When I was pregnant I was 30 men and only men made comments. Most were sexual in nature and a few were bc they thought I was a teenager. One was an employee at blockbuster said my parents must be disappointed being an unwed teenager then he saw my wedding ring and said oh it was a shotgun wedding in front of a store full of people. I made him read my birthdate on my license out loud 3xs. Asked if he could do the math bc obviously he was an idiot.

Let's just all of us stop acting like police against women in the most sensitive and difficult time of their lives! Pregnancy is NOT a woman's best period! It's a very very very difficult time and we don't need to make it more difficult! If you don't have anything helpful to say then don't say anything and mind your own business! And anyone who is worried what the mother- to -be drinks, eats, or does, maybe should go into science and help make more researches which believe it or not, aren't that many for feminine issues! Stop doing anything for the sake of the baby is not an advice! It's another form of oppression for a woman!

So this isn't a preggo story, but I think it fits here. It involves my sister & her (then) young son (A). A was born severely disabled, both mentally & physically. One of the physical assistances he required when he was small, was a set of plastic braces, kind of like splints, for his legs. So one day, sis and I are meandering through a local thrift shop, & Sis has A, who is about 3 or so at the time, lying in the big part of the cart, on a blanket. After a while, we're looking at shoes or something, & Sis notices a woman in the same aisle, just STARING at her handicapped son, lying there in the cart. So Sis, who has never been shy about speaking her mind anyway, & who is an amazing advocate for her little boy, turns to the woman, & says, in a perfect imitation of Forrest Gump's mom-accent & all-"What's tha mattah? Haven't you evah seen a little boyh with braces on'is legs?" The woman turned red and quickly realized that she needed something in ANOTHER aisle, far away from us! 😂😂😂😂

My daughters all have lighter skin than me & my hubby.. people - mostly woman, often asked me what i ate during pregnancy to hava a light skin baby - in south east asia this kind of thing is normal. I often answer with; i just picked the lightest colour baby from the hospital to bring home.... 🤫

Now if only we could get people to mind their own business about who you voted for or what your personal beliefs are... If I don't volunteer that information, it's none of your F'in business

How is it rude to ask how far along you are? For many people, it's an icebreaker. They aren't the ones being rude here, you are. If it makes you uncomfortable to talk about your pregnancy, even in that mundane instant, you probably won't make that great of a mother. And if you aren't pregnant, and it's a health issue, just say it's personal and move on. Most people aren't intentionally trying to hit you in the feels, or offend you in some way, they're just making small talk.

Luckily the only person I met who stroked my belly uninvited was my mother in law, and I had to restrain myself very hard from slapping her.

What kind of people touch pregnant woman's belly or touch their kids without permission? That's creepy.

I love this stuff. Don’t have kids of my own, but my niece and nephew are always up for messing with people. Best times are my bro and I having my nephew out and about. All 3 of us look sooooo much alike, people can’t decide who the kid belongs to. Lots of fun if we say both of us. Alternatively, my sister in law and I used to mess with people when my nephew was a baby.