Extremely Flattering and Very Kind

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Remember just a few weeks ago, when I made a post about how many of the Mommies at the Captain’s nursery school hadn’t even realised I was pregnant? And were surprised to see a great big basketball tummy emerge from my spring jacket?

Apparently it is a very short leap from, “Wow, I had no idea you weren’t svelte like Kate Hudson!” to, “Man, are you EVER GIGANTIC.” I can’t count the number of people in the past week who have exclaimed at how HUGE I am, and who ask me if I’m due really soon, if not in labour RIGHT THIS SECOND. And I have to sigh and say that I still have almost five weeks left, and they give me this look like, “Holy crap lady, I don’t think they make maternity wear in any larger sizes than the tent you have on right now.”

And to make matters worse, at least three or four people have followed up their shock and awe by asking me if I am having TWINS. Seriously, people, my readers really don’t like it when I have to yell at them in ALL CAPS, so could you please stop treating me like a beached whale, and instead go back to telling me how glowing and gorgeous I am? Thank you!

4 thoughts on “Extremely Flattering and Very Kind”

  1. fame_throwa's avatar fame_throwa

    C’mon! TWINS? You’re HARDLY that BIG!

    Okay, now we’re writing like Dennis the Menace cartoons.

    Or like BigSis’ writes her emails. Oh wait, that would be IN ALL CAPS. 🙂

  2. barky_shark's avatar barky_shark

    These people who make these annoying comments probably don’t realize or remember that a pregnant woman is SUPPOSED to look pregnant. I got a lot of the opposite comments “you look too small to be x # of months pregnant”, which are just as cruel (since it made me wonder if something was wrong). In the end I sniped back to these people that “I am exactly the right size”. That shut them up (mostly).

    Embrace your lovely pregnant belly!

  3. turtle_head's avatar turtle_head

    I can’t believe some people said you were too small. There is no pleasing some people! Actually, this has made me feel much better…obviously the kind of people who comment on the size issue have no idea what they are talking about.

    Plus, I know for a fact it is not twins, so they can all just bite me. 🙂

  4. sirmonkeypants's avatar sirmonkeypants

    No offense honey, but there have been times over the last couple of weeks that I’ve started to question the ultrasound! Are you sure? Really?

    Last year when our friend Mrs. Squeal was expecting her third I think she got the same treatment. Even from me. She was enormous! I remember a conversation with her that went something like this:

    Me: When are you due? Can’t be much longer now.
    MS: Only 5 more months.
    Me: No. Seriously?
    MS: Seriously!
    Me: Oh. How about those Senators?

    I think it just happens when you’re having a third. Beached whale.

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