Sh*t people say...

NorthernGal248

I had the chance to work the teller line today.. some people just say the craziest things!

Let's hear it! What are some things people have said to you on the street - at your job - in the grocery store - whatever.

NorthernGal248

Customer - I see that you are going to be taking a trip to the court house to get hitched!

Me - Excuse me?

Customer - Well, now that you have one on the way your boyfriend is going to have to marry you!

Me - My husband and I have been married for over a year already.

Customer - Starts laughing.

cbrust

was checking out at the grocery store the other day, the cashier was an older woman, probably late 50's/early 60's.

cashier: "do you know if it's a boy or girl?" 

me: "it's a girl."

cashier: "Do you have a name?" 

me: "Macie"

cashier: "oh heavens, I don't like that name at all!"

me: "well, good thing it's not your child then!" bitch glare

Bootsie327

Most of the comments have to do with how "big" I am. The thing is, I'm really not that big! I'm not carrying small, but I think people forget just how big pregnant bellies get by the end. I've gotten "you haven't had the baby yet??" from someone I hadn't seen in a while, "You sure he doesn't have company in there?!?!?!" (yes, with that many question marks/exclamation points), and "are you sure the doctor has the right due date?" Enough, people! The last thing a pregnant lady wants to hear is anything having to do with her size, no matter how innocent or well-intended the comment.

AnnieA75

cbrust said:

was checking out at the grocery store the other day, the cashier was an older woman, probably late 50's/early 60's.

cashier: "do you know if it's a boy or girl?" 

me: "it's a girl."

cashier: "Do you have a name?" 

me: "Macie"

cashier: "oh heavens, I don't like that name at all!"

me: "well, good thing it's not your child then!" bitch glare

Seriously, who says that? Wtf!

awc1986

"You're much bigger than when I last saw you" - no shit Sherlock. That's how it's supposed to work.

Bootsie327

Only a few responses and already I'm reminded of how much I hate people sometimes. I mean, holy shiite! Haha

Ladiebug710

Even though I pretty much feel like I'm the size of an RV, I guess most people still can't tell I'm pregnant. 

Yesterday I had my scrubs on at work and a patient's family member reached out and poked me in the belly with her index finger, ET style.  I think she was trying to figure out if it was shirt or stomach.  I just looked at her and gave her kind of a weird smile and then she asked, "You got a little something going on in there?"

I just said yes and kind of kept on going.  It was very weird.  Not once during my last pregnancy did a stranger touch me.

hfooter

Dumb Lady: "Are you pregnant with twins!!?"

Me: "OMG, no. Don't ever ask another woman that!"

Dumb Lady: "Are you sure? It could be a nice surprise."

WTF people.

jay3907

I haven't really "looked" pregnant for the majority of this pregnancy but apparently I am finally starting to. Someone at work today told me "wow you REALLY look pregnant today". I know she didn't mean anything hurtful and it didn't really offend me at first until I sat back and said to myself, "did she just say what I think she said?"

KBowen715

At a gathering for my middle school son hosted at a neighbor's house, Token Rich Blonde Drunk Mom approaches me and tells me how excited she is for me. Swell. Then she asked to touch my belly. Eh, okay. Followed by:
"Oh my, from the looks of you, you'd think you're about to pop! But you still must have lots of time- you're belly is not even hard yet. It's still really squishy."

awc1986

KBowen715 said:

"you're belly is not even hard yet. It's still really squishy."

Oh wow. Automatic kick in the vagina for her I think.

Ladiebug710

cbrust said:

was checking out at the grocery store the other day, the cashier was an older woman, probably late 50's/early 60's.

cashier: "do you know if it's a boy or girl?" 

me: "it's a girl."

cashier: "Do you have a name?" 

me: "Macie"

cashier: "oh heavens, I don't like that name at all!"

me: "well, good thing it's not your child then!" bitch glare

I'm sorry, but at least it was a stranger.  When I told my Mom, yes my own mother, what we were naming DS she started to cry and said, "well that's awful."

lauralou3x3

I was at a basketball game with my ILs and one of their friends that Ive met only a few times said "are you sure there's only one in there"? Um yes I'm sure. I just got done eating (I always stretch out so much after I eat). And then others tell me how good I look. There's just some shit you don't say!

lindseylu10

One of my co-workers hadn't seen me in a few weeks and I passed him in the hall and without missing a beat he said "I see you've been working out". I thought it was hysterical.

oscarwao

I've gotten the lovely "you must be having a girl your hips and butt are so wide." - this stings since I've Always had wide hips prior to pregnancy and worked really hard to keep any extra weight off my hips (pregnancy is destroying that plan). It feels like people are constantly pointing out my least favorite body part and yelling "look at that!" Ugh.

cbrust

Ladiebug710 said:

cbrust said:

was checking out at the grocery store the other day, the cashier was an older woman, probably late 50's/early 60's.

cashier: "do you know if it's a boy or girl?" 

me: "it's a girl."

cashier: "Do you have a name?" 

me: "Macie"

cashier: "oh heavens, I don't like that name at all!"

me: "well, good thing it's not your child then!" bitch glare

I'm sorry, but at least it was a stranger.  When I told my Mom, yes my own mother, what we were naming DS she started to cry and said, "well that's awful."

