The annoying pregnancy comment I'm so sick of hearing
by Melissa Willets posted in Pregnancy
I am only halfway through my fourth pregnancy, but there is already one pregnancy comment I am so, so sick of hearing.
"You look so cute!"
No.
Let me tell you what is cute:
A puppy.
My 3-year-old daughter in her pajamas.
A baby.
Kittens in a basket.
Not a 38-year-old pregnant woman.
Of course, I realize the many, many, many people who say this annoying pregnancy comment about my growing baby bump, aren't trying to offend. It's not a mean thing to tell a pregnant woman; not like, "You look kinda fat and miserable."
But I feel like lately, everyone I come in contact with must have received this text update: "Tell Melissa she looks cute!" Because I'm getting the same comment everywhere I go, and I think I know what's really going on. People don't know what else to say to a pregnant woman. They can't say:
"Your boobs are so big I can barely see your neck."
"Wow, you look like you're 7-months-pregnant but you're only 5."
"Those pants are struggling, aren't they""
"Didn't you wear that same dress like every day when you were pregnant last time""
So instead, people tell pregnant women they look cute. And maybe we do, to them. But here's the reality that so isn't cute:
I'm so hungry, I want to eat a bag of chocolate chips a day.
Fire-breathing dragons suffer from milder heartburn than I do.
By the end of the day, my back hurts so much, I am walking around like ...
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