Foo - I Was So Embaressed!!!!!!!

I took my daughter to the allergist yesterday.. while the very "just about due nurse" was checking her out, I mentionned that my kid had just gone over the flu. The nurse then told me that she really didn't want to catch it so i replied that I didn't blame her specially that she was pregnant.. she just stared at me and said 'what did you say"? so.. I repeated it,"well, specially that you're pregnant".. she then replied, "I'm not".. and she had that evil look in her eyes..
I thought the walls were caving in on me, hopefully I was wearing a nike cap, I kept bringing the visor down to my eyes so we wouldn't have to make eye contact again. I swear, I just about died and I swear she had such skinny legs and arms only her stomach was sticking out like she was about due.. I will NEVER say this again!!!!

ppssshh

I can honestly say that you only ever make this mistake once.

Word

So how DOES your foot taste anyway?

So how DOES your foot taste anyway?
lol!!! not too good..never again, ever...ever..bad bad bad..

heh. whewps.

well, it could not have been the first time someone said that...

Relax. Have some chocolate covered cherries and go to your happy place.

Never good to make assumptions, tho....;) My uncle had a medical condition(and diet) that caused him to have a huge pot belly, but he was otherwise pretty skinny.

Been there, done that.

The best one was by a friend of mine. We walked onto the subway followed by this woman who looked pregnant, was even doing the rubbing the stomach thing. All of the seats were taken and once again everyone was doing the stare at the floor/paper/whatever to avoid getting up. She points out the woman and curses them all as lazy, greedy, stupid scum. Just as someone stands up the woman pipes up that she's not pregnant. My friend was so embaressed that we got off at the next stop and took a taxi.

I wouldn't be too worried about it if I were you. You weren't the first person to make that mistake with this woman, and you wont be the last. If she should be giving anything an evil look, it should be those twinkies she keeps shoving down her mouth.

We' all go through that once....or at least "almost" go through it.

I was very lucky to catch myself and not quite go through with it. About 10 years ago my brother got engaged to the girl he'd been living with for a year or two. The three of us got together just ahead of Christmas to do some shopping.

All day long I kept looking at Mary thinking she looked pregnant (very pregnant) and at least 20 times I almost asked "when is the baby due?".

I'm so glad I held myself back because she wasn't at all. Though I technically didn't do it, I came so close to it I feel like I got the "hard" lesson. After that, I will NEVER, EVER, EVER ask a woman about her pregnancy until she says something in conversation about it so I know its true.

I took my daughter to the allergist yesterday.. while the very "just about due nurse" was checking her out, I mentionned that my kid had just gone over the flu. The nurse then told me that she really didn't want to catch it so i replied that I didn't blame her specially that she was pregnant.. she just stared at me and said 'what did you say"? so.. I repeated it,"well, specially that you're pregnant".. she then replied, "I'm not".. and she had that evil look in her eyes..
I thought the walls were caving in on me, hopefully I was wearing a nike cap, I kept bringing the visor down to my eyes so we wouldn't have to make eye contact again. I swear, I just about died and I swear she had such skinny legs and arms only her stomach was sticking out like she was about due.. I will NEVER say this again!!!!



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*cough* I mean, poor blonduathlongrl. That's a tough mistake to make.

LOL, I'm glad women make that mistake too!

Been there, done that.

The best one was by a friend of mine. We walked onto the subway followed by this woman who looked pregnant, was even doing the rubbing the stomach thing. All of the seats were taken and once again everyone was doing the stare at the floor/paper/whatever to avoid getting up. She points out the woman and curses them all as lazy, greedy, stupid scum. Just as someone stands up the woman pipes up that she's not pregnant. My friend was so embaressed that we got off at the next stop and took a taxi.
lol!!! thanks made me feel better and trust me I wanted to either take her niddle and poke myself in a deep sleep or run out the door!!

I doubt this will be the last time in your life that you'll ever feel like you could spit toenails for a week, but consider that you might have caused someone who could use some exercise to re-examine her lifestyle. You might have actually done her a favor.

I doubt this will be the last time in your life that you'll ever feel like you could spit toenails for a week, but consider that you might have caused someone who could use some exercise to re-examine her lifestyle. You might have actually done her a favor.

There's still the chance, as someone here said, that it was a medical condition that you could know nothing about (a tumor, maybe?). Embarrassing someone by assuming she's pregnant isn't always doing her a favor, in my opinion.

