judged for buying condoms.

Ashley858 · October 2009

DH and I went to walmart this afternoon to buy condoms because Dr. said to use them because we need to wait a month before TTC again. While standing on the aisle looking at the multitude of different brands, kinds, and styles trying to find something we would like becuase they dont carry our usual kind, some woman came walking around the corner saw me holding up two differnt boxes of condoms reading the description on the back and blurted out "Oh dear lord" automatically assuming that I was another wild college student sleeping around. This woman even went as far as to walk away from the aisle and would turn around an check to see if we were gone yet. If we were standing there she would huff and puff and walk away. and when we left the aisle she said "kids today". Why must two people looking at condoms make so many people uncomfortable. Even if we were two college kids insted of a married couple why cant people accept the fact that sex happens, at least people try to be safe.

roxyttandme · October 2009

wow. You so better handled that than I would have. I am sure I would have smarted off something to make her feel like crap for being such a rotten b!tch!

Sorry you had to deal w/ someone else's issues...

(((hugs)))

Cruisebride1208 · October 2009

She's just jealous because she's not getting any

I probably would have blurted something out if she was being obvious about it, then she could insert foot in mouth. People annoy me so much!

Nancy6306 · October 2009

I guess buying condoms seems to be associated with "unmarried sex" to many people. Although, my youngest sister, who is 33 and married for 10+ years, has her DH faithfully use condoms (poor guy).

Cissi64 · October 2009

Maybe she needed to buy comdoms and was embarrassed because someone was already in the aisle.

OCIrishBruin · October 2009

Thanks for a good laugh. DH and I will be in that aisle soon too. I kind of hopes this happens to us now too - anything for a good chuckle.

And Ketch · October 2009

Whoa! What a jerk!

I have to admit though that I have been afraid of getting looks for buying condoms before. We have used an online site in the past and they're way cheaper and very discrete.

candylies · October 2009

wow what a weird lady. If you were single at least you are being responsible! I hate condoms...not looking forward to having to use them again but I'll be in that aisle soon and worried about being judged.

kammlm · October 2009

Kudos to you for not saying anything to her. I'd have said something to completely embarass her and put her in her place.

KelleyBean · October 2009

kammlm:
Kudos to you for not saying anything to her. I'd have said something to completely embarass her and put her in her place.

This.

LLRT · October 2009

People are so inconsiderate I tell ya. I felt a little weird having to buy condoms like people would judge me too but if they only knew the story of why we had to. Thank goodness we got the all clear to go all natural because I hated using the condoms. They ruined the heat of passion!

Pixie21 · October 2009

Omg I hate when that happens! I'm 27 and people think I look like i'm 18, so whenever I go buy HPTs or anything else related I get the dirtiest looks from people. Either I get dirty looks or I get the Sympathy look like "poor little girl knocked up and in trouble". When I was standing in line to pay a lady behind me started lecturing her kid on being responsible and how if she wasn't careful that she would end up like me and telling her how irresponsible I was. I was shocked she was just blatently talking about me while I was standing right there! I was so mad.

Ashley858 · October 2009

I know exactly what you mean people think that im anywhere from 12-15 and The looks I got when I bought the first HPT were so horrible that I made DH buy the next one. I know when we get pg again and im farther along and showing its going to be amazing getting that "kids now getting pregnant so young" look

MrsMSG · October 2009

I am so, so sorry you had to encounter that.

I remember feeling weird when we had to use condoms after Duncan's stillbirth in May. I'd never ever before bough condoms and I, too, stood there reading the boxes.

No one actually did judge me, but I felt like they were going to, and I felt like screaming at the top of my lungs "I SHOULD NOT EVEN BE WORRYING ABOUT CONTRACEPTIVES RIGHT NOW!!!!"

Ugh. I'm just sorry that an ignorant woman had to make an already bad thing worse.

Hugs.

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