I'm 18 weeks pregnant with DC2, and I don't live near my friend of nearly 20 years, so we mostly chat on facebook chat etc.
The thing is, when we chat over the net she brings up asking how the pregnancy is going by calling me fatty/piggy. We have the kind of friendship where we tease each other a lot without taking offence, but as I look like I've swallowed a football, I'm starting to get a bit touchy about my weight and it's starting to play on my mind.
I'm not sure why she's being so thoughtless as she knows what it's like being pregnant as she has a DS, and she esp didn't like her ex calling her fatty when she was preg.
I'm not sure whether it has anything to do with it but she's always been quite big, whereas I'm lucky I've never had to watch my weight as I haven't got that much of an appetite, so she maybe likes the idea that I'm big now, but I would NEVER even think of commenting on her weight.
If I say something to her in the middle of what she's taking as 'friendly banter', I can just imagine the stilted atmosphere afterwards. Whatever I say it'll sound awkward, even though I've known her for so long I know she'll take it the wrong way. I haven't seen her face to face since week 6, so it's not even as though she's seen how big my bump is.
I'd be really grateful if anyone else has any thoughts on this as I'm starting to avoid talking to her, which really is a pity.
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18 wks pregnant and friend of 20 years calls me fatty/piggy...hmmm...what to do?
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MyPetSnail · 08/08/2009 14:22
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