAAYYYY back. In the middle of Johnstown I got a catcall... I was pretty proud of myself until I realized that it was the car they were really whistling at -- reality set in very quickly... Love, Momma O.

The Murphys said...

well, someone asked me when I was due, two weeks AFTER I delivered JJ... in the person's defense, however, she got really red and said "oh you ought to slap me!" when she realized that the baby in the stroller was THE baby.
~Kelley