Oh that's terrible! Yes, that's definitely worse than it coming from a stranger. I'm sorry

oscarwao

Customer - I see that you are going to be taking a trip to the court house to get hitched!

Me - Excuse me?

Customer - Well, now that you have one on the way your boyfriend is going to have to marry you!

Me - My husband and I have been married for over a year already.

Customer - Starts laughing.

Good lord, who says that? So rude.

Mittens14

I have this jerk at work, who I thankfully only see every few weeks...  Well, after I got married every time I saw him it was "still married, huh?"  literally the week I came back to work after my honeymoon he was like "still married, huh?" yeah, it's only been 3 weeks!  Well, then I got pregnant with DS and it became, "still pregnant, huh?" Every.  Single. Time. I saw him.  Now it's the same thing, still pregnant huh?  Haven't had that baby yet, huh?  So dumb. 

But, I guess I'd rather that than my aunt, who tells me how enormous I am every time I see her... Finally my cousin, her daughter, told her "if you ever said that to me when I was pregnant I would have punched you in the face!"  I wanted to kiss her and do the happy dance!  I haven't gotten any of the enormous comments from her since

keeumm

About my pregnancy: 

(colleague after looking me up and down) "Well, you're tall. It makes sense that your baby would be long and chunky."

Not about my pregnancy:

(random person in the bathroom at school) "My sister had hair like yours. Then she died."

Awesome. 

KBowen715

awc1986 said:

KBowen715 said:

"you're belly is not even hard yet. It's still really squishy."

Oh wow. Automatic kick in the vagina for her I think.

Somehow I managed to commit one of the worst grammatical crimes ever....**YOUR belly.

RachelCA29

Yesterday:

Co-worker: Wow, you must have grown like 6 times as big over the weekend

Me: Thanks ... because I didn't feel fat this morning

Co-worker: Well I meant your bump looks big, not you.

Other co-worker (to first): Just stop talking now. You never tell a pregnant woman how 'big' they look. They are pregnant, not big.

mirdamae03

HR lady at work: "OMG, are you pregnant? I thought you might be at the last company meeting, but wasn't sure"

Me: "Yep, only 3 more months to go"

HR lady: "Oh wow, you better gain some more weight or you're gonna have a 2 lb. baby"

Me: awkward laugh and walk away

Glad you think I'm small, but it's probably the black shirt I'm wearing, and I've gained 25 pounds already and am not slowing down it appears.. Andplusalso you're an HR representative... probably not something you should be saying.

BeesKnees181

I get the, "What?  Twins?  That is exciting.  But you are so small."  all the freaking time.

I need to start saying this:  You know what, I am not small.  Nor do I feel the slightest bit of small.  If you had to carry this around all day, you would realize that having 3 more months left is terrifying me.  Stop saying I am small.  And what are you comparing me to?  If it is a hot air balloon...well then yes.  I am small compared to that.  But if it is a living breathing person, then get your eyes checked.

Instead I say this:  "Well I don't feel small."

biscuitsgirl2007

Coworker said she wished she was in my position, married and pregnant. Then proceeds with, " If you don't want the baby, I'll take it. You can do all the hard work carrying it and I'll just take over."

Um, no. Now I have to make sure she doesn't know where I live because she was halfway serious.

crystalmir91385

Ladiebug710 said:

cbrust said:

was checking out at the grocery store the other day, the cashier was an older woman, probably late 50's/early 60's.

cashier: "do you know if it's a boy or girl?" 

me: "it's a girl."

cashier: "Do you have a name?" 

me: "Macie"

cashier: "oh heavens, I don't like that name at all!"

me: "well, good thing it's not your child then!" bitch glare

I'm sorry, but at least it was a stranger.  When I told my Mom, yes my own mother, what we were naming DS she started to cry and said, "well that's awful."


And that's why we aren't telling anyone. Hope your mom got over it.

IBackBevo

I've told this before, but here is mine from Zumba last week:

Lady next to me says: "Are you trying to induce labor?  If you dance that baby out during class, you will have to name it Zumba and make me the Godmother."

TaylorHam86

From a very passive aggressive woman at church who doesn't like me:

"Congratulations on your baby! I didn't know until recently that you were pregnant. I mentioned to someone that marriage is really agreeing with you since you've really been packing on the pounds."

All of this with a shit eating grin on her face. Every time she opens her mouth I have to resist the urge to punch a grandma.

(ETA her.. She is the grandma.)

