Curse of the Korean Pot Belly
Me: *yawn*
Crochet Lady: Tired?
Me: Yeah, exhausted. I went to bed at 9:30 last night and I still feel like I could fall back asleep! Probably just my allergies, combined with this depressing rainy weather…
Crochet Lady: And the bub. *smile*
Me: Wha–? Bub?
Crochet Lady: You know… *gestures towards my stomach*
Me: BUB!? That’s not a baby! It’s just my, my, my, you know, POOCH! I’m not PREGNANT! I’m just FAT! Good grief, I need to start wearing my apron again with the sign that says “NOT A BABY.” Just because a person has a predisposition to carry their extra weight in front doesn’t mean you can automatically assume that they’re WITH CHILD. Sheesh! That’s it; I’m going back on my diet today. No more carbs. That means I can’t do my DEEP-FRIED MACARONI EXPERIMENT, which I guess is fine because people might have thought I was some BIG HORMONAL PREGNANT WOMAN suffering CRAZY FOOD CRAVINGS, and GOD KNOWS I wouldn’t want THAT…”
Crochet Lady: *slinks out the door*
amy
January 24, 2005 — 6:12 pm
people SUCK! I hope she felt like sh%t
Kris
January 24, 2005 — 6:42 pm
She just tried to change the subject really quickly. It was even more hilarious because I am definitely NOT preggers, as my raging cramps would attest. Which kinda made me laugh, afterwards. 🙂
miftik
January 24, 2005 — 11:10 pm
Awwww.
My sister-in-law has this awesome baked macaroni & cheese where she uses so much butter you’d think it was fried. She used Dreamfield macaroni (5g net carbs/serving and doesn’t taste like medical tubing) and it was really, really good.
Frances
January 25, 2005 — 12:47 am
I hate when people do that. It is even worse is when it is your own family and that is ALL they ask about or assume. After I got married, everyone assumed that any extra weight, tiredness, or sick stomach was because I was pregnant. Stupid people, just because a person is of “child-bearing age”, doesnt automatically mean they dont actually get sick or put on a few pounds. Sorry about your experience with the stupid lady, what a moron.
kirsty
January 25, 2005 — 3:56 am
Meanwhile on the other side of the world… I *am* having a baby (in ~6 weeks, not like I’m still in early pregnancy) and no one notices my tummy at all!
Or maybe I’m just so scary no one dares mention it?
WeeB
January 25, 2005 — 9:55 am
I always knew there was a reason for the sudden Las Vegas wedding? :p
Hey as well as getting married by Elvis. You didn’t get pregnant by him too, did you?
Lynnette
January 25, 2005 — 11:14 am
I have a pooch, too… I’ve had it since I was 5, and am convinced no amount of dieting will make mine go away! Hommage to our pooches!
Scott
January 25, 2005 — 1:47 pm
A rule to live by from Dave Barry: “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.”
Kath
January 25, 2005 — 10:27 pm
hmm. There’s somthing about the word pooch that freaks me out but this story is hilarious!! I also have a belly that will never leave me. I freaked last year when an 8 year old asked if I was having a baby. I also responded “No! I’m just fat, Now go to bed!”
WeeB
January 26, 2005 — 2:52 am
Hehe.. should have responded with something like, “Now go to bed or I’ll eat you!”
Miss Helen
January 27, 2005 — 8:41 pm
Don’t worry, she’s from Mt Druitt, where women are pregnant more often than not. (Please delete this comment if it’s inappropriate, or you’re talking about a completely different crochet lady, or you feel me naming her location is incriminating).
Kris
January 27, 2005 — 8:50 pm
Heehee. I’m not sure if we’re talking about the same one, but as I think the chances of her reading it are nil, who cares? It was funny. 🙂
Mr Bubbles
January 28, 2005 — 8:57 pm
Maybe she could crochet you a bib