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"You Won't Make it til January" (VENT)

AlphaKatAlphaKat
in January 2011 Moms

So I had to get my car inspected today and the lady that worked there (after rubbing my belly (EW!)) said, "When are you due?" "January 4th" I replied..."Oh you won't make it til then! Looks like you'll have a tax break this year."

 Ugh. I do not know why this bothered me so much (I have been more emotional lately)...but wth does she know!!!?? I hope not to have to go to Jan 4th either but I want LO to come when he is ready...and if that is the 4th or Christmas Day or NYE I don't care!  It just really irked me.

 This is the first real stranger that has touched my belly and I just felt very violated.  I need to get a game face on so people know I am not to be messed with at this point!

Ok. Vent over. 

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  • girllennongirllennon
    I keep getting the same comments, minus the unwanted belly rubs. What's worse, is that DH is echoing the same thing. It pisses me off. The baby will be here whenever he gets here. I hate when people make idiotic comments. GRRR!
    Joseph Michael - 12/22/2010
    5lbs 9 oz, 18.5 inches long
    6 months: 16lbs 15 oz, 27 inches long

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  • pawcallpawcall member
    Eew.  I'm sorry she has no concept of keeping her hands off others' anatomy.  I know some people say they don't mind belly rubs, but I have to think most people aren't cool with it, especially from complete strangers.
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  • LittleAppleLittleApple member
    Grrr people like that make my blood boil.  She is not an OB!  She needs to keep her stupid opinions to herself.
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  • QueenB84QueenB84

    I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks it is rude for people to say that you won't make it to your due date! I am so tired of everyone acting like I am the biggest thing they have ever seen, and am going to burst at any moment!

    Sorry that you got that from a total stranger! That makes it even more annoying!

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  • chicky1231chicky1231
    That comment irks me too...I don't get it b/c I look big I get it b/c I'm on bedrest and what not.  I know my comment back is probably a little cocky when it comes out but seriously...don't tell a woman who is being monitored for possible labor that she'll definetly go early.  It gets me mad every time!
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  • JD807JD807
    I get it everyday...i work in a pharmacy, so the patients on maintence meds come back every month and every month it's the same darn thing "When is that baby due again? Oh honey, you aren't going to make it" Really? I'm not that huge....what is your medical reasoning for me not being able to make it until my due date again?
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  • mzclairemzclaire

    Ugh. double bad behavior: touching a stranger and talking sh*t about her body.

    I am getting simulatenously "Wow your belly is really big" and "Wow, you're barely showing" sometimes in the SAME DAY. Sometimes by people AS they touch my belly without asking... gr.

    I have started spitting out these responses

    "When did it become Ok for people to talk about my body like it was the weather? My grandmother always told me it was taboo to talk about a woman's weight."

    "If you don't have anything nice to say about the bump, you don't get to touch it."

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