The #1 Thing To NEVER Ask a Women...
So, when are you due?
I don't care if she's big as a house and shopping for baby items. NEVER, never, never ask a women when she is due or if she has "a bun in the oven". I thought this was a well known "don't", but I was proven wrong last Saturday night. I was out with 4 friends (3 guys, 2 girls, counting myself) and we were eating/drinking at The Shack in La Jolla. The waitress had taken our order and came back around to check to see if we needed refills our our drinks. My friend (who will remain unnamed, but he may or may not own a vintage clothing store or two) opened his big mouth and asked, "So when are you due"?. Everyones mouth dropped as it was apparent to everyone else that she wasn't preganant, the waitress started crying, my friend turned beet red and the back peddling began...
"Oh I thought it was apparent because you were GLOWING!"
"You just look so beautiful that I figured you must be pregnant"
etc.
etc.
I excused myself from the table for a good 5 - 8 minutes and when I returned the guys were still trying to back peddle and the waitress was STILL standing there with tears streaming down her face. I told everyone to drop it and let the poor girl be on her way.
This poor girl is probably 5'5" and 133lbs but she was not wearing the most flattering outfit. Let this be a lesson girls...When you check yourself out in the mirror before you leave the house, don't suck it in, because you won't be sucking it in all night ;).
Rambled by Vicious Summer @ 3:01 PM
5 Shenanigans:
Freaking Hilarious. When I was still working retail my female boss asked a customer that same question. I have never laughed harder than watching her try to explain why this woman looked pregnant but not fat. She did come up with " Oh I am sorry, I thought I overheard you talking about a due date." LOL
LMFAO, and she wasn't pregnant either ROFL I so wish I'd been there...
The truth must be told. Some women need to get a clue, if someone is so inclined as to ask if they are pregnant, that person may really be interested. Why put them on the spot, and god forbid, start crying, all because you have some kind of personal issue with Twinkies and Oprah. Sometimes pregnant women glow, sometimes they are skinny, sometimes their breasts get big and bouncy, and sometimes they have a way about themselves that can’t be explained. Asking someone if they are blessed with seed of new life could mean many other things than if they can fit there ass in a size 9.
"How long have you had a weight problem?" would probably not fly either I suppose...
Ouch.
This post reminds me of my grade 12 drama teacher. Upon seeing her, I wanted to ask when she was due. Thank goodness that I was so introverted at the time, not to mention thought that would be rude: she still hadn't "delivered" by the end of the school year.
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