Every day at work, I literally get at least half a dozen comments of the "you are enormous"/"look like you're going to pop"/"any day now" variety. My favorite recent one was from a partner who usually nods at me in the hall. This time he stopped short and said, "You look SO PREGNANT."
Today somebody asked when I was due and said, "Congratulations! I wish you many more." "Babies?" I asked. "Yes, babies!" he said cheerily. "I think I'm done after this one, but thanks," I replied. (By the way, this person is not a lawyer. Despite the fact that my colleagues feel free to comment on my size and shape, none of them have non-jokingly encouraged me to have lots more babies.)
Once in a while somebody asks, "How's the baby?" The first time, a few months ago, I was totally confused and said, "He's 3 now, not really a baby anymore, but he's doing great, thanks! Oh, you mean this baby [pointing at my belly]? The one inside me? Um, I don't know, he's still in there!" Now that a few more people have asked I've come up with a slightly less awkward answer, some variant of, "Seems like he's doing well, thanks." I just don't understand this question, though. The answer is either that you have no idea how the baby is doing, or you know that something is wrong and you probably don't want to discuss it with the random person asking you. Or maybe they want to hear that you've been feeling the baby kick or something.
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
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