Sunday, August 19, 2007

This is a vent, beware ;-)

Okay, I have had it with the comments of how huge I look. Yes I go through this everytime, but I'm feeling a bit sensitive lately.
Why do absolute strangers feel it necessary to comment on my body?? Touch it?? Tell me their opinions? I could care less about an unsolicited opinion!
Friday while I was gettng my hair done, and I was under the dryer, reading a magazine, totally into my magazine, a woman leans over and goes , "When are you due." I quickly respond October. She gasps, I have seen this reaction a lot for 2 months now. And now it's pissing me off. She lets me know that she thinks I'm having a big baby. I ignore her, hoping she thinks I can't hear her because I am under the dryer. Oh no she then goes, "This must be your first?" I look her straight in the eye, "No this is my fourth." She goes, "Ohhhh then you know what your doing." I probably shouldn't have said this but I replied, "I sure do" She then left me alone. She's a proud grandmother I notice later and probably just wanted to show of her grandchildren's pictures to me, but instead hit up the woman to her other side.
Every week at church I get the gasps and you look like your ready now. But the last comment as we are leaving again pissed me off. A woman comes up to me and goes you must be soooo miserable in this heat and being so huge!
Okay, she was the one I pretty much lost it on. After 10 comments this morning, I tell her very quickly, "I am NOT miserable and have a nice week." She wouldn't stop harping on it!! I was practically running away from her!
I feel bad about it now, but again, I had a huge smile on my face, talking with my children and to her I look miserable??
I told Mike that I'm not going back to church till Aislinn comes LOL.
Oh and if one more person says that I'm going to have my baby in Maui, watch out. My baby won't be healthy to have in Maui!! Why would you think it funny/cool/etc to have her there?? Plus I'm tired of explaining that I'm only 34 weeks when we are there, my children have to be evicted and if I had any concern of having a baby in Maui, do you honestly think I would go there? Be away from my children for weeks on end because newborns can't fly? Seriously? Seriously!!
Also tired of pointing out, that Mike and I are not small people by any means so do you think that I would seriously be having a 6-7 lb baby???

By the way, thank you to all strangers and friends who tell me how great I look/how adorable I am/to have a great trip you'd be going to/and anything positive for that manner, or even excited that I'm having a baby (most likely) in October because it's near your birthday ;-)

I feel better, thanks to those who have read and understand and to those who don't understand, I can explain no further ;-)

1 comment:

Improper Bostonian said...

Okay, I haven't seen you pregnant since.....Riordan...and you looked cute to me then....so I'm guessing with the daughterly glow you look even cuter. And to the people who feel the need to comment, just pick something out on them, compliment them on the ugly floral shirt they have on and see if they like it.
And Maui Malloy....well Mike once asked us to name Megan Sky Blue Malloy.....so have the Baby in Maui, we'll all fly out an dchange Aislinn's name to Maui Aislinn Elizabeth Malloy.