Need some snarky comebacks...

maceymay1816 · August 2010

I was up late last night helping my neighbor roll sausage balls for her sister's baby shower on Saturday. Her sister is due in Sept., is a very sweet girl and in her first trimester she found out her boyfriend was sleeping with all these other chics. The poor girl found out last week from his mother that he has been prostituting himself out to all these women (and yes actually for money), and he has several drug dealers after him. She is only 21 years old and this pregnancy was not planned so my heart goes out to her.

On the other hand, I am trying to prepare myself mentally for going to a baby shower, where people are going to be asking me if I have children, asking why not, asking when we are gonna have them...blah blah blah. With the thought of surgery in two weeks looming over my head and then the joy of injectibles, I'm a bit on edge. What are some clever good responses so I can ward off the pestering little old ladies who want to know why I haven't expelled a child from my uterus at my age???

noah-bear · August 2010

You were too busy being active swingers?

KristysRedBarn · August 2010

It's not snarky, but my favorite response is:
"I don't believe that's an appropriate question."

jms2005 · August 2010

KristysRedBarn:
It's not snarky, but my favorite response is:
"I don't believe that's an appropriate question."

Yes

"Thank you for your concern regarding my sex life."

ColindaP · August 2010

I don't think it's appropriate to be snarky or saracastic when asked this question at someone else's baby shower. And here's why: it turns the attention to you. If you're going to suck it up and go to the baby shower, I feel that you need to also suck up your feelings about what you're going through while you're there. It's a happy occasion to celebrate the mom-to-be and her baby, and saying anything that makes people feel bad for talking about babies, or that lets them know how bad you feel about babies, is just in poor taste. In any other setting, go for it. But not a baby shower.

I'm not saying it's easy. I'm just saying it's part and parcel of deciding to go to the shower.

maceymay1816 · August 2010

Alright ColindaP point taken. Of course I will respect my friends baby shower and I am thrilled for her. Maybe snarky wasn't quite the word I was looking for, but I know there are always those one or two folks who don't seem to know when to stop pushing with the questions. I'm not an AW and certainly don't want to take any attention away from my friend. I just wanted some ideas of how fellow bumpies have responded to folks in similar situations so I could be prepared. I am in a very emotional place right now I don't want to have to politely excuse myself to cry in the bathroom, I'd rather feel like a confident person when I answer people than the blubbering mess I am inside.

I'm sorry if I offended with my post, just looking for some support.

jms2005 · August 2010

I think you're fine if you say it with a smile (even though you'll be thinking something snarky). Throw in a "bless your heart for asking" and everyone will think you're being cute. GL - I hope it goes ok.

ColindaP · August 2010

maceymay1816:
Alright ColindaP point taken. Of course I will respect my friends baby shower and I am thrilled for her. Maybe snarky wasn't quite the word I was looking for, but I know there are always those one or two folks who don't seem to know when to stop pushing with the questions. I'm not an AW and certainly don't want to take any attention away from my friend. I just wanted some ideas of how fellow bumpies have responded to folks in similar situations so I could be prepared. I am in a very emotional place right now I don't want to have to politely excuse myself to cry in the bathroom, I'd rather feel like a confident person when I answer people than the blubbering mess I am inside.
I'm sorry if I offended with my post, just looking for some support.

Erm. Alrighty then. Differences of opinion may exist on message boards.

Here's how it goes:

"Do you have any kids?"

"No."

"When are you going to have kids?"

"I don't know"/"Not yet"

"Are you planning to?/Do you want to?"

"Yes."

"Why don't you have kids?"

"That's a personal question."

I just don't see the problem with answering the questions succinctly and honestly without raising eyebrows.

Sure, if people keep pushing, you tell them they're veering into personal territory. But there's no need to turn "So do you have any kids?" into an awkward situation.

maceymay1816 · August 2010

ColindaP:
maceymay1816:

Alright ColindaP point taken. Of course I will respect my friends baby shower and I am thrilled for her. Maybe snarky wasn't quite the word I was looking for, but I know there are always those one or two folks who don't seem to know when to stop pushing with the questions. I'm not an AW and certainly don't want to take any attention away from my friend. I just wanted some ideas of how fellow bumpies have responded to folks in similar situations so I could be prepared. I am in a very emotional place right now I don't want to have to politely excuse myself to cry in the bathroom, I'd rather feel like a confident person when I answer people than the blubbering mess I am inside.

I'm sorry if I offended with my post, just looking for some support.

Erm. Alrighty then. Differences of opinion may exist on message boards.

Here's how it goes:

"Do you have any kids?"

"No."

"When are you going to have kids?"

"I don't know"/"Not yet"

"Are you planning to?/Do you want to?"

"Yes."

"Why don't you have kids?"

"That's a personal question."

I just don't see the problem with answering the questions succinctly and honestly without raising eyebrows.

Sure, if people keep pushing, you tell them they're veering into personal territory. But there's no need to turn "So do you have any kids?" into an awkward situation.

I think this may be the best plan with a little "bless her heart" thrown in there somewhere, because I am afterall in the Bible belt and have to include that. Thanks ColindaP.

maceymay1816 · August 2010

noah-bear:
You were too busy being active swingers?

That is funny. I am good friends with my neighbor who's sister is the one we're having the shower for and since neither of us have a ton of money we hang out a lot together. I'll have her and her DH over for dinner, they'll have us over, etc. So my work friends always joke about me swinging with my neighbors on the weekend, so if I tell someone that they may actually believe it. lol

eminbmore · August 2010

I tell the truth to anyone who is pushy - that we've been trying for a year, we've had two losses, and we're working on it. It generally makes people change the subject pretty quickly.

AGFaso · August 2010

eminbmore:
I tell the truth to anyone who is pushy - that we've been trying for a year, we've had two losses, and we're working on it. It generally makes people change the subject pretty quickly.

Exactly what I do too, works every time!

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