Yahoo! Answers hits the streets: Episode 17
Welcome to Answers on the Streets: Episode 17!
Well, we made it! Sad to say, this is the final Answers on the Streets video and question. Thanks to all who participated. We certainly had fun! Be sure to tune in next week, when we feature all the winning answers.
Now on to our last question. We’ve all made mistakes. Big ones! Have you ever put your foot in your mouth? Not literally, of course, but have you ever asked a woman if she was pregnant and she wasn’t? Watch the funny responses below.
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Question: What if you ask a woman if she’s pregnant and she’s not?
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Congrats to Jenny for the best answer to Episode 16’s question: How do you know when you’re in love?
You know you are in love when every time you start to think about the one you love, butterflies start flying in your stomach.
You know you are in love when you find yourself shopping with that person and you feel like everything is right in the world.
You know you are in love when you can’t stop touching that person.
You know you are in love when you feel miserable when you are away from that person.
You know you are in love when you start planning a future in your head.
You know you are in love when you can’t stop smiling every time you see that person.
I could go on with more examples. For me, being in love is wonderful and yet painful. The man I love doesn’t know that I love him. He is my friend and for now that is all he wants because he is about to be deployed. Because I love him I am going to wait. Love is worth any pain and wait.
When you find yourself ignoring your own feelings and focusing on how someone else is feeling, you’re in love. I find myself now looking at maps, tracing the distance between where he is and where I am. I now pray each and every night for him to come back safely to me.
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Never presume that a woman is pregnant unless there is a baby actually coming out of her at that moment.
No I haven’t asked a woman if she was pregnant, it’s rude embrassing for everyone. So you’re better off not asking.
“oh nevermind, i heard someone say you were, i probably heard it incorrectly”
“ohh nevermind, i heard someone say you were, i probably heard it incorrectly”
Clumsy oaf, turn it into a compliment – FAST!!!
Say something along the lines of “… I thought I’d ask, coz you’re just glowing. I know you’re generally radiant.. but this is something extra…etc”
I ask a woman if she has children. It’s not awkward if she hasn’t and if she is pregnant she is sure to tell you.
I have not made that mistake, but I have been on the receiving end of it. As a somewhat over-weight woman who wore flowy dresses while working in a store that sold baby and maternity items, I was asked “so, when are YOU due?”
I just smiled and said, “sorry, that’s all me”. I think the person who asked was more embarrassed than I was (I already KNEW I was a bit fat around the middle so I wasn’t the confused one).
1.- Politely tell her that she might as well become pregnant, since she already looks like a mom.
2.- Offer yourself as a sperm donor, just in case.
3.- Tell her that people always ask you the same thing, even if you’re a man.
I once asked a women if she was pregnant. It went a little like this:
I was at the Shoppers Drug Mart that day and I was simply browsing. I saw a women who I assumed was pregnant for obvious reasons and she was getting Gravel to help ease puking. So like any other nosy person, I went up to her and said,
“How many months?”
“Months? I only had this for under 2 weeks.”
“Really? Then why is it so big?”
“Excuse me, why is what so big?”
“Your child of course.”
“My WHAT? Do I LOOK like I am pregnant?”
“I’d rather not answer that question.”
Let’s just say that the rest of the conversation involved me getting a HUGE lecture that I completly zoned out of. So for some advice, if you are not looking to get a mouthful (and who does?) then instead of asking a women if she is pregnant just forget about it or if you are super curious like me, just smile, start a conversation and casually ask if she has any kids.
And if you do, well good luck guys (wow, I sound like Good Luck Charlie
i think u should NEVER ask a woman if she is pregnant. unless…….shes like oviously pregnant and how u can tell if a woman is fat and not pregnant is if her say arms or legs arent fat and her tummy is then oviously somethings going on there
I do not ask, it’s not that it is rude to ask but if she is not really pregnant than it is just embarrassing for you and her.
don’t ask a woman if they’re pregnant, ask her if she’s gained weight.
