The boring/annoying things that other people say

[Tigresswoods]

Hope you feel like venting within this thread about the things that people constantly say that you find boring or annoying. Mine are:

Them: "And how far gone are you now?"
Me: "24 weeks" (For example)
Them: "Oh, you don't look that far gone..."

Every time!!!

"Hello fatty"

Them: "do you know what it is yet?"
Me: "A boy"
Without fail this is always followed by:
Them: "Thought of any names yet?"
Me: (quietly in my head) "No, baby won't be here for WEEKS!"

Have just returned from an event where I see lots of people I hardly know - I do this every month so I do sort of know them just not very well. Anyway, this evening I got:

"Oh aren't you getting big"
and
"Oh you're not very big yet are you"

I - GIVE - UP.

Has anyone ever been barred from getting on the rides because the operator thinks you are pregnant? Further more this is said loudly infront of hubby and other superfit family members

Re: "What are you hoping for?" IME, a good response is: "A puppy".

"How's Bump?"

I get this from the same two colleagues most days.

I respond by looking down at at my belly and saying 'Still there' from me, and then get a most confused look from them

Them: Are you going to find out if it's a boy or a girl
Me: No, I'd like it to be a surprise
Them: It's going to be a boy.. I can tell by the way you're carrying

Is there anything about wanting a surprise that may mislead you into thinking I want your opinion?

not read all the thread, probably been said but

anytime in 2nd semester onwards
'are you still throwing up?'
'yes'
'have you tried ginger?'

you must be very excited.

no.

Oooh... And my all time favourite:

When saying goodbyes to friends and family:

them to my husband: Cheers mate, take it easy
them to me: bye bye darling (pat on the back/belly), take good care of baby...

Thanks... I know I'm carrying the child, but we are both responsible for it's wellbeing..

I can't believe I've made it to 37 weeks without a stranger patting my belly...til today! Then she asked me if I was walking the dog to 'bring on the baby'! Noooo I'm walking the dog because I have to and I would really prefer baby stays where he/she is for another two weeks yet!!

Countless times since my 20wk scan where I decided NOT to find out the sex, by the same people:
"So are you going to find out/Do you know if it's a boy or girl?"

My replies (varied):
"It kept it's legs crossed." (truth)
"Not unless I need an extra scan due to a problem, which I'd rather not have."
"I'm pretty sure the doppler can't tell be by the sound of the heart beat".

And a few weeks before finishing work:
"So are you getting nervous about the birth yet?"

My reply:
"Well, it's give birth or have major abdominal surgery. Pointless being scared of it because the baby's coming out one way or the other" (This is my first, I have no point of reference).

To DP (who's 50 & has 2 DSs by his ex & custody of them) by a "friend" of ours who'd moved away a few months before I got pregnant and was back on a visit when said "friend" was told the news:
"Oh well, these things happen."

DP's reply:
"No mate, these things don't just happen. It was very much planned."

Cue sheepish looking "friend" who wouldn't look me in the eye that evening. I nearly wet myself laughing when DP told me.

On being asked if DC3 was planned (we have a boy and a girl already, so it's The Law that we should be officially done already....)

'No, there was just nothing on T.V. that night' OR
'No, I fell on a banana skin and guess where I ended up!' OR even
'Have you seen how handsome my husband is?! I just can't keep my hands off him.... (silence from other party).'

I have tried all of these, actually. They work a treat - at ending the conversation!

ha ha ha ...... evil laugh....

At least 8 people told me on Friday without any prompting that I was looking tired. Thanks, that's just what I wanted to hear!

Also, people kerosene saying: 'why gave you got spots? You never had them before.' Yes I know and Im feeling incredibly self conscious about it, thanks.

*keep saying!

I get "can you have it soon as I want to meet it" from the in-laws for the last 4 weeks. No I'm just being bloody selfish because I want to be pregnant FOREVER and I want to inconvenience your lives as much as possible. I'm 40 weeks, I've had enough, I want to get stabby.
Also "haven't you had it yet?" I'd have thought that the answer would be pretty obvious to that question.

I absolutely love this thread! And as much as I know it will be annoying I can't wait for people to ask me these and you know you all love it too. You know they're going to ask when you see these people so im sure you all play that little mind game of 'here we go...' and when the line leaves their mouth have that secret inward laugh. Actually maybe it's just me in life that does that

Hmm there was the woman (total stranger) on holiday who clocked me dishing up a big bowl of prunes and yoghurt, for no other reason than I like prunes and yoghurt, who then proceeded to nuzzle up and share with the entire breakfast room me in an all-girls-in-it-together stage whisper about the bowel problems she had during pregnancy

I'm not at my best in the morning anyway so that was a bit annoying...

My pet hate is the sarcastic, "wow, how did they manage to have babies in the old days?" in response to anything I say about any advice I've had from medical professionals, or anything I've read about different approaches to pregnancy/birth/parenting (whether something I'm planning to follow or not). This has come from people aged anything from 20-70.

Loving this thread. 31 weeks pregnant with DC3 and have had soooo many people start saying to me "Wow, you're suddenly HUUUUUUUGE" aren't you, I wanted to weep by Friday. I mentioned it to midwife who was very sweet and said I actually measure a week behind for dates, and to ignore...

As mentioned, this is DC3 and also already have DS and DD (8 and 6). I understand the speculation that this might be an accident, but to my face??? Nearly everyone I told would say "So, did you plan to have 3/ was it planned?" The irony is that DC1 was a complete accident, but subsequent 2 planned! By the time the 3rd or 4 th person asked, I was feeling very fed-up and , truthfully answered "well, I had a miscarriage this time last year, so this was very much planned".

I know, I know, bit mean, but they did ask...

Re the gender, my 2.5 year old DS has the best comment 'mummy, will it be a boy one, or a girl one, or a baby one?'

My MIL wins for tactlessness- 'you're going to get huge you know'. Yes, thanks for that! And when I joked that my 16 week bump was all dinner, she chimed in 'well of course you know how much you've been eating, all that chocolate, and peanuts...'