Stupid comments you've heard lately

marathonmommy82 · May 2014

Share 'em here!

(I know I shouldn't even need to preface this, but I'm on track to gain around 30-35 lbs, have been running, don't *think* I look *big* for almost 7 mo)

I walked into the courthouse today and one of the bailiffs said, You didn't have that baby yet??! .... I'm due in the middle of August. It wouldn't be great if I had the baby now.

MC03 · May 2014

Yesterday I was in court from 8:30 till about 10:30. At least a dozen people commented on how big I was, that I looked tired, that they couldn't believe I wasn't due until August. I has forgotten how BAD the comments get in third tri. Makes me wanna cry.

OutdoorGirl10 · May 2014

Yesterday I was at my desk changing out of my dress shoes into my sketchers and a coworker (male) said "You can still tie your shoes!"

haliebabyx3 · May 2014

My mom looked at me Wednesday and asked if I was sure I was only having one. I just stared at her and then said "gee thanks". She then corrected herself quickly saying, not because of how big I am, but because of swelling.

Daisylola11 · May 2014

My parents helped us move a couple weekends ago and we had lunch together, my dad asked how far I had to go cuz I "didn't look like I was gonna make it to august" and that my mom was as big as I am now (28 weeks) when she delivered!! .... Thanks dad!

I honestly think ppl but especially men don't know what they're talking about, he probably doesn't remember my mom at her biggest! She had 10lb babies and she's an average to small sized person so I'm sure she was all belly! Lol

BabyM82714 · May 2014

I just wish people wouldn't speak. No one should speak to the pregnant lady. I'd almost rather live in silence these last few weeks than deal with people.

kshare18 · May 2014

My coworker, who travels a ton, came in today and just stared at me with his mouth open wide. "WOW, apparently a lot can happen in two weeks!!!!" Sigh............. Yes, thank you, I know I have grown a bit.

forevermyfenix · May 2014

When I told my MIL at 20 weeks that we were halfway to the due date, she responded with "I think the only thing growing faster than that baby is YOU!"

Oh how charming...Thanks...I hadn't even thought I was looking big yet either

Raclla · May 2014

Coworker told me I wouldn't make it until August 8th.

I told her that she said the same exact thing with DD, and I showed up for work on her due date that Tuesday. I also showed up on Wednesday, and I showed up again on Thursday.

Coworker just nodded and said 'true'.

We seriously just had these SAME EXACT CONVERSATIONS last June! It hasn't even been a full year yet, and they've forgot everything.

kareik01 · May 2014

A customer of mine, a male of course, "jokingly" told me yesterday, "That's what too many donuts will do to you". Joke or not, didn't make me feel good.

MandMLeona · May 2014

My mom, who is normally very careful with her speech, asked me very seriously, "Are you sure it's not twins?" Getting that from someone else wouldn't have bothered me, but I didn't have my guard up with my mom. She's usually very good about not putting her foot in her mouth.

Russiandea12 · May 2014

I've also gotten the "sure it's not twins" comment. Yeah I'm sure! and FYI my OB said I am measuring right on for 8/10 EDD. Thank you very much.

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marathonmommy82 · May 2014

And AGAIN today! We were leaving for lunch and someone asked where we were going... I said sushi and she said, "you can't have sushi!" Oh THANK YOU I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE A DOCTOR

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summerfunxo · May 2014

I know exactly what you mean! I'm pretty tall (5'10") and was pretty thin before pregnancy, and some people seem genuinely upset that I'm not a whale now. I get a lot of "just you wait, those stretch marks are coming" and "your breasts will never be the same after" I also had my husbands cousins wife tell me that my area down there will look "like mashed up roast beef"!!! I was so offended I didn't even know what to say. I just chalk it up to jealousy because she doesn't have kids

kaitm22 · May 2014

MrsDuarte8185 said:

So far, besides my boss, who I've posted about a few times and who has no filter and is completely socially awkward anyway, I haven't gotten any upsetting comments. I'm actually surprised. It is slightly annoying that certain family members and friends constantly want to see "bump" pictures and I know its' not because they're curious or just want to stay updated with how the pregnancy is going. It's because I'm very petite but curvy and they are all hoping to see that I'll be lumpy and out of shape. I know this because they are not shy about sharing their disappointment when they see that I'm "all baby" and "no fat".