Ouch!

I've had similar situations, only in reverse. The lovely Mrs. MMACH went prematurely gray. She had a full head of gray hair at 27 yrs. old, and until I was about 30, I looked like I was 16, (having kids has aged me, lately).

Anyway, I was 23 and had a doctor's appt. The nurse was taking my blood pressure when my wife came out of the restroom. The nurse glanced over and said, "Are you the proud mamma?"
My wife paused for a second and said, "No, I'm the younger WIFE."
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The nurse didn't say another word. She turned beet-red, finished taking my vitals and left the room. In the 3 years I went to that doctor, whenever the nurse saw me coming, she would make herself very scarce.

Since then, my wife has been mistaken for my mom on three other occations.

It could of been worse is the nurse turned out to be a guy too...

:)

Jay

lol!!! thanks made me feel better and trust me I wanted to either take her niddle and poke myself in a deep sleep or run out the door!!

Ha. At least you could run away and never go back. I made the same mistakes years ago when a woman I hadn't seen for a while came into a room. She was the new boss for my boss. I tried to say something pleasant and make her feel welcome. I noticed she had on what I thought were maternity closthes and I asked when she was expecting. She said "I'm not." I don't know which was the most apparent reaction among those present - her big bulging eyes or my red face. Ever try apologizing when all that comes out is stuttering? I had to live with this embarrassment just about every day for a couple years.

Here's the rule:

Never, EVER, ask a woman if she is pregnant, or imply that a woman is pregnant, unless you can see an actual baby coming out of her at that moment, in which case the question will be moot in a few minutes anyway.

did

"You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment." ~Dave Barry

You're too quick for me, diddidit.

Relax. Have some chocolate covered cherries and go to your happy place.

Never good to make assumptions, tho....;) My uncle had a medical condition(and diet) that caused him to have a huge pot belly, but he was otherwise pretty skinny.


Did anyone mistake him for being pregnant?

Did anyone mistake him for being pregnant?

Maybe he had Kwashiorkor's malnutrition... :eek:

Did anyone mistake him for being pregnant?
Hmm, I don't think so. He's a farmer and a very masculine person. Doesn't have the big stomach anymore, either. I never can remember what his condition was, but diet, exercise and medical procedure(s) took care of the inflated look.

I took my daughter to the allergist yesterday.. while the very "just about due nurse" was checking her out, I mentionned that my kid had just gone over the flu. The nurse then told me that she really didn't want to catch it so i replied that I didn't blame her specially that she was pregnant.. she just stared at me and said 'what did you say"? so.. I repeated it,"well, specially that you're pregnant".. she then replied, "I'm not".. and she had that evil look in her eyes..
I thought the walls were caving in on me, hopefully I was wearing a nike cap, I kept bringing the visor down to my eyes so we wouldn't have to make eye contact again. I swear, I just about died and I swear she had such skinny legs and arms only her stomach was sticking out like she was about due.. I will NEVER say this again!!!!
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Ouch. I used to work with someone who did the same thing. Our co-worker was getting larger and larger until she disappeared for a few weeks. When she came back she had lost a lot of weight (now everyone else knew that she had been pregnant but he did not). When she announced that the had given birth he blurted out "I didn't know you were pregnant, I just thought you were fat!!!" Akward silence all around

Ouch lol did she say anything else like oh its okay?

Hmm, I don't think so. He's a farmer and a very masculine person. Doesn't have the big stomach anymore, either. I never can remember what his condition was, but diet, exercise and medical procedure(s) took care of the inflated look.



Poor attempt at humour.... :o

Ummm...hope there's another allergist you can go to in the future...

Poor attempt at humour.... :o
I thought it might be a tongue-in-cheek question, but I thought you might just be curious, too.:o

Ouch lol did she say anything else like oh its okay?
She didnt say one more word to me and as I said I had now covered my eys with my visor.. i know she didnt have a medical condition though cause when the doctor came in, I told her what damaged I had done and she herself could NOT stop laughing! so Im assuming if the nurse had some medical condition the doc wouldnt of been in stiches like she was... I myself wasnt laughing so that this is clear..I never felt soooooo bad in my entire life! but right now, I found my cherry covered chocolate and Im in a happy place, see...what if I didnt have good genes then maybe id be the one with a pot belly!! but anyway, jokes aside... no..I would never make that mistake again but there is no way she felt any worst than i did..

