Posted on 10/29/2013 11:10:52 AM PDT by Borges
It was my least favorite part of being pregnant, hands down: Family, friends, even strangers felt the need to pat, rub or touch my expanding belly without asking permission.
I cracked up every time. What is it about a pregnant woman's belly that makes the common sense rules of personal space fly out the window?
A bother? Yes. A pet peeve? Sure. But an illegal offense?
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That’s true blue icky.
What I don’t get is why everyone pats an expectant mother’s belly and says, “Good job.” Why don’t they pat the father’s tool and say, “Good job?”
And then after they’re born the old ladies want to touch them. I would carry my little girl in a sling so they couldn’t get at her. It got worse once her hair turned red, everyone wanted to touch her. Sorry, she’s not a dog, and I bite.
Oh! That’s wrong?
LMAO
Man, I don’t even touch a woman period without permission.
And that was my wife... rimshot!
Seriously, I don’t even think it’s appropriate to ask, unless you know the woman very well and she’s already made it clear she thinks it would be a positive part of the experience of being pregnant.
Her body is private, and I’d feel rather strange even feeling her tummy to feel the baby move.
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You know why, of course. Every touch drains the infant of an hour of life, and transfers it to the old lady.
This is a well known fact.
I, too, have a poor attitude towards menstruation.
“Why dont they pat the fathers tool and say, Good job?”
You’re one sick MF’re...I like it! It could become some kind of new tradition or something....
Wait... you don't?
The correct response is “So what is new?”. If they want to tell you, they will.
I wouldn’t even touch my wife’s belly to feel the baby kick. I saw Alien. No way.
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...
LOL
My sister had her co-workers do that to her all the time when she was pregnant with my very large nephew. She would ask them not to but they would say, “It’s good luck!” and paw at her stomach anyway. Finally, when someone rubbed her belly, she clutched her hands over her stomach, hunched over, and moaned.
It stopped right away.
It wasn’t me. I have NEVER rubbed a woman’s belly be them pregnant or not.
You should try it some time, it has a lot of health benefits for the tickler and ticklish girl giggles are funny.
I must not be as grumpy as most women. If people wanted to rub my belly when I was pregnant it didn’t bother me at all. Also didn’t mind them wanting to touch the baby once it was born.
This gal doesn’t swing that way.
Whether or not it’s illegal, it’s unquestionably flippin’ rude.
Well, I always thought that was the point of smoking a cigar with the new dad, a rather phallic way to celebrate, wouldn't you say?
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