Pregnant women, stop waiting for someone to offer you a seat
One of the great ironies of my second pregnancy is that the only times I?ve been offered a seat on the subway are when I genuinely don?t want one. Sometimes I?m only going a stop or two, others I?m coming off a day of desk work and need to stretch out a bit. And they come in rapid succession, forcing a cavalcade of ?no thank yous? and allowing a car full of people to think that perhaps pregnant women don?t need seats after all.
But we do! And it always seems to be in the thick of rush hour, with my eight-and-a-half-months-pregnant belly jutting out in all its oppressive glory, that all eyes avert to cellphone screens and I?m left fuming as I try to keep my ever-more-tenuous balance and wait for someone, anyone, to offer reprieve.
But the problem isn?t them. It?s me. Because, let?s be honest?we?ve all joked that men could never handle being pregnant, and forget about the pain and intensity of labour. But on one front, they?d surely have us beat: ask and you shall receive. I can?t imagine a man awkwardly avoiding eye contact with a row of seated commuters while secretly seething through his own discomfort. Because men ask for what they want, from the office to the bedroom, and this would definitely extend to public transportation.
NBD, able-bodied riders who won't give your seat to a GIANT preggo. I'll just stand riiiiight next to your head and pray I go into labor.
— olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) September 14, 2016
Why are we so polite, so scared to speak up ...
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