Bitchy housemates what should I do?

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I really don't like two of my housemates. We were very friendly last year and hung out pretty frequently but I realised they were not so great when I over heard them bitching about my disbility and dress sense, and honestly, I'm too old for fake friends. I'm not rude to them but I only hang out with our other housemates (who they get on with fine but don't socialize with). I thought they'd got the message but I'm not so sure now as they keep stopping me to chat and stuff at home and to ask questions about how my pregnancy is going.
Would it be too awkward if I was honest and said that I'd rather not chat/hang out?
I don't want to make them uncomfortable or end up in an even more bitchy environment, but I'm also fed up of their fake ass friendly BS and their passive aggressive comments to the most shy person in the house that are totally uncalled for. This is why we all avoid them! But they seem to like me and I dont know how to escape!
I move out in July but will be there with my baby for over a month, so I need my home life to be as relaxing as possible.

I'm sorry but things will probably get even more bitchy when you bring the baby home! I'd plan an escape ASAP. Do you have parents you could stay with? Where's the baby's father? I think the main thing you need to be worrying about right now is bringing up the baby in a stable household not a place full of bitchy housemates!

If you can, I'd move.

Where's the baby's father?

What does that have to do with any of
it? Gawd MN can be nosey!

I would just do the whole "fine, thanks" thing and not be drawn in to it. I'd also drop little snippets in which make it clear you know what they were saying and enjoy their reaction!

Hopefully they will get the message. July will be here before you know it.

Umm... I do put my baby first. Not got anything else to say to that. Smh

No I'm not able to move before July, my contract at this house ends mid August, and I'm already putting myself in debt to move the month before instead (so I'll be paying two lots of rent and bills for one month).
My partner is in the same situation as me, we're getting a place together in July. We're both students at different universities so haven't been living together.

My only other option is a homeless shelter which would be much worse.

Thank you Yabbers!
Much appreciated thanks, yeah I was thinking that too. I dont want to have a whole debate about it would just like to get on. Although I'm definitely going to drop hints now hahaha they'd deff avoid me if they knew I'd over heard them, problem solved haha!
Walking around with headphones in seems like the way to go XD

Presumably they are both quite young. Lots of people are bitchy behind others backs when they are young, it doesn't mean they hate you or anything.

You sound very resilient and well able to deal with them. I wouldn't make a big thing of not being friends with them. Just always say you have something else to do if they try and hang out. Be friendly but not really friendly. You can do without dramas can't you?

I hate housemates.

I used to walk around with my headphones on all the time whether or not I'm actually listening to anything. I would say good morning, hello, and that's about it.

If they wanted to do something, I'd just say, oh can't right now. Finishing up something urgent.

I really don't like two of my housemates. We were very friendly last year and hung out pretty frequently but I realised they were not so great when I over heard them bitching about my disability and dress sense, and honestly, I'm too old for fake friends. I'm not rude to them but I only hang out with our other housemates (who they get on with fine but don't socialize with). I thought they'd got the message but I'm not so sure now as they keep stopping me to chat and stuff at home and to ask questions about how my pregnancy is going.
Would it be too awkward if I was honest and said that I'd rather not chat/hang out

Op i would remain polite and civil

Firstly because you have to live there for now and you don't want to be living with arguments, and secondly a calm environment will be better for your pregnancy

Just because they ask about your pregnancy doesn't mean you have to tell them everything...keep a few vague answers on the tip of your tongue ready to use when they ask, and then keep all the real pregnancy info private for you and your bf,

I think it would make it very uncomfortable and hostile if you told them to not talk to you at home...you have to remember from their point of view. They probably don't know you overheard their private conversation (them bitching about you and your disability)..so if you suddenly said don't speak to me, they won't know why...

If it was me I wouldn't go out of my way to have long conversations with them and I'd never confide in them...but if we were all in the same room eating or watching TV, I'd contribute to small talk with general chit chat about news, weather etc but that's all they would get from me

If you’ve managed this long then bite your tongue for another six months, who knows they may fall in love with your baby and become friends

Well I guess we've all talked about another person in a way that we wouldn't want them to overhear at some point, particularly when we were students. You may even have said something negative about someone yourself at some point?

So I don't think it's a particularly heinous crime really, although it must have been hurtful to overhear. In your shoes I would just keep them at arms length for the next six months. Six months is nothing.

Whatever you do, don't drop hints or be bitchy back. The chances are high that they're much better at it than you are and will make your life miserable.

I think you should "grey rock" them. Just be boring and don't give them anything to use against you. Direct conversation to bland topics like TV programmes or weather etc. Don't engage with them emotionally, but keep it all civil and smiley.

Just stay polite and civil, smile and don't engage too much. It's always going to be galling hearing yourself the subject of bitching, and it's really not on criticising someone for their disability but you've nothing to gain from escalating this now.

Just keep your head down at home, spend time with your real friends and grin and bear it until July which will be here in no time.

If you hear them again talking about your disability in such a way again, either about you or to you, there's no reason you couldn't challenge it in a calm and constructive way at the time as they sound ignorant but i think briging up the last occasion might result in an outright hostile house which is no place to bring a baby into.

I do wonder whether you could get hardship funds to help with the double rent in July though, might be worth asking student services?