I can tell I'm gonna be hearing that question a lot in the next month. This Sunday I was feeling like crap (painful gas, aching hips and back, haven't been able to sleep all week) and the first guy I ran into at church (who’s lack of tact tends to annoy me anyway) thought he was being really funny by acting shocked to see me and asking "haven't you had that baby yet?" (This is the same guy who, towards the end of my last pregnancy, joked that I was "eating for three") I had to bite my lip and walk past without even looking at him before a sarcastic retort slipped out. I'm not due for three more weeks (an absolute eternity, as far as I'm concerned), I'm horribly uncomfortable, and it's too bad for people to start teasing me about it already (especially men, who have no clue what this feels like)! It ranks up there with my second favorite: "Look how HUGE you're getting!" Arrggh! How about a little tact and compassion?
Monday, July 9, 2007
7/9/07 - 'Haven't You Had That Baby Yet?'
I can tell I'm gonna be hearing that question a lot in the next month. This Sunday I was feeling like crap (painful gas, aching hips and back, haven't been able to sleep all week) and the first guy I ran into at church (who’s lack of tact tends to annoy me anyway) thought he was being really funny by acting shocked to see me and asking "haven't you had that baby yet?" (This is the same guy who, towards the end of my last pregnancy, joked that I was "eating for three") I had to bite my lip and walk past without even looking at him before a sarcastic retort slipped out. I'm not due for three more weeks (an absolute eternity, as far as I'm concerned), I'm horribly uncomfortable, and it's too bad for people to start teasing me about it already (especially men, who have no clue what this feels like)! It ranks up there with my second favorite: "Look how HUGE you're getting!" Arrggh! How about a little tact and compassion?
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