What were your biggest pregnancy surprises and pet peeves?
in Pregnancy ·
What irritates me most is this constant stream of unsolicited advice... everyone suddenly becomes an expert on what you should or shouldn't be doing. "Watch out for this," "be careful of that"... if you listen to enough of them, you’d honestly start believing you were suffering from some terminal illness rather than just being pregnant. It’s maddening. And don't even get me started on the total lack of basic decency toward pregnant women lately. Back in my parents' day, 🙂 there was actually a sense of respect for the elderly, the disabled, and expectant mothers. Nowadays, it's like common courtesy has vanished entirely. I was at the local precinct recently to handle some paperwork for my ID, and the man in front of me actually stepped aside to let me go first. People around us actually started protesting against him! Even the clerk looked shocked; she told me that in all her years working there, she had never seen such blatant respect shown to someone. That man who let me pass? He gave everyone a piece of his mind, telling them they should be ashamed of themselves for not letting a pregnant woman go ahead in line...