Lighthearted, I'm not massively neurotic about it, but things people say which sting a bit.

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Today: unprovoked comment by adult "It's so hard to get rid of the mummy tummy after a baby isn't it? How old is your little one?" OUCH!

AIBU to think that's a thing which it's ill advised to come out with?

SIL in the aftermath of a major row between our DD's. 'she's (meaning my DD) very over sensitive isn't she? Of course my DD is much more emotionally mature'
Me: no, she isn't, she just doesn't like being bullied for not wearing make up.
Her DD is 18 months younger than mine, who was 7 at the time.
I only spend time with them when I have no choice as she always comes out with shit like that.

Neighbour when I was pg with no 3 having been away for a whole 2 days. "Fuck me Dobbies you're HUGE! Gee thanks. Git.

Some of these are hilarious!

I once gave up my seat for an elderly chap on a crowded train, who responded to my 'would you like to sit down?' by glaring at me and shouting 'no, I'm not that old' so loudly the whole carriage looked. Mortified.

From a colleague on my first day back from Mat leave. I given birth to dd17 who has Downs...

"Is that because you smoked?"

I never smoked in my life btw.

When I picked my jaw up of the floor. I said as much (there was no point in even trying to explain the extra chromosome to this eejit) and her response was..

"Hmmm..if you say so." And she walked away.

My mum does the weight put downs... stood at the airport waiting for a lift to the carpark - 8 min after picking her up, I always time how long it takes for the first one.......

" well, mummy should be taking the stairs really shouldn't she....."
I replied with "well granny should remember mummy can hear and shouldn't be so bloomin' rude should she"

'When are you going back to work?' by DH's relatives all teachers, married to teachers with onsite creches or grandparents nearby.

Answer in my head 'When DH gets 16 weeks leave and is n't away random days & nights for half the month.

I'm quite happy with what I do - large scale building projects, head hunted to write a book, allowing DH to really go for his career but the subtext implicit in asking the 'work' question ignores or belittles what I currently 'do'.

Black, say 'sorry what do you mean? I have always worked. and add do you guys really realise just how lucky you are to have so much holiday?'

( disclaimer I know teachers work hard but these ones sound spiteful) 😄

I have 3 kids. Older two are from previous marriage and baby is from my current, happy marriage! Mil ALWAYS saying, grumpily 'well, i guess I should treat them all the same, even though....'. Drives me mad.

Also my DD and DS are doing v well at school, an aquaitance always insists on saying 'wow, that's great, especially as they are from a broken family'. Jeez, I hate that term, we are divorced but get on - our family is happy, fully functioning and anything but broken!

On a similar theme of tactlessness, my DP and I cant stand it when people we have never met before come out with "and what do you do for a living?" Knowing that they'll instantly be judging you the person by what it is you do to pay the goddam mortgage every month.

As if that has anything to do them, and also you know they'll be cue-ing some tactless "oh is that all?" kind of crap remark, so DP just nips it in the bud by saying "oh I dont do anything actually, Im just a professional indolent"

Just lovely seeing the smurk wiped off their judgy little face!

^^ Yes, Daisy!

I have a major gripe with this. At parties and stuff I seem to be someone that nobody takes much interest in - must be the friendly vibes I give off - but it used to annoy the hell out of me when an ignorer reluctantly struck up a convo and asked what I did, I would tell them I'm a lawyer, and then all of a sudden their all over me like a rash!!! Oh, so I'm interesting now am I!!

How about when my toddler ds didn't want to share the bricks at the shoe shop play area and he was screaming and some helpful mum says to me in a loud voice "Has your son got a diagnosis? Is he on the spectrum?" and her asking made everyone there stare at me making me want to disappear into a hole in the ground.