I would have said, “Oh! It’s just that your glowing with beauty!” Because all pregnant women glow
My mom once asked somebody who worked in the office of our apartment building when her baby was due. My mother *never* asks this question, because she’s had it asked of her, and knows how horrible it feels. But to her, this woman was obviously pregnant!
Of course, she wasn’t pregnant- but what made it worse was that she wasn’t fat, it was something leftover from cancer or a treatment for it (I’m a little fuzzy on exactly what it was, point is- it was a cancer “baby.”) She also said she got that question more often when she wore that specific shirt.
Our response (to each other, of course- we’d embarrassed ourselves enough as it was) was wondering why she would continue to wear the shirt?
The rest of the night we were joking about how we’d get evicted.
I’ve done that….TWICE. Both women had already had the babies. I felt awful but I’m sure they felt worse. One I never saw again and the other opted for a gastric bypass. Now, I just look, smile and don’t say a word.
Brace yourself
women shouldn’t care for something stupid like that. jeez…its called a gym, push ups..a tomato.
I had it asked of me and I’ve asked it. One said, no, in which case I just assumed she was large, she was. When I was asked it, I said, I’m not fat, I’m pregnant.
I offered a woman on the subway a seat once. she looked about seven months in, so she obviously took it. she sat in my seat for a good hour and a half (i had shopping bags, too). After a while, I put my ipod in, but the volume was broken, so i could hear everything around me. the woman started whispering to her friend about how rude i was assuming she was pregnant, and how “giiiirl, i think im beautiful, i dont need no perfect body”. she stayed in the seat for the remaining time. as i left, i flipped her off and she yelled “how dare you flip off a pregnant woman!?”. now i just subtly stand up when i see a pregnant person, and hope they sit there.
Many women may not cover up their belly when they are really pregnant. Only than would I assume, and at that point it would be a stupid question.
I’ve never asked such a thing, but I think a good response would be, “You have such a glow, full of life about you, I just naturally assumed you were expecting.”
However, I have been asked ‘when are you due’, when I had just given birth the week before. I laughed and told the girl nicely that it’s a common misconception that a woman loses all her baby fat at the birth of the baby. She was embarrassed, but I told her I didn’t mind.
Of course, the time when a man asked if I was pregnant and supplied the excuse that he thought my breasts had grown only got the curt retort asking him why he had been looking at them at all.
And the final time was when I was wearing a loose top. I responded kindly, but I can tell you I’ve never worn that top again.
So, sometimes, even though it’s embarrassing, knowing that others perceive you in a way that you are not (ie: pregnant when you are not), is a little like one of life’s warnings to change something, if not your eating and exercising habits, at least your clothing style.
As Americans get bigger (women included) this is bound to happen more times than we like to admit.
Hopefully for the woman, she will take it as a wake up sign to lose some weight.
I was in that situation one time – the woman who cut my hair was looking like she was pregnant – her chest looked a bit bigger and she had gained weight. I looked at her and I said something to her that sort of had that question related to it and she said that she had gained weight, that she was not pregnant. She said that a lot of people were asking her that lately. I didn’t feel as if I was the only one and wasn’t overly upset by it or embarrassed. I had just had a child and knew what it felt like. I had been on the opposite side of that question.
I have been asked if I was pregnant more than once.
Depending on the person I answer in different ways (just to avoid the silence after answering)
For most people not matter if they are old or young I just respond yes. Because that’s all the average person wants to know.
Then there are some people who you can tell want to know more about your “pregnancy” like you can tell they are gonna ask you in detail questions.
I always looked pregnant from about 15 years old to 22 years old. So I also took advantage of the way I looked in certain situations.
Like one day friend and I were driving down the highway and got pulled over. When the police officer came up to the window I told him that I was sorry for speeding but I’m “pregnant” and have to pee. And I got off.
I think it just depends on the person. Some people get really offended, and others just shrug it off. I would imagine that the person’s reaction also depends on how often the women is questioned.