Worry not. That should be a wake up call for the nurse. If it's a medical condition she should see a doctor. In any case, she may need to do something about it.

I disagree with those who are looking at this as a wakeup call for the nurse. Chances are, if she's overweight, it's not a surprise. She's not going to run out and get her thyroid checked because ohmygosh someone thought she was pregnant. To do that to people as a "wakeup call" is superior and hurtful. She's not a dear friend but somone a person meets while passing in their busy day. Blonduthongrl made an innocent comment. She felt bad. It happens sometimes.

Perhaps it'll be one more motivation for her to get to a gym and start working out?

Koffee

bah... who cares... she's a fat ass that's running up your insurance costs... some people need to know they're ******.... i was 240 (46 inch waist... mostly fat) and couldn't stand it... and i could still do 10 or 12 pushups (i calculated that to be about 170lbs of pressure on my hands).... most of these people can't even pick up a jug of sparklets.... i really don't know how they stand it.


in conclusion... you did right and make sure you ask for a different nurse next time.

Maybe she really was pregnant but was just ****ing with your head.

There's still the chance, as someone here said, that it was a medical condition that you could know nothing about (a tumor, maybe?). Embarrassing someone by assuming she's pregnant isn't always doing her a favor, in my opinion.

Possible, and if that was the case, oops - but our OP already expressed sufficient contrition. I'm trying to help by showing her a bit of silver lining here. :)

Well if she got so upset by sort of being called fat is stupid. I mean like why does she have to flip on that...its not like its an insult or anything.

I got up for a lady on the subway once to give her the seat. She looks at me with this cold death stare and said, "just sit back down!"

Technically lbs is a force. PSI would be pressure.

Try doing 10-12 chin ups while you're 240 :p


bah... who cares... she's a fat ass that's running up your insurance costs... some people need to know they're ******.... i was 240 (46 inch waist... mostly fat) and couldn't stand it... and i could still do 10 or 12 pushups (i calculated that to be about 170lbs of pressure on my hands).... most of these people can't even pick up a jug of sparklets.... i really don't know how they stand it.


in conclusion... you did right and make sure you ask for a different nurse next time.

Yeah, OP is sufficiently contrite and shouldn't beat herself up about it or feel bad. Personally, I'd have laughed my face off if I said the same thing and got back the cold stare in return.

bah... who cares... she's a fat ass that's running up your insurance costs... some people need to know they're ******.... i was 240 (46 inch waist... mostly fat) and couldn't stand it... and i could still do 10 or 12 pushups (i calculated that to be about 170lbs of pressure on my hands).... most of these people can't even pick up a jug of sparklets.... i really don't know how they stand it.


in conclusion... you did right and make sure you ask for a different nurse next time.
Y'know I love ya, man, and I think I even understood the gist of your post, but what the hell is/are sparklets?

SparkletTs is a bottled water company:lol:

I call it like I see it, if you're fat, I'm calling you fat. None of this PC "gravitationally challenged" BS!

I call it like I see it, if you're fat, I'm calling you fat. None of this PC "gravitationally challenged" BS!
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Oh wow, that's funny stuff!

What is the big deal if someone is over weight ,that doesn't make the person.
i would rather have a 500lb "down to earth" woman than a "skinny" self conscious snob with implants & chopped toes any day of the week.
Subconscious "mind Programming" is a powerful thing.

Last week in church choir, the wife of the director (who is quite pretty, petite and charming) who birthed a daughter last year wore a "maternity looking" blouse type thingie, and I asked one of the other basses if she was pregnant. He stated he didn't know, but she looked like it.

After practice, in the hallway, she was really laughing. Her own son (about 8) was the one with the courage (or whatever it takes) to ask her if she was pregnant again. She wasn't. I told her what we had thought in the choir. We all laughed some more. I doubt she ever wears that particular garment again!

A few years back, my wife asked a fellow parishioner when she was "due." She wasn't. It is something you never ask again unless you really know.

Own story:

I was doing some voulenteer work in a thrift shop whose proceeds went to a loaca 'children's home'. One day I wore this loose fitting horizontal striped blouse and the manager of the thrift shop (who KNEW I was post-op as I had recently come back from a 2 month medical leave for surgery) looked at me in amazrment and exclaimed "Wow, cool! You're pregnant already!"

Needless to say, I had some 'splanin to do :)