One thing I have noticed while being pregnant is that people not only start conversations with "How are you feeling," but they also say the weirdest things to you. This goes for family, friends, acquaintances and strangers. It's by far the worst coming from strangers. With family, friends and even acquaintances you just accept it as "it's ok because that is just so-and-so." It's a little harder to do that with complete strangers.
The other day I was working a seminar my firm was sponsoring and I received two really odd comments from strangers that I would like to share for entertainment purposes.
Odd Comment #1
The stranger approached the registration desk and he (yes, it was a male) immediately noticed that I am pregnant (how could you not notice?) and started asking the usual questions. After my usual answers (by now I am starting to feel like a broken record) he followed with "Good Job." Uh, ok! Good job on what? Having sex? Being fertile? Populating the earth? I was really confused on what this stranger was saying good job for, so I just awkwardly smiled and said "Thank you." I didn't know what else to do with that comment. I was just glad he walked away after that instead of continuing with more odd comments.
Odd Comment #2
Halfway through the day another stranger approached and started the usual conversation with me asking all the typical pregnancy questions. How are you feeling? When are you due? Is it a boy or girl? Those questions are completely normal as everyone across the board asks me those same questions every day, all day. Then she said "It's going to hurt, you know" and she said it with crazy eyes and a creepy stare. I really didn't know how to respond to this so I just awkardly smiled and laughed it off. I felt like the awkward smiled worked earlier in the day and got stranger number one to walk away, so let's try it with stranger number two. Yup, that ended that conversation...thank god. What I really wanted to say is "No shit! Don't you think that as a first timer I am already terrified of the pain and have no idea what I am in for, but I am expecting it to hurt and I do not need confirmation from a complete stranger with crazy eyes to tell me it's going to hurt." Instead, I took the high road and gave her the awkard smile and light giggle in hopes of her just walking away...and she did.
People, just think about what you are saying to a complete stranger so you don't come across as a total nut-bag like the two people mentioned above.
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