tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post6406674574654537779..comments2023-08-10T08:24:08.460-06:00Comments on Mama Needs Coffee: Blinded by the LifeJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07923751596148085363noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-73984431240919333282013-11-15T17:24:16.653-07:002013-11-15T17:24:16.653-07:00I feel you on the big babies. My husband is 6'...I feel you on the big babies. My husband is 6'4 and EVERY time I went grocery shopping the cashier insisted I was having twins. I told her I wasn't and she simply sighed and said..."you'll see, sweetie. you'll see." Needless to say, only one came out...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-23881264855922792262013-11-14T10:05:28.029-07:002013-11-14T10:05:28.029-07:00Agreed! Pregnancy is not the time you want to hear...Agreed! Pregnancy is not the time you want to hear anything other than "you look great!" :)<br />KaeBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15336257168046443135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-2915576013774171472013-11-14T06:28:31.559-07:002013-11-14T06:28:31.559-07:00Well, as someone who constantly gets the "you...Well, as someone who constantly gets the "you're so tiny", "you don't even look like you are pregnant", "you don't look that far along" stuff, even with my 4th baby I would much rather hear that I'm huge, than that I've "don't even look pregnant", when I am in fact 8 months pregnant and have gained 30 pounds. Really...people should just not comment about what a pregnant women looks like at all, other than a simple "you look great"Amelia@One Catholic Mamahttp://onecatholicmama.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-91648719013763158712013-11-14T05:28:23.461-07:002013-11-14T05:28:23.461-07:00I loved this post and it really got me to thinking...I loved this post and it really got me to thinking about how one of the biggest "compliments" given to pregnant women in our culture is, "You're x weeks along! You don't look like it at all- you're so tiny!" or "You don't even look like you're pregnant! I can't even tell from the back!" Not that I was on the receiving end of these gems during pregnancy. Or at least not after the first trimester. :) But I had chalked it up to the screwed up way we look at weight/thinness in our culture. After reading your post, I'm starting to think this has more to do with our culture of death. We're complimenting women for looking like they don't actually have a life growing in them. "Good for you! You aren't fully giving yourself over/getting your body and life screwed up by your children!" And I'm just going to say it goes the same for the post partum side. Because as much as I love hearing people say how I don't look like I've had 6 kids, there shouldn't be anything wrong with looking like I've had six kids. (Even though, the joke's on them. Five are adopted, so...only one actually stretched me out and left his marks/battle scars.)KaeBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15336257168046443135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-37298971316944311212013-11-13T20:44:35.695-07:002013-11-13T20:44:35.695-07:00Love this point that seeing pregnant women is no l...Love this point that seeing pregnant women is no longer as common in the U.S. as it is elsewhere, and thus people feel the need to remark upon this "strange! bizarre! phenomenon!" I hope this helps me be a wee bit more forgiving once strangers start again to ask me mid-grocery shopping whether I'm sure I'm not having twins. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-31277635461239324232013-11-13T20:37:00.770-07:002013-11-13T20:37:00.770-07:00Love the way you write. I bet you could pen a beau...Love the way you write. I bet you could pen a beautiful novel. Just saying.Emily Q-Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130159061864570574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-83572169613637277082013-11-13T15:50:34.494-07:002013-11-13T15:50:34.494-07:00And I completely agree with your reflection on thi...And I completely agree with your reflection on this culture of death. I had similar thoughts when I was pregnant.Karen Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378079407677569042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-31739622883570583482013-11-13T15:47:37.998-07:002013-11-13T15:47:37.998-07:00You are both funny and deep at the same time. Love...You are both funny and deep at the same time. Love your posts. And congrats on your pregnancy! I do hope you are feeling well!Karen Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378079407677569042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-20835202294960766332013-11-13T12:56:03.068-07:002013-11-13T12:56:03.068-07:00You forgot about the construction site lunch date....You forgot about the construction site lunch date.Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769749310783037387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-59826450831879214252013-11-13T05:47:55.980-07:002013-11-13T05:47:55.980-07:00You never know what the ladies are going to say at...You never know what the ladies are going to say at the nail salon. And typically it's in a foreign language so I don't even know what they are saying....although I'm always pretty certain it's something about me! Beth Cotellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536268080265726705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-70459642149670208682013-11-12T22:03:45.145-07:002013-11-12T22:03:45.145-07:00I'm impressed that your ice cream has time to ...I'm impressed that your ice cream has time to grow ice crystals. Doesn't last that long at my house (normally, let alone when I was pregnant!)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12562306924797465454noreply@blogger.com