When I became pregnant with my fourth child (wasn’t planning on it), the excitement wasn’t there, I knew I’d get a lot of comments that’d threaten to make me go gaga from people, especially my mother-in-law. I’m sure she’d be like “in this change economy?”, well, I was right.
But she wasn’t the only only who sent funny looks at my bulging belly which looked like it was going to attack anytime soon, that made me realise that the more children you have, the more questions you get.
1. Again!
That’s the first reaction I got from family and friends who were close enough to tell me, others that didn’t dare say it to my face just looked at me and said it all with the gaping foolish look.
2. There’s going to be a coup!
thank you very much for caring, but really I am confident that I can take charge 95% of the time, the 5 percent goes to the one that screams the loudest and make it impossible not to give in.
3. You must be tired
You are right! How did you know? The eye bags under my eyes? The unwashed hair? The lack of makeup? Or is it because I fell asleep while talking to you? Actually, I took pap before leaving home (laughs). Truth is I’m so exhausted but it’s worth it.
4. Have you quickly forgotten about all the sleepless nights?
Of course not! But what do you expect me to do? Abort my baby? Not even if I had no penny in my account would I let go of my little love.
5. Have you heard of birth control?
Really! How about you keep your mouth shut or I shove my fat pregnancy foot in your mouth to help you keep it shut? Although if this comment were made by my mother-in-law I’d just tell her “once we are done making babies, we’ll ask you for advice on which birth control is best for us” at the back of my mind though, unless I’ve gotten myself a new husband, lol.
6. Was it by mistake?
For the record, no baby is born by mistake! Instead of asking this hurtful question how about you just congratulate me?
What is it about a baby bump that inspires such oblivious comments? There are some things that should absolutely remain unsaid when speaking to a pregnant woman (or any woman for that matter). The more kids she has, the greater the odds she does, in fact, know what she is doing.
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