Dear Perfect Stranger,
I understand that when you see a pregnant woman in public, you want to ask her all of the normal questions such as her due date and the baby's gender. Although I do get tired answering all the same questions repeatedly, it's nice to know that you are interested. What's not nice is when you gasp that my due date isn't until October and insist that I am having twins because of the size of my belly. When I tell you again that it's only one baby, please trust that I chose a licensed doctor that can distiguish between one and two heartbeats. When you finally believe me that I am having ONE baby, please just end the conversation then. There is no reason to risk being punched by adding that I will probably have the baby early because I am already so big. It's not nice to tell a pregnant lady how big she looks, in her eyes she looks 25lbs heavier and resembles a beached whale.
Sincerely,
Vicki Verougstraete