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Touching a pregnant woman's belly without being A) the father, or B) her OB-GYN.
I am pregnant, far enough along to have a baby bump. Why is this an invitation for strangers, especially older women, to attempt to rub my belly? I realize there is a baby in there, I have seen the ultrasound. The next time I may either, A) pull up your shirt and rub your belly, or B) twist your wrist until you wince and claim self-defense.
— Emily from MI | Etiquette | 1.11.2010 | Comments (6)
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I'm not now, nor have ever been, pregnant and that drives me crazy!
— Brooke posted 1/11/2010
agreed. I have no intent to ever have children, and this drives me NUTS. It's so invasive.
— KimK posted 1/11/2010
She REALLY should've covered up those hideous stretch marks. I'm pretty certain it would still be obvious that she's pregnant!
— betty posted 1/12/2010
a friend recently asked why everyone feels the need to rub his wife's belly in celebration, but no one ever rubs his...er...equipment and congratulates him. Ha!
— posted 3/1/2010
When I was pregnant and this happened I would always say, "Rub it while you can. The doctors say with a tumor this large it's only a matter of time until it bursts and ruptures the entire lining of my stomach." *This works best on strangers who don't actually know you are pregnant.
— yeahTHATtoo posted 8/10/2010
When I'm pregnant and some stranger does this to me, I plan on rubbing their belly on the basis that have a child inside my womb does not totally revoke all social rules. Therefore, they must be okay with me invading their own personal space in such a manner.
— Chelsea posted 8/10/2010
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