Dear Dollar Tree cashier,

I appreciate you trying to make conversation to keep the checkout process less awkward, but saying “Wow, you’re huge! Are you having twins?” Isn’t the way to start a conversation with a woman who is 39 weeks pregnant🙄

As if that wasn’t enough, you had to involve other customers that were behind me asking if they ever got “as big” as me.

Yes, I know my belly is large right now because of the tiny human inside of me.

Yes, I’m swollen because of water weight.

Yes, I know I’ve gained almost 50 lbs.

Yes, I know it looks like I swallowed a watermelon.

No, it is NOT your place to comment on that.

It is NOT your place to make a pregnant women feel SO self conscious about her ALREADY changing body that she walks out of the store just to break down in tears.

You were so insensitive to me that you didn’t even stop to think about how my changing body has impacted me as a first time mother.

I don’t need you to remind me of all of those changes. I don’t need to be reminded of the stretch marks on my hips, thighs, belly and sides and the weight gain.

Your comments about how “huge” I am were unnecessary and rude.

So please, keep the comments to yourself. Those kinds of comments are not appreciated right now.

And I must say, I’m pretty freaking proud of my continuously changing body- stretch marks, weight gain and ALL.

This body has carried a HEALTHY baby boy to full term and I’m proud of that.

Your unkind words will mean NOTHING to me when I get to hold the child I’ve prayed for in my arms❤️

Sincerely, The pregnant women you shamelessly humiliated.

*First Update*

Thank you to everyone for all of the encouragement☺️

It means a lot that you guys were willing to take time to build up another woman who was struggling 💗💗💗

*Second Update*

To all the people who have commented on my post calling me “hormonal” and saying that I’m “overreacting.” You we’re not there when this situation happened.

You weren’t there to witness how this cashier and the other customers treated me. So you don’t know the whole situation.

I was trying to buy a birthday card and was blindsided by this cashier and these other women who decided it was okay for them to voice their opinion about MY BODY.

I was called “huge” told I looked “big” and that I had “probably gained too much weight.”

So please don’t come onto my post and try to invalidate my feelings about the situation.

You don’t know all the details.

Some women struggle with the changes their body goes through while pregnant and I happen to be one of those women.

For some women being called huge or having their size pointed out is HURTFUL. It doesn’t matter if a woman thinks she’s “too big” or “too small.” Commenting on a persons size IS NOT OKAY.

If you have never struggled with body image issues, I’m glad. You are blessed to have a good outlook on yourself and I’m glad you have that confidence👏🏼 but please don’t make me or anyone else feel like it’s wrong to have those struggles.

Also, this post was NEVER meant to be an “attention grab” like someone stated. This post was a STRUGGLING first time mom venting for a moment. This app is supposed to be a safe place for women to talk openly and without judgment.

So instead of invalidating other women and their opinion on a situation that may or may not have been hurtful in your mind, let’s just help fix another queen’s crown and move on.

Encourage and Build each other up because we’re all human and struggling with something💗