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December 2011 Moms
EveryNameIWantIsTaken
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Team greeners, questions from strangers vent
EveryNameIWantIsTaken
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Anyone else keep getting stopped by total strangers just to find out what you are having. Then when you say you don't know they have to put in their guess. I'm so annoyed at this point. Everyone, and I mean everyone, says I am having a girl because I'm carrying so high. Guess what, I carried high the entire time with ds. Never did I drop at all. I didn't mind it when it was just family. Half the fun for them is the guessing. It's the total strangers who feel the need to stop me and put in their two cents. I always reply, "we'll see" and they then say to me, no it's a girl for sure. Ok, glad you have x-ray vision and can see my baby in there so well. Vent over.
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Re: Team greeners, questions from strangers vent
This is an all the time thing for me, anywhere I go. And I'll have 2 different people give me the exact same reason for why I am having a boy or a girl, so clearly none of it is accurate. It was kind of fun at first, but now it's just annoying.
My close friends and family have a pool going with guesses for date/time/sex, which is fun, but the strangers drive me crazy. Just because you carried high and in the front when you had a boy/girl doesn't mean that I (with different genes and body type) will have the same sex because you think I'm carrying the same way you did!
Usually when I realize they are someone who isn't going to have common sense and that they believe they are right no matter what, I just end the conversation. I just don't have the patience now.
I think it's the fact that after I already say that we will find out soon enough, they have to again tell me that they are right. Ok, whatever. Have a nice day, stranger.
Jan17 Sept Sig: Pumpkin Spice gone too far
It really doens't bother me, I love hearing of everyone's opinions esepecially as so many of them are contradicting.
The name thing is what really bugs me. We can't decide on a name, let alone one of each, and I am sick of everyone expecting us to 1) have one or two picked out and 2) share it with them.
Them: What are you having?
Me: We didn't find out, we want to be surprised.
Them: Oh, I could never do that, I don't know how you do that, I would have to know.
Thankfully I haven't had too much of this from strangers, but wow do friends and family love to insist I'm having a boy!
We had our family "baby party" last night and I honestly probably heard "OMG you are carrying SO LOW!!!1!! (even though honestly, I'm "carrying" both ways because I'm so short!) That is DEFINITELY a boy!!!" One drunk aunt would not shut up about it, she kept going on and on about how it's for sure a boy the pressure's on because he needs to carry on the family name, blah, blah, blah...
Enough, people! I honestly don't give a rat's buttthole if it's a boy or girl and you certainly can't pretend like you "know" because of "how I'm carrying" or the fact I didn't get sick or some other insignificant factor. I know it's fun to guess and all that, but sheesh, give it a rest! I just tell them over and over I'm convinced it's a girl because she keeps hearing she's a boy and wants to prove them all wrong! lol
Nothing like babies (and weddings, amiright?) to bring out the crazy/rude/knowitall in some people...
Thankfully 99% of people have been really supportive of us not finding out, I always hear "oh, that's so awesome, good for you guys, that's how it's supposed to be, how fun, etc" I've just been answering with "a baby" when people ask what I'm having. That usually gets the point across.
I got this ALL the time! From a ton of my customers, even after I told them I had two ultrasounds that confirmed she is a girl. They are like, "I don't think so!", one time I snapped a little and said, "Yeah you must be right, I'll take your opinion over years of tested technology!" It is a good thing I'm out of work now because I've been SUPER hormonal and guarantee I would have snapped a few more times. lol.