I work in a grocery store and I we had a customer at the service deli and this guy walks up and asked her if she was pregnant and she said “OMG YES!” that’s why I’m buying the 120 piece of chicken! and the guy just stared at her….. lol. Then she laughed at him and said “No I’m not” and he got soooo red! lol. It was painful to watch.
A woman always KNOWS when another is pregnant. I doubt it is by pheromones, but that’s what I hear. “They just have a GLOW about them.”
I know that a woman’s body does NOT put on fat just on the stomach, nor even on the stomach FIRST, so a FAT woman and a PREGNANT woman are shaped differently.
Most likely I wouldn’t even ask because I wouldn’t want to be put in that position. It’s awkward for you and insulting for the other person. However, if somehow I were stuck in that situation, I would simply say, “Oh I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it that way. You just seem like you would be a great mother. Again, I’m sorry for my mistake.”
seeing how many fat women there are, I would avoid this question completely!
Wow!! this happened to my sister once…it was actually right after she had her baby and she said that the lady was so embarrassed needless to say my sister got in a diet right away haha… I avoid that question as much as possible!
I noticed one of my coworkers looked bigger than before; but still had the prego look. I said, “awww, when are you due?” Her face turned red and said, “I’m not pregnant.” I quickly turned it around saying, “gees, I’m just playin with ya. Don’t be afraid to have a sense of humor.” Lol
“Are you pregnant?”
“No.”
“Oh, cuz it doesn’t look like you are.”
or
“Okay, thanks, I’m doing a survey on pregnancy, i like your shirt by the way.”
lol , dont ask unless you absolutely have to. (:
The happened to my uncle. He was in a bus and a woman walked in and he offered his seat since she was pregnant… she just yelled at him “I AM NOT PREGNANT!”
Should have ended like this…
I was at the Shoppers Drug Mart that day and I was simply browsing. I saw a women who I assumed was pregnant for obvious reasons and she was getting Gravel to help ease puking. So like any other nosy person, I went up to her and said,
“How many months?”
“Months? I only had this for under 2 weeks.”
“Really? Then why is it so big?”
“Excuse me, why is what so big?”
“Your child of course.”
“My WHAT? Do I LOOK like I am pregnant?”
“Oh sh**” or may “My mom’s calling me”
After having my first baby I reutrned back as if I was a girli with a very nice body so I was young and never imagined or noticed that every woman has a big belly may not be prignent so once I asked a woman when is your date?? she said what date I said your due date??she answered I am not prignent but I didn’t take care of my body
I hoped at that moment to vanish I felt so shame and I said I am sorry
ok may be you didn’t have our mothers traditional belt she said no I answered I used it from the the day 41 of due date itsits cotton hand made and after that u can use the rubber one.
if you want I can send you my cotton one
she smiled nad I sweared to my self this is the first and last time for me to ask this Q now I am 60 and I never did
BUT by life I added another 2 Q never to sak can you tell what are they??
For starters, I would never ask a woman if she is pregnant unless i was absolutely sure she was, To try and justify the reason why ive asked if she said she wasnt, Would most likely turn into to me replying with somewhat a lie to cover up the fact im extremely embarrassed. I would definitely have to compliment her aswell to take the tention away from the situation, I just hope she wouldnt take offence!
If she turned out not to be pregnant, just tell her she has work to do, hit the gym fat girl.
Ok, never ever ever ask this question. If someone is pregnant, let them tell you. Even if they look like they are ready to deliver, most likely they will bring it up in conversation. Just remember -if you make the mistake, none of the above tips will get you out of it. Not at the moment or all the times in the future that the poor woman recalls how you hurt her feelings.
I got a late start in life with getting married (did not find the right one until 37) and had my baby at age 38.
I am a petite woman -normally around 112 lbs and 5’3 -very fit. After gaining 50 lbs with the pregnancy (with complications) it has been a struggle to lose the last 10 lbs. I have a little bit of a belly but no one would ever look at me and think I am fat.
