Wednesday, May 20, 2009
You should never ask....
if someone is pregnant, especially if you don't know them very well. This happened to me not too long ago. I might've been more offended if they had asked me in person because then I would've taken that to mean I LOOK preggers. But this person asked me over the phone. A little caught off gaurd, I asked "Why?" And they said, "You just sound like you're pregnant." Really? Is this even possible? Eeesh, some people need to mind their business.
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ARGH! I know! As if it is anyone's business to ask such a personal questions anyway. What I hate is "so are you having a baby soon?" When this is asked by someone I barely know, I'm just wondering why they think they have the right to ask such a personal question.
Ha ha. I bet you hear it all the time, given that you and Dave have been married for what now, 3 1/2 years? And considering the area in which you reside, I'm sure it's pretty common. I think the person who asked me was just desperate to find out and that was her "sly" attempt at getting the juicy details of my life. The best part? She asked me if I was "sure" after I told her no! Uh, yeah I'm sure. And then she was like, "well, as far as you know, right?" Wink, wink, nudge, nudge. I coulda slapped her through the phone. Bear in mind, if someone like you, or another CLOSE friend or family member asked, with a valid reason for asking, I wouldn't be offended. And that was just the longest comment ever. Psh, sorry!
Tou 'friggin' che.
I hate that so much. I got asked by a few people in my ward and I wanted to die!!!! Granted I was but we hadn't told anyone yet. One of them asked me in front of like 4 other adults. I seriously wanted to stop going to church. It made me feel so stupid and fat.
some people are pretty audacious aren't they? What a bizarre thing to ask - and then to suggest you really were not sure... sheesh!
It is possible. I was talking to my friend, Joy, the other day and I said the same thing to her. I have never said it in my life, but I asked her if she was pregnant b/c she sounded pregnant. And she was!!!!! :) Funny funny.
I heard from a friend that they've done studies about this. That when a woman gets pregnant her voice actually changes. But, still, the person who asked me is certainly not close to me, so even if I did sound pregnant, she shouldn't have asked me. Plus, I'm not pregnant, (just for the record) so I don't know why she would've thought that in the first place. No biggie, just a little caught off guard, ya know?
Haha, I read this to Chris and he said, "She should have said, 'You sound like you're about to get punched in the head!'" A violent comeback, but funny to me nonetheless.
People definitely need to mind their business if they don't know you very well. I can't tell you how many times I've wanted to punch people in their heads for asking me questions about me possibly being pregnant (before I finally got pregnant, obviously), well don't you want kids?, you're not getting any younger, aren't you Mormon, shouldn't you have like eight kids by now? 38 punches!
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