Reply #92: if one is visibly pregnant, or announces as such... [View All]

they will almost be immediately bombbarded with advice, horror stories, warnings and above all, hands like they are a friggin buddha. this may be your best friend or someone in the produce aisle that you dont even know. and then the checkout person and then the person parked next to you....

as for women who smoke while pregnant, ive never heard of one that didnt at least try to quit. but nevertheless, she probably gets told or atleast, whispered, pointed, eyes-rolled at, that the last thing she needs is another person coming up to her saying she is killing her fetus and a terrible person. it could be that shes really stressed out and rather than doing something more dangerous or drastic, she is having one cigarette, maybe the only one her entire pregnancy. goddess knows that ive felt the urge to have one considering all the shit ive had to go through in the past few weeks.

while pub crawling every weekend isnt a good idea, having one or two glasses of wine an entire pregnancy may notcause irrepairable damage (after the doctor or midwife sames ok), but you will bet that woman will have to defend her actions all night long.

and for people who feel the absolute need to rub women's bellies like they are the nose of lincoln (for our illinoisian duers) im all for grabbing crotches and slapping hands hard enough to leave a bruise.