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When you find out a friend is pregnant...do you ask if it was planned?

  1. Arden

    honeydew / 7589 posts

    God no. And if anyone asks me, no matter who they are, my answer will be "That is a very personal question" and a glare to teach them not to ask anyone else.

  2. shopaholic

    bananas / 9973 posts

    Yikes! I guess I'm in the bad! Usually people always just ask casually like "we're/are you guys trying?" and it seems a very common question. I would only ask friends though that you talk about everything with anyways.

  3. JerricaBenton

    pomegranate / 3872 posts

    Never. I can't believe people ask this! My husband's client asked him, 'Are you guys happy about it?' when he told her and that is kind of the same but almost worse! We are married, in our late 20s, gainfully employed, never said we didn't want children - why they heck wouldn't we be happy about it and why would we tell you if for some reason we weren't???

  4. autumnlove

    hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts

    @Arden: I wish I responded with that! I was at a wedding on Saturday and a bunch of not close friends asked me if my current pregnancy was planned...which led to lots of comments about me being like a jackrabbit, etc.

  5. Honeybee

    pomelo / 5178 posts

    I've never asked anybody is their baby was planned. I would be too embarrassed since that questions kind of implies I'm thinking about their sex life.

  6. immabeetoo

    honeydew / 7687 posts

    I would ask my very close friends if I didn't already know the answer, but never anyone else.

    This is literally the first question every single person asked us, it was really surprising and sort of irritating! I guess in my family's defense, I had been telling them all it wouldn't be for a few more years because I didn't want to hear questioning, so they were surprised. But still. And complete strangers, really?? I am always surprised at what people ask/say.

  7. BKCaribBaby

    pear / 1672 posts

    I got asked this this weekend, and I replied, "Very much so." That said, I just think it's an odd question to ask, especially to someone like me who's been married multiple years, in my 30's, etc. Unless I've stated that I am never having kids, and I'm in a stable relationship I don't understand why this would even be asked. Luckily, I like this person a lot (we're not close friends but I like her), so I didn't care. I actually hated the "When are you having kids? Why don't you have kids yet?" questions much worse. My prospective reproductive plans are not anyone's business.

  8. Alivoo01

    wonderful olive / 19353 posts

    Nope because we're at the age where it seems right to have babies. And for those that aren't, I don't ask. Seems rude to!

  9. birdofafeather

    pineapple / 12053 posts

    we get asked this all the time. it's like people don't know what else to say?

  10. Adira

    wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts

    Ooops, I've asked this to my sister-in-law! I didn't realize how rude it was! She didn't seem offended at least!

  11. kml636

    pomegranate / 3225 posts

    a guy I worked with asked me this. I was shocked... so rude!

  12. pinkcupcake

    cantaloupe / 6751 posts

    No, I think it's really, really rude. I had a couple people ask me and I had no idea how to respond.

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