Because I'm fat!

[taxguykarl]

Sorry to hear about that Anakah. My wife is in the same boat, my sincerest sympathies.

[blas]

Is it ok if a pregnant woman grabs your arm and places your hand on her belly out of absolutely nowhere?

My coworker did that to me last week and I nearly jumped ten feet in the air when the baby kicked.

[Ironclad Alibi]

It is just as inappropriate as placing your hand on her belly without getting permission first.

[tropicsgoddess]

I know the feeling. I'm a bit chubby and I've had a few times here or there that people assumed that I was pregnant. I HATE that, especially since I've never have been pregnant nor am I right now and to top that I don't have kids! Ah, the joys of being a woman. Feeling nauseous? Barfing up a storm? Having cravings? Oh she must be pregnant. A little on the thick side, rubenesque, chubby and have some tummy showing? Oh she must be pregnant. GAAAAAAAAAAH!!!! Fuckers.

[ShinyGreenApple]

This has happened to me as well. Some old guy just came up to my checkout line and goes "So, are you pregnant or are you just overweight?"

Another time one of my more 'special' customers just flat out asked me if I was pregnant. When I said no, she just shrugged and went "Oh, ok. I think I might be."

What, pray tell, the fuck?

[jedimaster91]

I've been doing this dance with the hubby. Whenever we would be lounging around and my tummy would rumble, he'd say, "That's <junior> in there!" I finally snapped and told him I'm glad he wants kids. Really. But we agreed from the get go that I'd finish school first, and I'm getting immunization shots I have to finish before I can get pregnant. Trust me, he'd be the first person (well, second after me) to know if I was pregnant, so shaddup already! It really doesn't help that I've been throwing up a lot of mornings lately. I know I'm not pregnant, so I think it's either post-nasal drip from my allergies (I do live in the allergy capital of the country) or my gallbladder needs to be checked.

And then I had a sister-in-law--whom I've never actually met since they live in Alaska--leave me a wall message on Facebook telling me she'd heard a rumor that I was pregnant and wanted to know if it was true. That pissed me off too. Turns out she was being nosey. I wished she would have just asked about it instead of implying either my husband or hers was spreading stuff around. Grrrr.

[ottid]

You know, with all of the comments on this thread, you wonder where people get those ideas from.

I have the answer.

Ever noticed that every 5 minutes another Hollywood celebrity is pregnant? Ever noticed that these women are insanely skinny? Ever notice that when they manage to get a decent meal into their bodies the tend to lose their flat tummy? Ever noticed that 10 minutes after said pregnancy no mention is made of it again until 3 months later when they have decent meal again? I think it would be interesting to pick say Jennifer Aniston and find out how many media reports have said that she was expecting, I feel it would be insanely large. I guess the media has stupidly portrayed an image of women has always being flat stomached unless they are pregnant.

[PepperElf]

Is it ok if a pregnant woman grabs your arm and places your hand on her belly out of absolutely nowhere?

well... i'd jsut have to hope that my immediate reaction isn't as physical as it normally might be.

coworker once shoved me at a guy she wanted me to chat with (sorry but no, he was nice but made me think of trolls). i twisted my body and threw her hands off of me. she was very offended.

so that's my natural reaction. i'd probably start doing something liek that and then freeze realizing that i probably shouldn't throw a pregnant woman's hands off me the same way and... i'd just flinch back instead.

actually just imagining someone grabbing my arm and hoding it to a kicking belly agaisnt my will is making my skin crawl a little. shudder

[XCashier]

Some old guy just came up to my checkout line and goes "So, are you pregnant or are you just overweight?"

"Are you senile or just stupid?" Dude, mind your own business. Whether a woman is pregnant or not is her business, not yours unless you're her husband or doctor.

I don't get why everyone is so concerned about our bodies and what might be happening inside them. Jeez, it's not like babies aren't born every day. I say again, mind your own business and keep your hands to yourself!

[BookstoreEscapee]

. Second, when I woke up, I would not assume that the woman was pregnant,

Well, by the time you woke up she wouldn't be

[Imogene]

Try being 15 in line at a grocery store, and having some crazy old bat come up and RUB your belly, asking when you're due.

"I need an adult!"

Even if I am in the maternity ward and I pass by a room where the baby is crowning and I see it, two things will happen.

Er... three, particularly if you're not the father: You'll be thrown out of the room that woman is giving birth in.

[PupuTupuna]

I was pretty much the last one on my class to realize one girl was pregnant. I guess that has something to do with the fact that I don't stare at peoples stomachs and thought that it's none of my business if she's not talking about it herself. I'd never ask someone, not even a friend if they're pregnant.
And if someone started rubbing my belly... Well, they'd probably feel a kick.