tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post6773805123276120500..comments2023-11-05T03:07:00.660-05:00Comments on Lessons Learned: Lesson #22 - People, Especially Strangers, Have No Shame (Part I)Working Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02155998078498583440noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-41319123322473304242009-12-06T23:21:09.985-05:002009-12-06T23:21:09.985-05:00Great post - Im gonna try to think of my own rude ...Great post - Im gonna try to think of my own rude preggo comments :DRainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04104209826307170921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-17043310983197219672009-12-06T13:18:12.894-05:002009-12-06T13:18:12.894-05:00Love this post!!
Just found you from Vodka Logic....Love this post!! <br />Just found you from Vodka Logic. What a great blog. <br /><br />I'm always amazed at the unsolicited advice, and touching, and boundries that are crossed when we are pregnant. Crazy.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068212251106675700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-2960808646960375132009-12-04T21:31:40.859-05:002009-12-04T21:31:40.859-05:00You know I haven't noticed a lot of those comm...You know I haven't noticed a lot of those comments, but I honestly think it's probably because I'm oblivious / really good at ignoring people. When I was pregnant, one of my friends told me how people kept telling his wife labor horror stories. I said - huh, no one's done that to me. A few weeks later I realized 20 minutes into a conversation that this woman was telling me her Baby Sweetnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991472789690765964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-61962465901443567752009-12-04T13:16:08.564-05:002009-12-04T13:16:08.564-05:00I would have killed someone if they said any of th...I would have killed someone if they said any of those too me. All though they did call me fat when I was pregnant.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10922132258928571341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-44366920851496051142009-12-04T08:44:57.082-05:002009-12-04T08:44:57.082-05:00My mom is one of those old ladies who will tell st...My mom is one of those old ladies who will tell strangers that their baby needs to have socks and a hat on. In the summer. In Florida.Traciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612857982151448455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-30671010387213032282009-12-03T22:02:44.452-05:002009-12-03T22:02:44.452-05:00Haha! Yeah, people are very rude sometimes. I also...Haha! Yeah, people are very rude sometimes. I also love it when total strangers want to reach out and TOUCH my baby, especially his hands, which go directly into his mouth. Why would someone do that?!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02868028138508008537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-10015794888280928442009-12-03T20:52:49.585-05:002009-12-03T20:52:49.585-05:00There's something about pregnancy and babies t...There's something about pregnancy and babies that brings out the intimacy in folks. People were always touching my belly and asking the most personal things. And the amount of conversation I had with strangers after the kids were born was even more remarkable...Melissa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13172152515024862967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-12626079743857832072009-12-03T20:37:58.151-05:002009-12-03T20:37:58.151-05:00In a nutshell? It is NONE of their business and no...In a nutshell? It is NONE of their business and nosy people are SO annoying!!!Theta Momhttp://www.thetamom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-30199408934883002012009-12-03T16:47:56.634-05:002009-12-03T16:47:56.634-05:00I think I would change supermarkets. Funny how pe...I think I would change supermarkets. Funny how people feel the need to just blurt out whatever is on their minds. Great post!Menopausal New Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01427085574473513923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-31209612580899847812009-12-03T15:57:31.453-05:002009-12-03T15:57:31.453-05:00boobs. don't talk about em. Just look at them....boobs. don't talk about em. Just look at them.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577926410913578120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-91699916603007882752009-12-03T15:21:53.413-05:002009-12-03T15:21:53.413-05:00Or a teen age boy who asked if I was going to brea...Or a teen age boy who asked if I was going to breast feed... wtfVodka Logichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13870805969416858519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-77179916510640910452009-12-03T12:21:50.057-05:002009-12-03T12:21:50.057-05:00nosy people blownosy people blowSPEAKING FROM THE CRIBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00875665332513211981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-20907866646123097822009-12-03T12:18:38.186-05:002009-12-03T12:18:38.186-05:00I was thinking the same thing...damn Ralphie is ho...I was thinking the same thing...damn Ralphie is hot now! Thanks for the comments sweetie! Kori xoxoKorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780768988071789669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-35779746207426971442009-12-03T11:25:57.501-05:002009-12-03T11:25:57.501-05:00Some Betch at the grocery store also told me that ...Some Betch at the grocery store also told me that I shouldn't have my 3 week old baby out of the house yet. Mind your own business people!Shandalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732176080188957187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-9363731133906778202009-12-03T11:19:54.645-05:002009-12-03T11:19:54.645-05:001) I was walking slowly in the skyway DT Mpls on a...1) I was walking slowly in the skyway DT Mpls on a Friday at about 8.5 months...I was TIRED...and out of nowhwere someone behind me decides - in an EMPTY skyway - I am too slow and SHOVES me aside as she passes me. I grabbed her arm just in time to say, "Sorry my tired pregnant a$$ is too slow for you."<br />2) At the age of one my daughter liked playing with her hat - on, off, on, offMommyLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288191448338432734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-41678589830766247142009-12-03T11:13:36.640-05:002009-12-03T11:13:36.640-05:00Great post honey! Your blog is too cute! I am fo...Great post honey! Your blog is too cute! I am following you now. Thanks for following my blog and the sweet comments on the post yesterday. I did a post on your favorite today, so go check it out! Kori xoxoKorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780768988071789669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-30020163053655239242009-12-03T10:34:02.855-05:002009-12-03T10:34:02.855-05:00Oh, the awesome things I have to look forward to!
