Why do people say such things?

This morning, the usual: "You look ready to pop!"

Just now, when walking through the hallway, from someone I've never seen before: "How... impressive! We had twins, and that looks about the same size. Are you having twins?"

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Why do people think these things are OK to say to pregnant women? Am I expected to blush and bat my eyelashes and say "Oh, thank you, kind sir, for pointing out that I'm so MASSIVE that it looks like I have TWO babies inside me!"

Bless the other mom at daycare this morning who was shocked when I told her I was due in a week and said: "You are so small, I can't believe it's so soon!"

Comments

[Elizabeth]

I was just telling Tom that you had a cute little bumb, instead of the massive Olympic-size swimming pool that I was carrying around just before Dorothy was born.

[Elizabeth]

"bumb" = "bump", not "bum". Although that's cuter and littler than mine was, too.

[Cynical Mom]

I think it has gotten exponentially larger in the last two weeks, my stretch marks are now growing stretch marks. Oy! I actually am fairly happy with how I've carried this pregnancy, but the constant little comments are really wearing me down. Only a few more days, at least.