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Irritating comments? Vent here!

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MPuppykin · 16/02/2010 10:40

What wholly irritating / inappropriate comments have YOU gotten?

The receptionist at work comments to me Every Single Day ?We will have to get the floor reinforced if you put on any more weight?.

And, as I have a colleague who is also pregnant, but 7 months compared to my almost 6 ? You are a lot bigger than Elaine already. What ARE you eating? ?

It is starting to annoy me.

And you?. ????

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BranflakeGirl · 08/03/2010 10:47

OMG! I am dreading the pregnancy comments now. I've never liked "personal" comments which I have had all my life (like old blokes who look at my 5'11" curvey figure and go "You're a big lass, ain't ya?"...answer "No, you're a dwarf with your spec's on backwards!")but this thread has made me laugh, especially some of the witty comebacks. It made me think of a few myself...

Mpuppykin to receptionist - "I think they already did that when they saw the size of your make-up bag!"

"Was it planned?" - "I asked your parents that about you, they said no!"

"Is it still in there?" - "No, I took it out and left it at home today, this is my pillow."/ "No, I just love hearing stupid comments so I'm staying this shape!"

rochester · 08/03/2010 11:25

When I mention I am considering Breast feeding I get.
"oh the breast feeding mafia have got to you have they"
"Those midwives realy pressure you into it don't they"
or
"Its a lot harder than you think you know. I didn't get passed the first few days"

rochester · 08/03/2010 11:28

oh yes and thankyou I know ginger is good for morning sickness. I get told so at least 10 times a day!!! grrrrr

AllieW · 08/03/2010 13:21

rochester: find yourself some supportive folk re breastfeeding asap. I found that people who made those sorts of comments to me were feeling guilty because they hadn't succeeded and wanted to project that guilt onto me or to decide that no-one could really do it easily to make themselves feel better. It is THEIR issue, not yours. FWIW, I found it a lot EASIER than it had been made out to be by such people, even allowing for us both getting thrush when she was 3 weeks old.

BranflakeGirl · 09/03/2010 20:55

Rindercella - your Aunt is a monster!

I'm 12+6 today and had my first scan, so excited that I posted my pic's on Facbook and my funnyiest comment was a friend who said "OMGosh!!! Really???"...Well, no...I just made it up! D'uh!!!! Lol!!!

ReneRusso · 09/03/2010 21:03

I would just like to moan about when I ordered a coffee today and was asked, with a pointed look at my bump, "would you like to make that decaff". I said no the baby likes her caffeine . Sorry but I do stick to the limits on caffeine, and if I don't is it anyone else's ffing business?

dappymoo · 09/03/2010 21:12

The first few people I told said "well done" rather than "congratulations", that felt weird!!

And totally surprised at the "Was it planned?" comments.

And now,
"oh wow so you'll be a really fat bride..."

moominmarvellous · 09/03/2010 21:29

Cracker from FIL when we told them we were expecting DC2:

'I'm surprised you're still letting him have some' (PUKE emoticon) Just when I think he can get no worse!

moominmarvellous · 09/03/2010 21:33

Oh and the BF subject has already come up for me as well. I BF'd DD1 for 5 months whereas my sister never with hers - fine, entirely her choice, but did she have to say

'Oh GOD! You're not doing that again - you were a bloody nightmare' in front of all her friends.

I had a few nightmare occasions after DD1, which were down to me getting used to being a mother and being hormonal and peed off with my DH once or twice.....it had nothing to do with breastfeeding! So sod her, I'm breastfeeding number 2 til it's 16!!

jo2885 · 10/03/2010 00:06

This forum is hilarious! Thanks for the laughs

I've had a few annoying comments too.

The worst was from a colleague at uni, she asked me how it felt when the baby kicked, and I told her that it was like a little thumping, and that I was very happy to feel it and it was reassuring. She then proceeded to tell me how she totally hates the idea of being pregnant and that to her the idea is like, and I quote

"a parasite growing inside you and then crawling out of you"

I just gave her a patronizing pat on her arm, and told her that if people like you feel like that then I can understand why some people don't want to have children.

I wish I had been ruder though. Thinking about her comment now makes me so angry. I have been quite cold with her since!!

Other comments are:

Do you want to keep it? (from both my parents when I first told them)

My mum tutting and saying "oh dear" when she sees i've been eating chocolate or biscuits. Like i should be worried about getting fat! I'm 24 and a size 8/10!

Another particularly annoying one which my architectural tutor keeps saying at uni (i'm studying for my last year of BA architecture: "You know, Richard Rogers told his wife the day after she gave birth, come one love lets get back to the drawings".

Thanks for that, but don't be expecting that kind of stupid behaviour from me, i'll be recovering in bed thank you very much!

Then there are people who ask how I am:

Me: I'm ok, very tired though

Them: aww yeah.... me too i'm knackered!

oh really!

And of course the usual: try and gt as much work done as possible now, cos your not gonna have the motivation to do it when the baby is actually here.

I don't have the motivation now!!!!! Leave me alone!

Phew! Rant over

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