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  1. Mrs. Polish

    blogger / nectarine / 2010 posts

    What does his dad look like?

  2. HLK208

    pineapple / 12234 posts

    "This is...your...THIRD?" In a condescending tone

    "Have you always wanted a big family?"

  3. snowjewelz

    wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts

    @HLK208: What?! Why would people say it like it's a bad thing?! So rude!

  4. Mrs. Pen

    blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts

    For me right now I get the question of when are you going to have another one A LOT. J is almost two. But it's still very personal and none of their business. I also hated the question "was he planned?" because I was 21 when I got pregnant.

  5. HLK208

    pineapple / 12234 posts

    @snowjewelz: probably since I'm still in my twenties...it's like they think I'll have 19 kids and counting by 40

  6. HLK208

    pineapple / 12234 posts

    @Mrs. Pen: that question makes me so frustrated. I obviously will tell close friends our story but "was he planned?" By strangers?? Ugh.

  7. Torchwood

    pomelo / 5607 posts

    @HLK208: My cousin just had her fourth, so I bet she got that a lot. And it WAS an oops baby, but only because their plan was to adopt for their fourth.

    I'm definitely agreeing with those sick of "how are you feeling?" Though in my case, I don't mind it from most people (yet), but my mom asks me EVERY day. And she's not asking just how I feel physically. She thinks I don't talk about my feelings enough so she's trying to get me to say how I feel emotionally. Which is fine occasionally (she's right, I don't talk about my feelings enough), but not every freaking day.

    Oh, and she got all upset at me the other day because I'm not talking to her about the pregnancy enough, but then got MORE upset when I said maybe I'd talk more if she actually asked questions that I'd want to talk about, like my thoughts on the nursery, instead of just "how are you feeling" EVERY DAY.

  8. Dandelion

    watermelon / 14206 posts

    When I get asked how I'm feeling, I respond with "I feel 7 months pregnant."

  9. artsyfartsy

    cantaloupe / 6692 posts

    @wonderstruck: That is lovely to hear!

  10. Mrs. M

    kiwi / 645 posts

    I was asked (a lot!) if my first pregnancy was planned (because we conceived a month after we got married). My MIL commented constantly that our daughter was a honeymoon baby (which she was not) and I finally told her the conception date so she would zip it. Now I have been asked the same question (if baby was planned) as I'm expecting Baby #2 (probably because my daughter just turned 1).

    My favorite comment was a co-worker who looked down at my 9-month pregnant belly and said, "you are going to have a big a** baby!" I always measured right on target, and my daughter was 7lbs. 10 oz. So rude!

  11. Modern Daisy

    grapefruit / 4187 posts

    Oh yes, I forgot to add "Is he sleeping through the night?"

    People who ask when we're going to have a second just get a blank incredulous stare, lol!

  12. Mae

    papaya / 10343 posts

    @HLK208: I dare you to respond to the second question "No, but our cable goes out a lot so…"

  13. HLK208

    pineapple / 12234 posts

    @Mae: LOL!

  14. Mommy Finger

    pomegranate / 3272 posts

    I don't really remember getting annoyed by any of the questions. I think people love babies and are genuinely curious and mean no harm. Then again, I might have been lucky and never got any rude questions.

  15. Mamasig

    pomegranate / 3565 posts

    "Well, you still have a ways to go, right?"

    I just heard that at lunch. Yes, about 3 1/2 months - thanks for the reminder.

  16. spaniellove

    honeydew / 7916 posts

    Starting to get "So what are you going to do about vaccinations?"

  17. Torchwood

    pomelo / 5607 posts

    I'm also anticipating, "she's still in your bed?" "you're still breastfeeding?" and various comments on not spanking. I'm trying to work on good responses to those now, because I know I'll get them a LOT from my very conservative family.

  18. sweet_p

    apricot / 398 posts

    1) I'm a SAHM and I get asked the "What do you do all day?" question pretty often.

    2) "When are you having a second?" When I tell them I'm not sure if I want a second, then I get "You HAVE to have at least one more" accompanied by looks of shocks and disbelief

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