IBackBevo

During my last pregnancy - After remarking on how much weight I had gained, step-father says, "My first wife left the hospital weighing less than she did before she was pregnant with all four of her pregnancies."

Yeah, she probably did because she was 16,17,18 and 20 with her four pregnancies. 

oscarwao

TaylorHam86 said:

From a very passive aggressive woman at church who doesn't like me: "Congratulations on your baby! I didn't know until recently that you were pregnant. I mentioned to someone that marriage is really agreeing with you since you've really been packing obn the pounds." All of this with a shit eating grin on her face. Every time she opens her mouth I have to resist the urge to punch a grandma. (ETA her.. She is the grandma.)

People like her continue to behave like that because they believe they can continually get away with being passive aggressive. I would call her out on her shit with an up front "it's rude to discuss my weight at all, let alone with other people." Also, I am really snarky this late in my pregnancy so I might make a point to discuss at length how the book of Romans addresses gossip.

sarahjanisse

What is wrong with people? Thankfully I work with some classy teachers who know better...but with these hormones I wait for anyone to cross me the wrong way! I love some of these responses I am laughing out loud in public

yvanehtnioj

From my mom, over the holidays, when I was barely showing:

"You're carrying wide."

Mind you this was the first comment she made about the pregnancy. And it was the first time we had seen each other since my BFP. And it took her an hour to make it.

His(1&only)wife

I was with my mom at the store at about 25wks and saw a friend.
Friend "you're bump is so cute and tiny"
Mom "oh my gosh she it is huge compared to last time"

Umm wtf?? 1st she lived 1000miles away last time and only saw me in pics, 2nd I am 5 sizes smaller this time than last and all my weight is in my bump, 3rd wtf??

She also told me I was getting chubby in my face and that must be why when holding my iPhone between my cheek and shoulder I sometimes hit buttons. Yeah that has always happened.

chillypenguin

I told 2 coworkers that I felt kind of big with my bump.
Coworker 1: "I think you look pretty small actually."
Annoying Coworker 2: "Really?! I think she looks HUGE!"
Yeah, thanks.

My last pregnancy I was at Kohls and the cashier said "Oh, you've dropped! You will probably have the baby soon!" Really? I was 33 weeks (had DD at almost 40 weeks), and how do you know a stranger has "dropped"? I have carried this baby super low the whole time, I don't think this one can drop anymore...

Roufi

People are jerks.
I told this yesterday, but a guy at work who I see once a week comments every. Single. Time. On the quantity/contents of my lunch. When he found out I was KUed at 20 wks, he says, right in front of me "I wasn't going to say anything-couldn't tell if she was pregnant or just getting fat". Think it if you must but shut your effing trap!
My mom constantly : "now you have boobs!" "Look! Now she has boobs!" I had perfectly fine boobs already thanks, eff off!
MIL's thing is that her first question is always about my weight. Just fine thanks, also screw off.
Basically I hate everyone.

motoLyn

Kjcrawford07 said:

Coworker said she wished she was in my position, married and pregnant. Then proceeds with, " If you don't want the baby, I'll take it. You can do all the hard work carrying it and I'll just take over." Um, no. Now I have to make sure she doesn't know where I live because she was halfway serious.

Single White Female creepy alert!  Seriously. 

I just have people asking me all the time how I feel.  Its not like my waddle, hunched over form with the dark circles under my eyes are a dead give away or anything.  Yeah......

MusicATWork

A co-worker walked into my office yesterday morning to say hi, and then blurted out "holy crap, you got huge over the weekend!" Happy effin' Monday to you too!

ama7165

I get the are you having twins comment a lot, then when I say no they ask if I'm sure...

"You look three times bigger than when I saw you two days ago"

My response- don't ever say that to a pregnant woman again.

A patient asked me if my butt was getting bigger.

Another patient said to me ' you must have been fooling around!'

talkthewholetime

ErBear1010 said:

My boyfriends sister: do you have a name picked out yet? My boyfriend: Kenzye Boyfriends sister: hahaa kenz-yieee! I don't like it, poor child Me: (eye roll) [wanting to slap her]

Ummm how do you pronounce that name?

I'm with @erbear1010- is it like Kenzie or Kenz-yay (like Kanye)?

danabsd

Not my story but MH's friends sister has Irish twins they're 13 months apart (ummm...yikes!), 2 little boys. She was walking with them in the double stroller and a women walks up to her and asks "Can I hold the dwarf twin?" She was floored. But seriously, WTF?

Just som many odd things going on there. 

spacepotatoes

danabsd said:

Not my story but MH's friends sister has Irish twins they're 13 months apart (ummm...yikes!), 2 little boys. She was walking with them in the double stroller and a women walks up to her and asks "Can I hold the dwarf twin?" She was floored. But seriously, WTF?

Just som many odd things going on there. 

OMG. The lack of tact of some people. Wow.

One of my FB friends has Irish twins. They're exactly 1 year and 1 day apart. More power to her but I couldn't.