The ONE TIME I say something...

peachmuffins

So I'm a little annoyed with the "I don't think you're suppose to be doing that" or "are you sure it's ok to do that" comments which have been coming (among other comments) the entire time I've been pregnant. I could go 2 weeks without having a soda and the ONE day I have a soda get the "should you be drinking that" comment. 

Usually I just laugh and say "oh I'll be fine" or something polite and cheerful to deflect. Well yesterday I was lifting something at work and one of my clients husband's come in to pick something up and i hear..... "should you be doing that?" it was a 6 pound box that I was putting back on the shelf... so i just said jokingly/but kind of seriously "Unless you're an OB I don't want to hear it"... and he says "Only for the past 34 years." 

 DAMMITAREYOUSERIOUS?!?!!?!!?!?

The ONE PERSON.... I sass off to just a LITTLE... obgyn. 

I had never met this guy before and because its usually his wife coming in and she never mentioned her husband. 

Luckily I hadn't gone "full sass" when i said it and was able to laugh it off and be like "ok you win!" and he laughed to, but on the inside i was hormonal raging.

And when I got home i looked him up... not only is he an OB but he's the president of UF's OB program.

 I'm officially just going to go back to being sass free.  

MrsL1022

LOL! That is kind of awesome! I am sure he understood your frustration and minor sassy moment. Think about how many women have cried desperate pleas in his office, for him to get their babies out of them at 38 weeks. If there was anyone to be sassy with it was probably him. 

TnG05

PRICELESS

KrissyMiss

LOL! This is kind of awesome. At least you were able to make light of it with the "you win" reply.

beck8008

oh man that sucks- but seriously if he's an OB shouldn't he know that you can lift a freaking 6 pound box?!? 

victoriawaimon

LOL!  That is hilarious.  I've been lucky enough to have avoided all those "you shouldn't be doing that" comments, but I did plan on using the "unless you're an OB" comeback.  Guess I'll have to be a little cautious if I need to use that line!

theseaword

I heart this story. 

rissa_n

LOL!  That's hilarious!  Sorry you got busted though...

ncjulia12

That is really, really funny.  

Zilelabelle

Wow! He probably thought it was funny, but what are the fraeking odds? I'd say you handled that very well, I probably would have sat down and cried.

strawberrytree

Hahaha! That is awesome...I would have been mortified if it was me, sounds like you handled it really well. 

notfrancie

That is hilarious.  Don't let it keep you from sassin', though.  Next time just be ready with a follow up zinger like, "Then you should know well enough to get over here and help a lady out!" or "Could you go get me a triple espresso instead of standing around making unhelpful remarks?"

To quote Salt n Pepa:  Opinions are like as*holes and everybody's got one.  Although I guess this guy is more entitled than most  

LuvBugMama

Great story! But I'm with beck... He shouldn't comment on a six lb box! I have a 30 lb toddler that I lift all day long. He would really scold me!

sheilatakesabow

Ha!  Hilarious!  I would guess he probably thought that the box weighed more . . .  Don't let it stop you though; what are the chances the NEXT person you say it to will be an OB too???  

RioG1978

He would have had a heart attack had he seen me trimming the feet of my horse today then.

 Pregnant, not dead. 

monpetitechouchou01

This is funny. But I'm sure he had no idea that the box weighed only 6 pounds ladies. We were just packing for a move and I went to reach for a box that looked small and in fact it had plates in there and weighed more than it looked. Seems like he was being polite though and no big deal. Keep up the sass!! We all know what its like to be told not to do a million things.... although now nearing the end I find that I can barely do anything and I'm expected to do it because I was so "Oh its ok! I can and i will!". haha

AliciaS1411

LOL thanks for sharing! This absolutely made my night!

 

carebear054

Hilarious! Talk about bad timing...