Over Thanksgiving my uncle’s girlfriend pulled me aside and asked me if I was expecting. I am not and told her no -she came back that since I had such a large top on she wasn’t sure. Fast forward a month later to Christmas Eve. I am reaching for a cookie at the table and she screams out “are you expecting”? And I replied: “Expecting what”? She then said “A BABY”!!! I got mad and left.
Ok, when you are 40 and blessed with one miracle, why would anyone ever do this -how does she know that I haven’t had problems conceiving or have had countless miscarriages? What purpose does her questioning serve other than to be hurtful? I live with this pain every day thinking that I must be overweight for someone to ask me twice like this. Plus, it hurts being my age and wanting more -I do not need it thrown in my face.
JUST DON’T DO IT. And if you do, don’t dance around it -just apologize and say what a moron you are. I know we are all human and make mistakes, but we can control asking this question.
Yeah it’s ok to ask if someone is pregnant when a baby is coming out of her…but…
you look kinda stupid to say that I mean there is a women squeezing there and your all like ”Are you pregnant?”
I just wouldn’t ask it at all I would ask ”how is the baby?” when I know someone is pregnant.
One time when my mom was working, a lady asked my mom how far a long she was into her pregnancy. She lifted up her shirt and said “I’m not pregnant, I’m just fat.” LOL
I’ve never asked it,although I have been tempted to ask it of a few men I know! I was recently asked if I was expecting my first child.Now,I know I need to lose some poundage and I carry it around the middle,but I’m a 52 year old mother of 7 and grandmother of 7.I think that woman needed glasses…or something!
”Hello, Y’Know Being So Curious, Can I Ask You A Question?”
”Yea, Sure, Why Not? Just hope I’m the right person to answer it.” (Yea, Me Too)
”I’ve Married For A Year Now, And I’m Wondering,,,uh,,, W-What’s it like to,,well,, have,,,B-Babies?”
”Uh,, What makes you think i know about this?”
”You’r little wrapped bundle of joy there does.”
”What Bundle Of Joy?!”
”Uhh”
”(Censored*,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yup it still goes on………………..,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*)”
”W-Waait Before you go any furthe,I have 3 more words to say ”
”What?? (>___<)”
”Look, A Flying Pig!!!!!!”
”Where?!?!?!,,,,,,,,Hey Where'd You Go??”
*phew*
Theres one way to deal with it.
And here's what not to say:
1.Was It Planned? Or was it just a mistake?
2.Waiiit…Waiiiit…Im Guessing….A GIRL!….Wait no….A BOY!…Yes im confident its a boy,,, call me when he's born.
3.Your stomach's huge,,, oh i get it,, Twins,,,Did they come naturally or did you take drugs??
4. Nice baby…you enjoyed it didn't you? Y'know … That night with your boyfriend?
5. Hope this one works out..
Better yet, DON’T ask!
Run!!
I was asked that a lot where I use to worked due to med induced weight gain. Very offended and hurt. Now I’m med free and losing weight by doing nothing.
This one is easy. You follow up quickly by saying “I remember one thing my mom told me and that is that when woman has a certain ‘glow’ in her complexion, she is more than likely expecting; and look for that little smile too”. The reference to a ‘mom’ will usually defuse her and the mention of a smile will usually get a smile back, and it is hard to smile AND be mad at the same time. I have chronic ‘foot in mouth’ and am always inserting it therefore I have mastered the “cover” as it is called in my world of Dumb. Too bad my wife is way smarter than me; she is immune to it.
I was asked if I was pregnant. I wasn’t. I did not feel good after that.
It was the opposite in my case.
There was this incredibly large woman at my work that was around 7 months pregnant and I had no idea.
Sure enough she didn’t look ANY different months and months after her baby was born.