ETA: To clarify, I'm not complaining about my body type pre-pregnancy or now - I'm fine with it and I'm actually glad I'm maintaining my "normal" shape other than of course the bump itself. It's just annoying that people can be so focused on finding something negative. It's like they're upset that they don't have a reason to make all the inappropriate comments.

It is not letting me highlight the part I want, but this is how I feel certain people in my life are. Some are supportive, many are just gawkers.

BlckRoses · May 2014

My mother mentioned that my feet looked swollen and that's it was a little early for that. Thanks, that'll make the next 3 months in the Arizona heat so much better, to know that my cankles arrived nice and early.

I also had a friend ask if I was allowed to eat a hot dog. I replied that I'm allowed to eat anything I want and then I ate two hot dogs.

tamarar5 · May 2014

I had some lady ask me the other day *if* I was pregnant. No dummy, I always look like I swallowed a watermelon.

Peedy · May 2014

I have a best friend that is due soon. She's always saying "I'm so glad I don't need to put my child in daycare." I know part of the reason she's leaving her baby with her mother and MIL (they'll each have part of the week) is because she can't afford daycare, but she also feels as though this is better for her. Fine, I get that, I'm not judging your decision.. but I hate how it sounds like she's judging my decision.. and, both her mother and MIL both smoke lots of cigarettes. I don't understand why this girl isn't more conscious of how her words come across, she's more than well aware that I'm putting my child in daycare.

(A truly amazing daycare, mind you.. we visited over 8 places)

Alaska_Bride · May 2014

A 9 year old student of mine asked "How much longer do you have?" and I said 11 weeks. He said "Jeez, my step mom's belly was as big as yours when she went into labor!". Thanks, kid.

BeachM · May 2014

Said by a woman at church while I'm sitting between two sisters who are going to be mother's helpers for me this summer:

"Maybe sitting between these two girls will rub off and you'll have a girl."

Um, I've know I'm having a boy for 10 weeks now, it's not a secret, and this woman and I discussed it the week before this happened. I replied "There's not a whole lot I can do about that" and she kind of stumbled over herself with an "Oh I know, brothers will be so fun. Your mom just really wants a granddaugther."

LOL my poor mother will soon have 3 grandsons and no one to wear the boxes and boxes of smoked clothes she made for me and my sister as children and saved. My mom and I joke about this all the time but she was kind of horrified when I told her about the comment.

jenkeale · May 2014

I literally had a coworker tell me he was disappointed that I didn't get fat. So there's that. Then there are the dozens of people that think I'm so big I'm either carrying twins or due next week. People don't know anything.

Amandanmoen · May 2014

I guess this isn't a "stupid" comment but I'm getting really tired of people asking me to remind them when I'm due and then saying "omg that's coming up so quickly, time just flies doesn't it?" No it doesn't! I feel like this 2nd trimester has gone on forever a and I've still got weeks and weeks to go! To top it all off, this is usually followed by "are you getting excited?" This question is my absolute pet peeve because I feel like I have to pretend to be jumping with joy for 10 months straight.

Not liking these nice comments probably makes me a bit of a cow but they make me feel guilty for not enjoying every moment of my pregnancy.

Rosebean · May 2014

I had a man in the elevator say to me "Someone's about to pop!" ....

Ummmm.... No. I was pretty swift to say "I have some time yet".

It can't be worse than when I was at Thyme maternity and the woman in the change room next to me came out to model for her husband complaining of how big she felt. His response, " well, you're only going to get BIGGER!" Hahaha! I betcha he's buried somewhere in someone's back 40!

BlckRoses · May 2014

ThoseThreeWords said: RedFirePhoenix25 said: BlckRoses said: My mother mentioned that my feet looked swollen and that's it was a little early for that. Thanks, that'll make the next 3 months in the Arizona heat so much better, to know that my cankles arrived nice and early.
I also had a friend ask if I was allowed to eat a hot dog. I replied that I'm allowed to eat anything I want and then I ate two hot dogs. 1. This leads into the dumbest comment I get. "You're going to be so miserable this summer". You think so, really? That thought had never crossed my mind that 80 degree temps might be a little more insufferable.2. I want a hot dog now even though I just got done eating McD's chicken nuggets and fries.
If I had $5 for every time I heard that one...it would pay for the first month of day care.
People ask me all the time when I'm due, and when I tell them August 23rd they always say, "That's going to be a long hot summer". No shit, thanks.

