"You must be pregnant!!"

[Fryk]

My first very-own post!! Yeah!

For the moment, my wife and I find ourselves stuck living at her praents place. It's a long story that I will probably go into in another post, but the short version is, it's their fault. And to add insult to this injury, everytime my wife has a random pain, dizzy spell, gas, etc., her mom pipes up with a variation of the title of this thread.

"Oh my God, you missed a period! You must be pregnant!"
"Oh my God! You're having a longer than normal period! You must be pregnant!"
"Oh my God! You have indigestion! You must be pregnant!"
"Oh my God! Your ankles are swollen from being on your feet all day at work! You must be pregnant!"
"Oh my God! You're exhibiting no symptoms whatsoever! You must be pregnant! PREGNANT PREGNANT PREGNANT GROWL WARBLE THPPPPPPPPTTTTT!"

First of all, we get pregnancy tests about once a month and take them. They're all negative. We'll know she's pregnant before you do, I promise.
Second of all, SHUT UP! We're living in your house. My wife is the only one working. I haven't been able to find a steady job since we had to move here because of YOUR screw ups. Neither of you two are working right now, either. Having a kid right now would be monumentally bad. Ergo, whenever you pull this crap, it just stresses her out and makes things worse.
Third of all, you act like having a grandkid would be like having a new toy. A NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! You think if we have a choice, we'd let a chainsmoking woman who gets so into WoW She lets her house turn to shit watch our kids for ANY length of time? So, having a kid would be bad news for you, too. Just put your headphones back on, turn on ventrilo and leave us the hell alone!

[Giggle Goose]

Haha. I get the same and I'm not even married! Especially when I say I'm craving "_______". anything. In the company of whomever I'm with, I'm either pregnant/about to start my time of month.

I hope your living situation gets better soon!

[violetyoshi]

Hi Fryk. I'm wondering are parents telling you this or non-parents? You see, I've noticed most parents become completely child-obsessed, which is a good thing as far as them taking care of their kids. However, they will go into hysterics around anyone they think will join them.

It seems parents these days, act more like their own children. So, they don't understand why behaving like a child clapping their hands and giggling excitedly over someone who may be pregnant, is not appropriate behavior.

[Fryk]

Definitely parents. It's my in-laws, y'see. And yes, they are the most childish people I have ever met. My MIL had always kids, and when she had her first in her mid-teens, she was exstatic. She liked kids so much, she secretly stopped taking her BC to have her second child. Fortunately, my wife is several levels of magnitude more intelligent. We both want kids, but we want to be in our own place when it happens.

[blas87]

One of my acquaintances on FB thought it'd be funny to comment that I must be pregnant when I posted about how sick I felt.

Needless to say, I was not amused.

People think they are so damn funny, don't they?

[Fryk]

I wanted to add some backstory to this. You see, my wife comes from a line of teenage moms. Her mom was 15 when she had her, her grandmother was 16 when she had her mom, her greatgrandmother was 16 when she had her grandmother. I wonder if the fact that she's 22 makes them think she's a barren old lady.

And yes, Blas, people are just so fucking hilarious. But why is it, whenever her mom complains about aches and pains, it's not funny when I say "Hmmmm.... could be gonorrhea..."

[Boozy]

But why is it, whenever her mom complains about aches and pains, it's not funny when I say "Hmmmm.... could be gonorrhea..."

If it makes you feel any better, *I* think that's hilarious.

[Fryk]

It does. It totally does. :: )

See, my wife doesn't want me to say anything that will rock the boat, because they're her parents. So I get my revenge snarkily

[tropicsgoddess]

What I hate is if I have a raving case of the munchies,gain weight or wear loose tops, people assume that I'm pregnant (doesn't help that I'm a bit chubby either). It irritates the hell out of me to be honest.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Never, ever suggest that anyone might be pregnant.

Seriously. Unless you see an actual head emerging from a woman's vagina, don't say anything.

Hell, even if you do see an emerging head, anything you say could and probably will be at your mortal peril.

[jackfaire]

Hi Fryk. I'm wondering are parents telling you this or non-parents? You see, I've noticed most parents become completely child-obsessed, which is a good thing as far as them taking care of their kids. However, they will go into hysterics around anyone they think will join them..

Yeah see I never did that. Maybe it was having my daughter at a young age I don't know. I love my daughter but any future kids are a long way off and I don't think people should be rushing to have kids or even have kids at all if they don't want them.

[Fryk]

Never, ever suggest that anyone might be pregnant.

Seriously. Unless you see an actual head emerging from a woman's vagina, don't say anything.

Hell, even if you do see an emerging head, anything you say could and probably will be at your mortal peril.

I am just sitting here now, wondering under what circumstances this scenario this would take place... :: P

[Flyndaran]

I am just sitting here now, wondering under what circumstances this scenario this would take place... :: P

Taxi cab? Hey lady, you have to pay for two passengers!

[RecoveringKinkoid]

I am just sitting here now, wondering under what circumstances this scenario this would take place... :: P

Well, my friend, if you do find yourself in this circumstance, I hope for your sake you do not have to ask.

[Cassandra]

Ok, I knew there was a thread on this subject already!

I got married only three months ago. My sister has given birth to her daughter only three weeks ago. So naturally, I'm pregnant now!

*I'm out of breath and tired all the time because I have bad asthma...not because I'm pregnant.
*I'm heavy and tired all the time because I have a thyroid condition and the meds haven't had enough time to work yet...not because I'm pregnant.
*I have a large belly because that where I've ALWAYS carried my weight...not because I'm pregnant. (Hell, I've looked 8 months pregnant since I was in 4th grade)
*I am sad and down lately because I suffer depression and the change to winter affects this...not because I'm pregnant.

It really is frustrating and annoying that I keep getting this reaction to every little thing wrong with me. And it's always from those people that have kids already.

I don't want kids right now. I may not even be able to have kids. Now what would you do if you said "you're blah blah so you must be pregnant" and I broke down in tears and told you that I can't have kids...ever?

I'm so damn sick of this! I have many health issues and am trying to work them out. I AM NOT PREGNANT! So STFU already!