I wonder if doctors tell their patients that it is simply not healthy to be this overweight. They’d tell you if your skin, teeth, etc are bad, but what’s up with the weight issue?
if your rong be prepared for a baetdown
If that happens, and you’re a guy, you better expect to feel immense pain in your testicles.
My mother, unfortunately, kept all of her baby weight in all of the baby weight places (in other words, her belly still looked extended, but her arms and legs didn’t gain as much weight). She was frequently asked if she was pregnant and came home crying every time it happened. She’s lost about ninety pounds with a lot of diet and exercise so that doesn’t happen anymore, but from that experience I learned to never assume a woman is pregnant.
Why is this the last episode? … There is no more?
I’m usually good at detecting when woman are pregnant. I guess it’s a gift lol. But one time, I was very wrong! I said to a friend who I hadn’t seen for awhile (I would never ask that of a strange female) who had gained a considerable amount of weight and she was always small, “wow, are you expecting? When are you due?” Then added in case I was wrong, “you look great!” LOL. She gave me that, ‘oh NO you didn’t think that I was PREGNANT’ look, and I understood it well lol. I apologized for presuming, and we both just laughed, and I treated her to lunch that day. She told me that she was going through a difficult time in her life, and she went the eating extra route to try to comfort herself. I’ve never asked a woman that since, and never will again. If they want me to know, THEY can tell me lol. End of story lol.
just be like “oh…..” and change the topic realy quickly.
Don’t. If you let it slip, do the right thing and say sorry.
That happened to me once. It was 2 months after a miscarriage and my normally skinny body had a bulge. I tried to eat less, but I was too busy to exercise. I wore girdles, etc… But sometimes, apparently it was noticeable.
Someone asked me at work when I was due. I honestly teared up and said that I had had a miscarriage and that the “bulge” hadn’t gone away yet. She felt so bad I wished that I had kept my mouth shut.
I didn’t mean to make her feel bad, I was upset and sad at the time… I doubt she’ll be asking that again without someone volunteering the information… Which brings me to my answer.
* Unless the woman is clearly about to pop, you should NEVER ask her if she is pregnant, unless she volunteers the information.
I try not to say anything much around women about their bodies. U just never know how they’ll respond lol
“Oh..Um…Hold on..” Pretends to get a call and starts talking..”Oh I gotta go..Its an emergency.” Runs like hell..
I wouldn’t ask; I’d just assume she was pregnant. It’s better than just being fat!
It’s best to NOT say ANYTHING about someone’s appearance. Don’t assume a female is pregnant, some naturally hold most of their weight in the tummy area. Keep your mouth shut.
I just say “well, that’s what you get for being fat, what did you expect, it’s not my fault”
WOW! There’s no saftey net under that queston!!! There’s no graceful way to get out of it once it’s asked! I have a book by Miss Manners that says that it is NEVER appropriate to ask a women if she’s pregnant or to comment on her pregnancy unless she opens the door on the subject. If you stick to that rule you will never get yourself into trouble by asking this question.
Hahaha!! “I just pretended I was really drunk.” That is a smart dude right there!
This is easy. When the lady replies “no”, say “Women are their most beautiful when they are pregnant and you look especially beautiful today.”
Might as well keep going at that point … continue with, “Wow – I thought you were eight months for sure. You could lose a couple pounds, eh?” And pat her on the bellow.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
Might want to call the paramedics first though… and if you have ANY doubt at all, or don’t know the person well… better to follow Lincoln’s advice. “It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt.”
I’m 7 months pregnant, and nobody has ever asked me if I’m pregnant…. smart people! Haha! It wouldn’t offend me, but I can see that people are learning to not ask that
That’s called “foot in mouth” and time to find a hole to crawl in..
oh. i’m sorry. my friend has the exact same outfit and she wore it when she was pregnant and she didn’t look pregnant either. what i should have said is. i like your outfit. i guess this is what you call error by association.