BlckRoses · May 2014

MsGrace2003 said:

YoginiKiki said:

Today my MIL called me "Mama Jugs"

Oh. My. Gosh. That is not okay. Apparently, breasts become an appropriate topic for conversation during and after pregnancy, especially if you're BFing. My MIL kept talking about my "titties" when I was BFing DS. I mean, she'd be holding him, talking to him in her baby voice asking him if he "wanted some of Mama's titties." It literally made me squirm from being so uncomfortable. I made DH tell her she had to stop. I hope I don't have to go through that again this time.

That sounds awful.

Venus04 · May 2014

After explaining to Mom how taxing third trimester had been so far, she replied, "I just LOVED being pregnant. Every moment was a blessing." I told her I was going to reach through the phone and strangle her, and that if she ever said that to another pregnant girl in their third trimester, she should expect the same response from them too.

Mom, stop being dumb.

Weezy2012 · May 2014

Starting to get comments at work about my waddle as I make my way back and forth to the copier. Oh, joy of joys.

Laur110 · May 2014

On of the managers said to me yesterday, "Oh I just knew you were having a girl. I could tell because your nose has gotten bigger." REALLY?

SoSayWeAll · May 2014

A patient said to me "You're a lot bigger than my daughter and she is due August 7". Thanks...

mikrinikki · May 2014

People I havent seen in a month or so have said "When did you get pregnant?"

Wyn · May 2014

I hate the "oh it's so uncomfortable to be pregnant in the summer" comments. No, asshole it was uncomfortable to lose my baby at 20 weeks last time. I'll walk on glass through hell to have this baby--have a nice day.

sjs1013 · May 2014

Thank you all for making me feel better. I thought I was the only one getting jerk comments from everyone around me. Do people think you have no feelings when you're pregnant?

Tuesday was particularly hot. My school has no air conditioning and little air flow for some reason. The closest bathroom to my classroom is upstairs and halfway across the building. I wore the wrong shoes that day and a dress that encouraged my thighs to rub together. I had 3 comments about my size by lunch time. I was walking to the bathroom for like the 10th time of the day and this girl, who wasn't small when she was pregnant and stopped working about 8 weeks before delivering, said, "My goodness, you're waddling already. You'll never make it to August!" She got an imaginary punch in the face.

alphaxi614 · May 2014

At work today a lady said to me "wow your son is looking really big today". Umm saying my baby looks big means I look big, you're not being. This lady also talks in a baby talk voice which makes me want to slap her!

lpsexton · May 2014

I get the exact opposite comments. almost every time I tell someone I am having a baby in August I get the shocked look and the "You're pregnant?!" Today was last day of school at the school I work at and had two moms say it to me when I told them I wouldn't be back right at beginning of school year because baby is due then. people don't even realize I'm pregnant and I'm 26 weeks lol

absterboss · May 2014

The other night I was signing into the yoga class I have been taking since before I was pregnant, and a complete stranger (whom I've never seen before) asked if I went to last weeks class. I said no, and her response was "well, my friend wanted to come to this class, but is huge like you and I told her she wouldn't be able to do it". Bitch please.

On a side note, I did better than than that chick during class. (I made sure to lay my mat next to her;)). Score one for the "huge" 28 week pregnant girl.

kareik01 · May 2014

triumphgrrrl said:

Last week someone told me "I hope you're ready for this" in reference to the baby. Bitch, I'm 30 in July, and I tried to get pregnant, it's not something that randomly happened that I wasn't preparing for. Nor is it like I'm 18 with zero handle on life and zero clue about babies.

I got one like that not long after we found out we were expecting. I'm 24 and H is 25, we've been together nearly 9 years now. When a mom from my hometown (whose daughter is also pregnant, AND a year younger than me) saw me the other day, she made a comment about "Are you sure you're ready for a baby already? You're so young and you just got married last year!"

Um, your daughter is younger than me, not to mention H has wanted a baby for years already. I know I look like I'm about 17, but dammit I'm 24 and married!

tamarar5 · May 2014

Oh I forgot this little gem I got last pregnancy. With my son, I had HORRIBLE stretch marks. Like an ugly, purple zebra stripped headband across and over my belly. My mom saw them and said, "I've never seen stretchmarks so awful before!"

waitingformay · May 2014

I find that as soon as I started showing people started thinking I was having the baby like tomorrow and were so surprised I still had 16 weeks to go. People say but you're supposed to be big it's a compliment... It doesn't feel like a compliment.