Anthony Hernandez12
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joined Feb 2010
Good grief, I’ll probably end up in a true crime documentary. I can already see the headlines: "Pregnant Woman Strangles Neighbor!" 🙂🙂🙂
There is a young married couple living nearby. Their apartment faces ours, providing them with an unobstructed view of our entire lives, even though we share the same building and entrance. Since I don't use curtains, they can see everything clearly whenever we turn on the lights. I never gave much thought to it before; if watching our lives provides them with some sort of entertainment, then fine by me.
I was completely indifferent about it until I became pregnant. The peak of this absurdity occurred when I mentioned my pregnancy to them, only for my neighbor to proudly declare that he already knew. 🙄
He had watched me rubbing oil on my stomach after a shower and wondered to himself, "What is that woman doing? Is she sane?" He then connected the dots while we were replacing the flooring in our unit, realizing we were preparing for a baby. 🙂I was left speechless; in that moment, I found him utterly repulsive.
And now, they have begun spreading the news and informing the rest of the neighborhood that I am pregnant. I ran into one neighbor two days ago and offered a polite greeting—I am not close with anyone here, just a "good morning" kind of relationship—but she lunged at me like a Pitbull: "So, what's the news? How are you all doing?" I told her nothing new, we are doing well, thanks, and tried to walk away, but she pushed again: "Oh, come on, there must be something. You've certainly filled out lately!" I simply replied, "We're expecting a baby!" To which she responded, "Well, that's what I'm asking! You'll have to show us the baby once it's born." I forced a smile, said, "Of course," and kept moving.
Yesterday, I encountered another neighbor in the lobby, and she gave me the same treatment: "Congratulations!" I asked, "On what, exactly?"
"Well, Quincy told me you're having a baby, that you're pregnant!"
Once again, I offered a polite, superficial thank you and hurried along.
Seriously, WTF??? 😕😕😕
Surely my husband and I reserve the right to inform whoever we deem appropriate about our pregnancy, rather than leaving it to the whims of the neighbors. Yet, apparently, they have decided to take that liberty for themselves. 🙂
Look, I am eight months along, so it is physically obvious, but does that really justify gossiping about it to everyone?
No, I am not letting hormones dictate my reaction here. This is pure audacity, and it has crossed every reasonable line. I am struggling to restrain myself from marching up to her door and throwing the whole truth in her face. I have never experienced such an intrusive violation of privacy in my life.
Ugh, I have been fuming all day; I needed to vent here. 😁
