A little offended... anyone else?

Question

I am not one who gets offended easily and I ALWAYS swore to myself that if anyone ever commented on my pregnant belly when the time came, that it wouldn't bother me like other women. I'm 20 weeks & went to Sally's today and the cashier asked when I was due. It caught me off guard and I looked at her for a few seconds and I just said "June" and kinda felt a little offended that she just assumed I was pregnant and not fat 😂 now I feel rude. I kept the conversation going so I could redeem myself with a nicer tone. Anyone else felt a little offended by those questions though? Or am I just a brat today?

Answer

It's definitely odd to have people comment on your body, but I'd rather have someone say I'm pregnant than assume I'm fat!

Answer

Oh I want a stranger to notice/say something! Maybe just because I feel fat right now and I want to say I'm not, I'm just pregnant!

Answer

Well asking me anything about mine is off limits.... especially for co workers. I am like the type that will tell you that you arent responsinle for putting it in there and so it is none of your business. I am that blunt. And that private.

Answer

I am offended when people comment on my body because pregnancy does not automatically make my body public property. No, you can't talk about my weight gain. No, you can't talk about how I will or will not bounce back. No, you can't talk about how much I eat. AND NO, YOU CANT TOUCH IT. My body is mine and that hasn't changed.

Answer

I had an experience where i was in a gas station and the cashier asked me if I was pregnant and one of my fiance female friends that so happened to be behind me decided since she was close to him that it was perfectly okay to walk around me, put her hands on my belly, and say yes she's pregnant. I said "do not ever fucking touch me" and shoved her hands off of me she gave me a look like I just showed her the fear of god, I've always been polite so I think she just didn't expect that from me. I just feel it was so rude to answer that question and touch me without asking.

Answer

Lol I'm the same way. I've been showing for a long time (second pregnancy) but for some reason I have it in my head that it's not noticeable to strangers. I took my daughter to a birthday party at a gymnastics place a couple of weeks ago. the party planner was telling us all the rules and one was that the adults can play on any of the equipment and then turns to me and points to my stomach and goes "obviously you're not planning to". I was shocked and a tad offended. my husband thought I was crazy and was like "um you look pregnant though" haha

Answer

I had a woman ask if I was having a girl the other day. It caught me off guard just because I was wearing a shirt that wasn't tight and because I feel like I'm still in that is-she-fat-or-pregnant stage. I then told her I was having a boy. lol however, last month I had another woman tell me I was pregnant and I definitely didn't look pregnant yet. That kind of annoyed me. 🙈😂

Answer

I've never been offended by thst kind of thing, but honestly, people should never just assume a woman is pregnant! So, while I'm personally not offended by those types of questions, it's still an offensive thing to ask/assume, if that makes sense? It's also, honestly, a personal question, just because we have bellies doesn't mean we are free game to be touched or asked questions based on what our bodies look like. And again, if they assume and ask this question, what if the woman ISN'T pregnant?!

Answer

I get offended sometimes when people say I look pregnant. I don't know why. I love that I'm showing and I love talking about it but sometimes I get offended lol

A little offended... anyone else?

Let’s Glow

Glow is here for you on your path to pregnancy

25+ million

4.8 stars

20+

Getting Pregnant

Pregnancy

1st Year (Baby & You)

Baby Products