Coffee anyone ?

[Bruce]

Touching NOT OK!!!
Asking if you want help bringing stuff to the car is considerate. And while they don't know you've been kinda bed rested, you might have taken them up on it

Yay!! I fixed it ya'll. I haven't been able to edit that since idk may? I believed in myself.

Fixed what? BDay still says Oct 12 so that isn't what you fixed.

 

[messybun]

I had to go to tractor supply today, here is how that went :

I went to TSC for 45 minutes. 45 MINUTES. And guess how many people tried to touch my stomach and/or started spontaneously asking me pregnancy questions? 12. TWELVE PEOPLE. This is ridiculous. This is why I bring my wife. And! It gets better, 5 men offered to bring things to my car. Why can't anyone leave me alone?! Good lord I'm human too.

Maybe it’s my southern raising, but I was raised to aid the elderly and pregnant. Not because they can’t do it themselves, but because they shouldn’t have to.

Touching a stranger’s belly is strange, but my friends? You better believe it! They should already know they are loved and protected by me before they even grace their parents ears with crying.

 

[Cecilia's-herd]

Touching NOT OK!!!
Asking if you want help bringing stuff to the car is considerate. And while they don't know you've been kinda bed rested, you might have taken them up on it


Fixed what? BDay still says Oct 12 so that isn't what you fixed.

Ugh really? Obviously I have no idea what I’m doing

The touch thing made me really uncomfortable

 

[Cecilia's-herd]

Touching a stranger’s belly is strange, but my friends? You better believe it!

I’m so uncomfortable that I don’t want anyone to touch me. Every time I touch them or another person touches they move. And I am stabbed in the ribs. Sitting is rather uncomfortable as well.

 

[Bruce]

The touch thing made me really uncomfortable

As it should! Like for some reason some people think it is OK to touch the hair of a black/African American woman. WHAT??? WHY would you even THINK about doing such things? And even if you DID think about it, WHY would you do it???

I’m so uncomfortable that I don’t want anyone to touch me. Every time I touch them or another person touches they move. And I am stabbed in the ribs. Sitting is rather uncomfortable as well.

Welcome to pregnancy!
Is the "they" a "gender not specified/known" pronoun or are you telling us you are having twins?

 

[Alaskan]

As it should! Like for some reason some people think it is OK to touch the hair of a black/African American woman. WHAT??? WHY would you even THINK about doing such things? And even if you DID think about it, WHY would you do it???

Not sure if that is a black thing... maybe it is a curly hair thing.

I remember traveling with a friend (dark hair, pale skin) who had shoulder length hair with soft curls... yep...complete stranger started stroking that long hair.

I just asked my kids... Kid 4 was saying that people are often petting his hair. He said it happened both when his hair was short/buzzed and now when his hair is about 2 inches long. His hair is also dark... light-ish complexion.

Actually... that nixes my curly hair theory... because buzzed you couldn't tell he had any curl. Now at 2 inches his hair has curl.

So.... no earthly idea why... maybe people in general are just odd.

 

[Alaskan]

No stranger has EVER touched my hair...

My hair used to be mid brown.... now it is pretty dark.

 

[Margali]

@Cecilia's-herd I totally agree, random people touching you is super creepy. I smacked soo many people's hands away from me during my pregnancies. And they would be "Why did you slap me?!" And be confused when I replied, "You groped me first!" As if it didn't count somehow...

 

[messybun]

Never had adults mess with my hair either! Basic courtesy.
Kids on the other hand, even stranger’s kids, will come up and grab my shirt or hair, whatever. I have no problem with it, but I’ve also been around plenty of kids and babies. I’ve even had a toddler leave with a chunk of hair, never screamed at ‘em, I knew that one though. I guess I’m kinda chill around littles, no problem being puked on by babes either (had it happen plenty) growing up around big families helped with that maybe? I’m also one who will help a lost kiddo find their parent or orange vest.
Adults would get a hella different response than kids though and a very possible mace to the face if they didn’t stop when asked nice-ish-ly.

 

[Cecilia's-herd]

Welcome to pregnancy!
Is the "they" a "gender not specified/known" pronoun or are you telling us you are having twins?

I am having twins! 6 months along

@Cecilia's-herd I totally agree, random people touching you is super creepy. I smacked soo many people's hands away from me during my pregnancies. And they would be "Why did you slap me?!" And be confused when I replied, "You groped me first!" As if it didn't count somehow...

If I wasn’t so timid I would have. I was just so taken aback!