I’m getting more and more random people in public dropping comments toward/about me on a regular basis now that I’m visibly pregnant and I just don’t know how to respond. I work in an impoverished and diverse area, and honestly can feel threatened pretty easily so reacting at all is likely unsafe for me. Aggravated theft, verbal and physical confrontations, and shootings are not uncommon in the area.

I get young people talking trash or even accusing me of gentrification. And today, a resident homeless man walks past me saying “this is why we need population control.” I also can’t help but view this as a racist comment. WTF. I want to say something because it’s my personality to stick up for myself. But to protect myself and prevent any reactivity from them, I walk on by. Have you had to deal with this kind of negativity? I hate my city, everyone seems to hate people who want a family.