I was in Costa Rica, 17 at the time doing the zip-line. I’ve never been fat but I’ve always had a little belly pooch that doesn’t go away partly because of a surgery scar. At that time I probably weighed like 125-130. It’s about my turn to go on the zip-line and the helper guy looks at me and says “con bebe”? I’m like what!? He points to my stomach and says again “con bebe”? I’m like NO!! lol
If you can’t decide if a women is pregnant or just a little chubby, offer her a drink! If she is she will decline with a pregnancy explanation, if she takes it-shes just fat!
I was asked this once. I gained that dreaded freshman 15 and it all went to my stomach. I looked like I had a baby bump. I was always skinny and I did not look like a fat girl whatsoever, so people saying that there is a difference between a girl that gained some weight and a pregger is rubbish.
My story:
School had just started and this girl came up to me and rather loudly before class started asked, “OMG! Are you pregnant?! That’s so exciting!”
My fiance sits next to me in class and seemed to take more offense than I did, but I replied sarcastically while slapping my belly, “No, I just gained some weight, but thanks soooo much for noticing my pooch.”
Consider this as a wake up call if you’re ever asked this:
If you look like you’re pregnant to others, then guess what?…You could afford to lose a few pounds.
If someone asks you due a particular clothing style, then once again…take heed to their blinded remarks and change your style of clothing! lol Don’t keep wearing the same thing that conjured the comment unless you want to be asked numerous times.
I did , it was so funny, she got really p’*****
“Aww, How many months?”
“Huhh?”
“Oh … urm..”
“Thanks.”
“Err sorry” o_O
Then I ran away screaming
say im surprised u arnt
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so it goes like this..
“hey (name here)”
hey!”
r u pregnat??”
“NO”
im surprised u arnt”
A prudent and patient person would listen first and observe the lady and not ask the question. Let her bring up the pregnancy issue first.
hahahhahaha
What I would do is mention the glow, or be like oh well you would make a very nice mother, my friend and walk away quickly
Don’t EVER ask a woman when she is due. it will only lead you pain (yours) and heartache (also yours). Dont ever! Cuz if they arent pregnant more pain and heartache
Lol, just say shes a very great woman and she looks like she just recently got married and has a great husband.
If Someone asked me i would laugh ….And Probably Cry Later Jk Jk lOl. And if i asked and they weren’t i would walk fastly away as i could, Or Just Act As If I was Under The influence
Why would you even ask? Seriously, its a bit weird to go up to a random stranger and ask if she is pregnant.
Many years back, I was at an event and a very large woman was talking to someone else about her baby that was coming soon. Her other kids were not babies, so I was excited and asked her when her baby was due. She gave me that look—”I’m not pregnant!”. My response was, “I thought you were telling your friend that you were, otherwise, I wouldn’t have assumed that you were. I’m very sorry.”
say this ‘because you look like you’re gonna be a good mother’
“Are you pregnant?” is a QUESTION, not an assumption.
The offender vs offendee, and the subsequent burden to handle the offence, has become completely reversed here. If people look pregnant when they’re not, they need to expect this and deal with it an in a mature, calm, pleasant way. As “Awhole” said, they should take this as a wake-up call. Anything else is their problem, not yours.
one of my friends asked a lady if she was pregnant, to which the answer was no. my friend then proceeded to say ‘are you sure?’
I suppose you could ask if she’s lactating… I don’t know – certainly not from personal experience – how far that’d get you, but it’s worth a try.
Whilst working with kids, they described me to my colleague as “that fat lass over there”, to which my colleague replied, well she’s actually due to have a baby in a month… The kids didn’t know what to say.
just make the “glow” comment. simple as.
“are you pregnant?”
“no!”
“oh it’s just you have that glow that women get when their pregnant”
I myself am a heavy girl and I have actually been asked this question once before. He was an older guy and really sweet so I didn’t want to embarrass him back so I said “12 weeks”. I get embarrassed, as anyone would, but I’m not the type to get angry. I don’t want to look like a jackass.
