Jenn S. wrote: > >>Rachel asked: I have been asked by strangers if I > was pregnant since I was 16! (Very embarassing. To all > of you, never ask a woman if she is pregnant unless > you see a baby coming out of her!) > > ** Amen! Thank you! Last summer, at my husband's > family reunion, THREE of his aunts asked me (at > separate times during the three hours we were there) > when I was due! I was sooo humiliated! > And, I've had others do that to me, too! I seem to > carry most of my weight in my belly, so if I'm not > suckin' it in, it does look like I'm about 5 mos. > along. But, sheesh! YES, I need to lose > weight/exercise, but goodness gracious, mind your > manners and don't say anything unless you KNOW!!! Ugh!
Considering my size it is perhaps remarkable that I don't get asked more often if I'm pregnant. When I do however, I generally opt to answer "No, I'm sorry, I'm not pregnant but I *am* enjoying trying to not conceive as much as possible." Or "The baby will probably arrive around 2010 with any luck." I have had a few people, sometimes children, sometimes not, look at me and say "you're fat." If a child says it I will often reply something along the lines of "yes I am. and you aren't (assuming they aren't of course). and that's okay because it takes a lot of different kinds of people to live in this world otherwise it would get boring." If an adult or "older" child (who should know better) tells me that I will look down, gasp in shock, and say "oh my god! when did *that* happen?! I was thin when I left my house this morning!" It seems to confuse them. KaeLee BCSN: Soraidh StL, MO -- The karma of literature: http://www.bookcrossing.com/friend/soraidh -- What's so remarkable about Love at first sight? It's when people have been looking at each other for years that it becomes remarkable. -- Unknown ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/wnIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
