Think I got my point across to a coworker =)

lhicks13 · March 2011

I have one coworker in particular that everytime she sees me says

"how are you feeling" but instead of looking at me, shes looking at my stomach.

Today my response was

"i'm fine.but how come everytime you see me you stare at my belly instead of my face..I've been pregnant for a while now.It's gonna get bigger ya know"

I don't think she knew what to say. She fumbled for a second then said some mumbo-jumbo about how "she remembers being that big before and couldn't wait until she dropped".

=/ thats great, but I"m not you, so quit staring at my stomach as if I'm a freak show. thanks.

irelandsangel81 · March 2011

You get two thumbs up! I always want to say something like that to people. It's almost like men staring at your boobs instead of your face you wanna be like "eyes up here please". Glad you said something! Good for you Smile

lhicks13 · March 2011

CTGirl30:

Don't you just love how peoples' eyes go right to the belly? That just happened with me and a coworker this morning as well - she saw me and ZOOM - eyes to the belly - followed by comment about how I have really changed in the past 2 weeks since she saw me last (she usually works off-site). I said, "It's only going to get bigger."
EYES UP HERE, LADY! lol.

EXACTLY! You see me 5/7 days a week. No need to stare. If I catch her again, I'm going to tell her I'm going to start charging her admission to see the freak show.

lhicks13 · March 2011

irelandsangel81:
You get two thumbs up! I always want to say something like that to people. It's almost like men staring at your boobs instead of your face you wanna be like "eyes up here please". Glad you said something! Good for you

I give you full permission to say something to anyone who does something rude like this. ..I think my next comeback is going to be.."Haven't you ever seen a pregnant woman before?" I highly recommend it.LOL.

irelandsangel81 · March 2011

lhicks13:

irelandsangel81:
You get two thumbs up! I always want to say something like that to people. It's almost like men staring at your boobs instead of your face you wanna be like "eyes up here please". Glad you said something! Good for you

I give you full permission to say something to anyone who does something rude like this. ..I think my next comeback is going to be.."Haven't you ever seen a pregnant woman before?" I highly recommend it.LOL.

Thanks Smile Actually my current annoyance is with people who tell me I look "tired" or "ready to pop". I'm about to say "OK thanks next time just tell me I look like sh!t and move on!" People just suck. I've sworn I'm not going to be like this after LO arrives. For me it is so much worse that most of the comments come from ladies who have children. It's almost like they forget what it is like.

lhicks13 · March 2011

irelandsangel81:
lhicks13:

irelandsangel81:
You get two thumbs up! I always want to say something like that to people. It's almost like men staring at your boobs instead of your face you wanna be like "eyes up here please". Glad you said something! Good for you

I give you full permission to say something to anyone who does something rude like this. ..I think my next comeback is going to be.."Haven't you ever seen a pregnant woman before?" I highly recommend it.LOL.

Thanks Actually my current annoyance is with people who tell me I look "tired" or "ready to pop". I'm about to say "OK thanks next time just tell me I look like sh!t and move on!" People just suck. I've sworn I'm not going to be like this after LO arrives. For me it is so much worse that most of the comments come from ladies who have children. It's almost like they forget what it is like.

Yeah, somebody told me I look tired the other day. I told them it's hard to sleep when I'm up about 1000 times a night to pee.

I completely agree though about the comments from other mothers. They KNOW what it's like, so why are you doing all of the rude things to me. Is it some sort of secret initiation thing into motherhood? If so, ...I'm pretty sure I graduated from HS a while ago.lol.

ellaNu630 · March 2011

CTGirl30:
You should slowly and seductively pull up your shirt next time and wave the belly around at her.

ROFL

lhicks13 · March 2011

CTGirl30:

You should slowly and seductively pull up your shirt next time and wave the belly around at her.

lollll. I am going to try to remember to do that! I'd probably scare her away for good!

JenWen3 · March 2011

Aw...I feel bad for your co-worker. She's just trying to show an interest in your pregnancy. Not everyone always knows the right thing to say.

vilaro · March 2011

I understand that it's hard NOT to look at the belly. I think men are the worst at this, but I do also understand that pregnant women will always fundamentally remain a curiosity of sorts.

Now, what really gets me are the BTDT moms who are guilty as charged with all the stares at the belly and inappropriate, unwanted comments.

THEY don't get a free pass as far as I'm concerned. I will judge them. Harshly.

lhicks13 · March 2011

JenWen3:
Aw...I feel bad for your co-worker. She's just trying to show an interest in your pregnancy. Not everyone always knows the right thing to say.

Showing an interest in my pregnancy would be talking to me about me, to my face. Not staring at my stomach making small talk. She's had 2 pregnancies, knows what its like to be pregnant, so I see no reason for her to stare are my stomach as if it's growing as she stares. No sympathy for her from me!

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