https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 18:58:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bless-your-heart#post-606892 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:24:08 +0000 PrincessBaby 606892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ha! I'm Southern and say this all the time:). DH (from NY) finds the saying so intriguing and he also started saying it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bless-your-heart#post-606886 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:22:29 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 606886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: that's how I have always heard it used. I caught myself using it the other day and I felt so judgmental and old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bless-your-heart#post-606878 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:20:11 +0000 MamaMoose 606878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha I think of "bless her heart" as the southern way of giving yourself a pass for saying something really mean! IE "she's such a slut....bless her heart" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bless-your-heart#post-606871 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:17:46 +0000 lomom 606871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 22 and she was probably 60+ so it was really sweet/innocent. As much as I hate my belly being rubbed, I just felt like she was being grandmotherly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bless-your-heart#post-606783 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:46:19 +0000 tororojo 606783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't mind it coming from an older woman, but not from someone my age. Same for people who call me sweetie/honey/etc--it's fine if you're 50+ (MAYBE 40+ but I'm almost 30!), but if you're my age or younger it makes me want to get violent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bless-your-heart#post-606723 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:26:10 +0000 LuLu Mom 606723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>HAHA yes I think a "bless your heart" would stop me from being defensive too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bless-your-heart#post-606710 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:18:09 +0000 lomom 606710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm such a sucker for this. </p> <p>This woman came up and grabbed my belly and was rubbing it, saying "Aww, bless your heart!" and it kept me from telling her to get her hands off me. </p> <p>Lol, I don't know why but it's like a free pass. </p>