...Oh, the awesome things I have to look forward to!<br /><br />I'm not big enough yet for tummy patting (*fingers crossed*), but I do get a LOT of stares. Seriously, people, it's just a stomach!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10195206667020087310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-68212052768964988242009-12-03T10:27:58.418-05:002009-12-03T10:27:58.418-05:00People never cease to amaze me with the unsolicite...People never cease to amaze me with the unsolicited advice they give to moms.<br /><br />It sounds silly, but my pet peeve is when when the baby is crying and someone says "Oh, maybe she's hungry" --- gee thanks the reminder, you're right I totally forgot to feed my kid!<br /><br />Or "ooh- she SOUNDS like shes hungry"... what? you know my child's crying tones -- Corine (@ComplicatedMama)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11639715774296398992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-17807620135368339382009-12-03T10:02:47.597-05:002009-12-03T10:02:47.597-05:00Oh, man . . . I remember being in a store with my ...Oh, man . . . I remember being in a store with my daughter when she was two months old and a woman made a comment about when I was due. WTH??<br /><br />I wrote about it <a href="http://attorneyatmom.blogspot.com/2009/06/things-that-shouldnt-be-said-ever.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>, if you are interested in the story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08696864576235230580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-20943610348523611472009-12-03T07:42:51.198-05:002009-12-03T07:42:51.198-05:00Oh, that was longer than I thought. My apologies.Oh, that was longer than I thought. My apologies.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14823602174464736265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-58325562069320531712009-12-03T07:42:26.124-05:002009-12-03T07:42:26.124-05:00History: I do all the cooking in the house, and as...History: I do all the cooking in the house, and as such I make the shopping list and hit the grocery stores; the wife can't go into stores since the smoothie-pregnancy-grocery store event with #1. It's disgusting and I won't recount again.<br /><br />That known, I take the kids to the grocery store with me every Saturday morning. Wow. People are strange and just want to tell you how Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14823602174464736265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-61931170376630298692009-12-03T06:55:09.110-05:002009-12-03T06:55:09.110-05:00There is something about pregnancy that makes us p...There is something about pregnancy that makes us percieved as public property. From tummy pats on elevators from strangers to the plethora of unsolicited advice, you suddenly become under the jurisdiction of the world. I bit a hole in my lip not to verbally savage these people because ultimately, they think they are being helpful or friemdly. They're not. But they think they are.Dee at Pedestrian Palatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462948525190291080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-13454827210718171992009-12-03T02:06:30.822-05:002009-12-03T02:06:30.822-05:00I have people ask me all the time if my youngest i...I have people ask me all the time if my youngest is my grandchild. People are stupid.Bombshell BLISShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01339152278979671568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-8742469014995524942009-12-03T00:44:22.446-05:002009-12-03T00:44:22.446-05:00Being a past surrogate people can really say a lot...Being a past surrogate people can really say a lot of stupid things...<br /><br />but my husband had a lot of fun with the surrogacy though, he'd tell everyone 'My wife's pregnant and it's not my baby'.<br /><br />hee-hee, we're so mean :)Anti-Supermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13748550116367234098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055879442336442734.post-10371421447258926642009-12-03T00:29:06.764-05:002009-12-03T00:29:06.764-05:00At least she didn't ask when you were due and ...At least she didn't ask when you were due and you were holding the baby!!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008336128049089410noreply@blogger.com