Comments on: Ten things I noticed about you

By: Part-time/overtime

Part-time/overtime — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:15:52 +0000

How about this one, when you’re working part-time at work cobbling together day care and tyring to keep it all together: “Have fun on your day off.” (Meaning, Tuesday, the day you’re at home) This, from a 27 year old guy with no kids, no mortgage and no understanding of how the world really works.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:54:47 +0000

How about “you look tired…are the kids sick?” or the more subtle, “It’s understandable if your car is dirty…you’re a mom!”

I caught myself telling my daughter’s daycare teacher (who is about 4 1/2 months pregnant…”you’re looking pregnant!” I came back with, “as you should…you look really cute.” Ugh…open mouth, insert foot.

I LOVE your hair cut!! I wish I could wear mine short…it does not look good on me. It would be a heck of a lot easier to maintain.

By: Shannanb aka Mommy Bits

Shannanb aka Mommy Bits — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 02:27:21 +0000

Here’s one I got from a female “friend” at the office after returning from maternity leave..

“Did your breasts shrink?”

Whey yes they did… thanks for pointing out the obvious and making me feel like poo!

By: liz

liz — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:43:27 +0000

so my old boss, when i was back from mat leave about 3-4 months, kinda of inserted himself into a conversation i was having with a femal co-worker. i was still pumping at the time and mentioned something related to it. my boss, father of three girls,
said something to the effect of “Huh? why bother breast feeding. it doesn’t matter after they are six weeks old. after that is
is such a pain and more about the mom” i kid you not. i mean i loved so much abotu this guy. his lack of social skills in that
situation and in general in mixed company was obvious! ahh gawd laughter ensued after he walked away.

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:43:26 +0000

On an unrelated note, have you checked out this gift that was listed in Parents Mag. this month? Thought you might like it for your little guy, but he might not be able to appreciate it yet… http://www.landofnod.com/family.aspx?c=2009&f=4055&pc=1225

By: April

April — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:38:09 +0000

“What is that noise that comes from your office a few times a day? Sounds like a machine of some sort.”
(Breastpump, just what I wanted to talk about because I don’t get enough of it everyday.)

“Don’t you miss your baby?”
(Umm duh?)

“Why are you working when you have little ones?”
(I would like to keep a roof over their head?)

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:25:39 +0000

Now that I have lost my baby weight (or rather the baby “shift of weight”), my mother-in-law’s co-workers ask me constantly if I ever eat and then continue to tell my mother-in-law that they think I am anorexic. I want to be like “People! I’m a stay-at-home mom! I miss meals here and there, but I eat more than my fair share of brownies, pizza, and the not-so-occasional ice cream. My weight might have shifted, but unfortunately it didn’t shift to my boobs.

By: Busy Momb

Busy Momb — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:54:48 +0000

I like your hair. Wanna go to Target?

By: BirdieRoark

BirdieRoark — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:37:05 +0000

My least favorite now is the inquisition on when we plan on having another. One of these days I’m going to
go into a rant about how N’s in grad school, we can barely afford daycare for 1, and we are perfectly
content with our one.

I also find it really disturbing when men ask mothers if they nursed or formula-fed their babies. WTF?
When did my boobs become acceptable work conversation??

By: cordelia525

cordelia525 — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:27:31 +0000

mostly just concern for my sleep. It’s like, why don’t you just tell me I look like crap.