The end is in sight of my pregnancy and the last few weeks have been entertaining to say the least. For some reason, the closer you are to birth, the more people begin to tell the truth. Some people are honestly brutal in the things they say and for some reason, they think they are able to due to the sheer size of me. So, in one of my final posts of this pregnancy, I want to share some of the comical things that people have said to me. Hopefully you will get a kick out of them, just like I did!
“You’re small aren’t you.”
I am now almost 38 weeks pregnant. Any day now, our little baby could be here. But one thing that people have said to me is that I’m ‘so small’ and ‘did you swallow a Malteaser’. If you have ever had a baby, you know how much anxiety you feel about your size. I’ve had so many growth scans because my baby has always been underneath the lower ‘normal percentile’ and because of that, I have a tiny bump. But having people say it continuously makes me feel like I’m doing a bad job of growing my baby!
“God, your life is going to change so much.”
Whenever I get this comment, I just tend to stare blankly at people. Of course, my life is going to change. That is one reason why we were waiting until now to leap into having kids. We knew that our life was going to change, and we wanted to do it at the right time. I want my life to change. I have longed for this baby for so long. In my eyes, my old life was gone the moment that I saw the two red lines on that test.
“Wait until you part with it.”
As soon as my bump popped, people began to tell me horror stories about ‘parting with the baby’. Of course, I know what needs to happen. Whether it is cut out of me or pushed out, I am not oblivious to the next step. But also, my baby is only measuring about 5lbs at the moment. The little guy is tiny inside there. Some people have babies which are double that. I have nothing to worry about. It certainly is something that people have said to me endlessly over the last few months.
“Say goodbye to all your fancy things.”
This comment is probably one of the most frequent things that people have said to me. I think that most people like to think that I live pay cheque to pay cheque. I don’t spend all of my money whenever I buy a designer item. I have savings and I always ensure that I am earning more than I am spending. I understand that babies come with a level of expense, but it certainly isn’t enough to cripple me financially!
“You look rough.”
One of my favourite comments actually came from my grandfather. My dad had all of the family around for dinner. I wasn’t going to go because I had a difficult night’s sleep because the baby was kicking the hell out of me. But my dad rang me and assured me that it was only going to be family, no effort was needed. So, I took him literally and made no effort. Not a scrap of makeup was put on my face and my beloved grandfather took one look at me and told me how rough I looked. I mean, he was right, but I didn’t want to hear that from my Pops!
As always, I hope you guys learn about comical things that people have said to me. I know that I don’t particularly look phenomenal at the moment. It is a feat in itself for me to brush my hair and clean my teeth. Anything on top of that is simply a bonus and holy fuck do people like to remind me of that. What can I say, pregnancy has been a wild ride. In many ways, I will miss the comments, inappropriate touching and constant horror stories of other people’s births.
Please leave me a comment below. Let me know if you guys get any comments like these. If so, leave me a comment and let me know some of the pearlers that you got!
