To ask what's the most tactless thing anyone has ever said to you?

[Squirrel78]

I've had someone come up to me today gushing "I didn't know you were expecting again?!" I'm not. Don't know who was more mortified - her or me! My stomach has grown over the last few months probably because I don't exercise enough. Now I'm tearful, depressed and embarking on a diet and the only thing that can cheer me up is s bit of shared misery!!

A few weeks before dd (age 3)was due to have strabismus surgery to correct the squints in both her eyes, we were at a family do. A pretty close family member said "oh she will be so beautiful after the surgery" I couldn't bite my tongue and said that she was already beautiful and didn't need surgery to make her so....

She is 13 now and that comment still hurts me.

More of a tactless one. Two weekends ago I was at a sporting event with the dc. A friend and I were chatting when a woman I have little time for, came up to me and blurted out "Oh hello there Murphys, you look terrible, have you been ill?". My friend was just stood there aghast and when the women walked away she quite humbly said "well you look fine to me..." . (for the record I was perfectly well...) I couldn't help myself though the following weekend as she had and had bleached her hair during the week - it really doesn't suit her, so I got my own back and said to her "oh hello M'smum - you were very brave to bleach your hair like that". I know I know I should have been the better person, but I just couldn't help it......

Good for you murphys

When pg with dc#3 "As long as they have 10 fingers and 10 toes"...

Dc#2 was born with one hand missing, and yes the speaker was perfectly aware of that. However they made no reaction when I looked at them.

A school teacher whilst in shock at me having a white father referred to me as "black as coal".

I'm 26 and have a 6 year old, an old woman in a supermarket asked how old I was and then said "gosh you started early".

Rude.

My granny when visiting me about 12 hours after DD1 was born: "Blimey you look like you've still got a baby in there!"

Old school friend on seeing my wedding pictures: "Oh, it looks windy" literally her only comment?!

My husband when I was 42 weeks pregnant with DD2 and raving about the lovely staff in McDonald's who had carried my tray for me: "Yes well they're used to obese people in fast food joints"

A friend, after I had been complaining about my nephew being dumped on me at short notice by my brother - the moan was aimed at my DB, not DN.

She uttered the words - it's a good job you can't have kids really isn't it as you are not maternal at all!