If you ever ask this question of a woman, and it turns out that she is not pregnant, I think you’re next comment should be “because your skin is so radiant, you’re literally glowing!” She may glare at you, still knowing what you mean, but if the people around you hear your follow up comment, she’ll most likely refrain from making a fool of herself.
I would.
Wow, all of you that think that you are safe in asking if there is a visible tummy but the rest of the woman is thin or thinner, are going to get yourselves in a lot of trouble. Especially you, Schumacher. A woman’s body CAN just have fat in the tummy alone AND put it there FIRST. How do I know? Because that’s how my body is! I have a very thin face, thin arms, thin legs, the skinniest fingers fingers you’ve ever seen, and a very petite frame. The only problem? All my fat is stored in my tummy. Yes, I know the dangers of fat around the middle. But there’s nothing I can do (without plastic surgery, of course). Trust me, I hit the gym regularly, I run 20 miles a week, and I still cannot get rid of this thing! If I gain weight, it goes to the stomach first. It’s made shopping for clothes extremely difficult and yes, I have gotten asked if I’m pregnant, when I am due, is it a boy or a girl,how far along are you SEVERAL times…too many to count actually. I’ve even gotten, “CONGRATULATIONS!” At first I used to tell people that I wasn’t pregnant and they would just go silent. The I just started making things up…like “Yep, I’m due in March. Gonna be a boy.” PLEASE PLEASE don’t assume that you KNOW a woman is pregnant because the tummy is the only thing that’s big. And don’t try to save face by saying “You have a glow about you.” Only pregnant women have that glow, so it’s still insulting.
are you fat or are you just pregnant?
lol
I was asked that, but I was pregnant. However, the asker was a man and one of my company’s salesmen. I know whether you think someone is pregnant or not. You NEVER ask. I was only about 6 months and somewhat showing. When he asked I gave him a confused look and said No. He looked like he was going to have heart failure. I laughed and let him know that I was expecting. Needless to say he’ll never make that mistake again.
1. Tell her you’re doing a survey.
2. Tell her that she has that pregnant glow.
3. RUN!!!
Never ask a woman’s pregnant. If she is she’ll let you know.
Some of you are extremely rude about a woman being fat. Maybe YOU need to go to the gym and keep your fat traps shut. Don’t open your mouth unless you know the facts.
Anyways,
I was asked this once 2-3 months after giving birth by some Mexican. I was highly offended.
Lol, one time we had an English teacher who looked pregnant. We all knew she was married and had about three or four kids, but she looked like she might be pregnant. We were all thinking it, and one day in the middle of class one of the boys blurted out, “Are you pregnant?” She just said “… If I was pregnant I would die, I already have enough kids as it is.” Lol, he looked embarrassed, mystery solved.
You only ask this question once in your life.
I just ask, “how far along are you”. This will lead to two responses.
A) I’m X number of weeks/months.
B) What are you talking about?
If A occurs, you’re fine because your assumption of pregnancy was correct. If B occurs, you ask about something else, i.e. how far along are you on your taxes this year, how far along are you on your holiday shopping, etc.
Two words: Haul Ass!
:O
Many times!! Usually, because I knew they should not in my view be.
If she’s so fucking fat that she looks and gets mistaken for pregnant, maybe getting CALLED pregnant will make her fat ass put down the twinkie and go do a sit-up.
I always ask every fat woman when they’re due.
First, NEVER, NEVER ask this question of a heavy woman. If you flub and she isn’t, pursue the question and in caring terms, inquire if she has an illness. Women frequently enjoy talking to someone who seems concerned about their health. Frequently they will relate their what illness may be. It may be a tumor or some female problem. You have to remember that you’re having an adult conversation. It helps a lot if you have a life experience to relate.
Hey, are you pregnant or just a good little eater?
Just say “I’m sorry.”
I think the only wake up call in that conversation is the one to the person who needs to control what comes out of their mouth, not the one struggling with what goes in. People know if they are carrying extra weight and don’t need strangers to point it out.