Pregnancy

I need to talk a little bit about proper pregnancy etiquette. (How do you even spell that word and why don't I have spell check on here?)

Where do I began and how do I say these things tackfully? Okay...so, let's forget about tack...and I will start with telling you about an incident from today that happens to me EVERY time I am in public.

Picture me at the check out counter of Dollar General. (don't laugh, we're a small town and proud of our three dollar stores.)

Cashier: "When are you due"

Me: here we go again "May"

Cashier: Really?

Me: no, I made that up "Yup!"

Cashier: You look like you're about to pop!

Me: I'd like to POP you in the face for saying that! "That's what everyone says"

I am so tired of people telling me how BIG I am and seeing how shocked they look that I am out in public and not in a hospital bed doing lamaze breathing!

So, here's what I think: You should treat a pregnant woman the same way you'd treat an over weight person. Would you tell a stranger that happens to be 40 pounds overweight that they looked like they are about to pop? Would you tell an over weight family member or friend EVERY time you see them how much bigger they are then the last time you saw them? It's not okay to say that to a person who could use to lose a few pounds and it's NOT okay to keep saying it to me OVER and over...or any other pregnant lady for that matter! (there...I said it! *sigh*)

Brandon consoled me by telling me that I look cutier and cutier as my belly grows. Love ya Honey. I really do appriciate it. He also told me that I need to not take offense because people are not meaning to be offensive. I rebuttled with my "over wieght vs. pregnant" comparison. Just because something is true, it doesn't mean you need to say it, right?

Oh...and never, EVER call a pregnant woman "fat". Unless you are suicidal.