Just Because My Door Is Open DOES NOT Mean I Want To Talk To You!

[BabyMae09]

I, unfortunately, live in a townhouse complex. My back porch is always shaded, so I sometimes sit in my front doorway to read/use laptop or eat. My neighbors have taken to shouting comments across the parking lot at me:

"When are you gonna pop that thing out?" Babies DO NOT POP, and neither do I!

"Aren't you due yet? No? OMG how awful!" Really? I don't mind that much... being pregnant is not awful. Geeze.

"Craving watermelon, huh? Pregnancy cravings are a bi#%*!" I love watermelon, pregnant or not. Oh, and thanks SO MUCH for letting your cigarette smoke drift into my house!!!

"Wow, you're huge! When are you gonna have that baby?!" I am not huge. In fact, I'm measuring a couple weeks behind.

Yeah, I live in a classy neighborhood. Not!

[j_p_i]

We must live in the same neighborhood. I too live in a townhouse complex, filled with similarly classy folk. If you just heard sirens go by, we're neighbors!

Seriously.

[BabyMae09]

jpi - i wish we did live in the same neighborhood! than we could get together and talk about our neighbors i'm in Oregon tho, and I think you're in Maine, right?

[lil_miss_understood]

I'm in Oregon. On the coast. As in, I hear the ocean from my yard (when there's no cars passing on the highway that is ).
And yeah, I remember the classy neighbourhoods of townhouses. I sometimes miss the sense of community in (most) of them though.

[j_p_i]

Yep, I'm in Maine. I moved here from Washington state though, DH is from Portland, OR. Virtual neighbor talk is about as good as we're gonna get! I thought I saw another pregnant woman earlier today when I was looking out the window upstairs, but alas, it was just a man with no shirt on standing on his porch.

We like the area in general, and it isn't too bad most of the time. But we're ready for a little more seclusion I think. We plan on moving when our lease is up here.

[BabyMae09]

Originally Posted by j_p_i

Yep, I'm in Maine. I moved here from Washington state though, DH is from Portland, OR. Virtual neighbor talk is about as good as we're gonna get! I thought I saw another pregnant woman earlier today when I was looking out the window upstairs, but alas, it was just a man with no shirt on standing on his porch.

That's funny about the 'pregnant' man

Portland is awesome - I lived up near there for a year or so. I like more peace and quiet than a city, though. Our neighborhood is pretty mellow sometimes, as we back up to a dead end street with wetlands and a nature path, but since it's low-income housing, we also attract some real winners!

[BabyMae09]

Originally Posted by JacquelineR

I'm in Oregon. On the coast. As in, I hear the ocean from my yard (when there's no cars passing on the highway that is ).

Lucky! I LOVE the coast! In fact, DP and I were just there a couple weeks ago for our last weekend away as just a couple

Where on the coast are you, if you don't mind me asking?

[mynameisMom]

Ugh, I hate the "pop" comment. I'm gonna show the next person who says it what pop really means ... a big pop in their nosy nose!

[BabyMae09]

Originally Posted by mynameisMom

Ugh, I hate the "pop" comment. I'm gonna show the next person who says it what pop really means ... a big pop in their nosy nose!

Haha I told DP I was gonna make myself a t-shirt that read 'the only thing I'm about to 'pop' is YOU - in the face!'

He thought it was mean. I thought it was hilarious

[lil_miss_understood]

Originally Posted by BabyMae09

Haha I told DP I was gonna make myself a t-shirt that read 'the only thing I'm about to 'pop' is YOU - in the face!'

He thought it was mean. I thought it was hilarious

Honestly, I think that's about the only way to ask that question that SERIOUSLY irks me.

[ColoradoMama]

Originally Posted by BabyMae09

Haha I told DP I was gonna make myself a t-shirt that read 'the only thing I'm about to 'pop' is YOU - in the face!'

He thought it was mean. I thought it was hilarious

That's awesome! And I have two words for you - iPod and headphones. Ugh. People can be annoying.

[j_p_i]

Originally Posted by ColoradoMama

That's awesome! And I have two words for you - iPod and headphones. Ugh. People can be annoying.

Agreed. People lack some serious couth in regard to how they address pregnant ladies.

[BabyMae09]

Originally Posted by j_p_i

Agreed. People lack some serious couth in regard to how they address pregnant ladies.

Great vocab word!

Also, I'm becoming really anti-social. We had our homeschoolers get together today, and I totally immersed myself in my phone and tried to avoid everyone.

Oh, well. It shouldn't be long now anyway!

[CanBoo]

Originally Posted by j_p_i

Agreed. People lack some serious couth in regard to how they address pregnant ladies.

Like asking on your Facebook wall if your are dilated???

[j_p_i]

Originally Posted by CanBoo

Like asking on your Facebook wall if your are dilated???

Yes that's an unfortunately good example!

[BabyMae09]

Just wanted to say that I've enjoyed this thread! You ladies always cheer me up

[JD5351]

Originally Posted by CanBoo

Like asking on your Facebook wall if your are dilated???

I'd rather be asked if I was dilated than a friend of mine who was such a goody girl in school giving me graphic tips on positions to induce labor. lol

[CanBoo]

Originally Posted by JD5351

I'd rather be asked if I was dilated than a friend of mine who was such a goody girl in school giving me graphic tips on positions to induce labor. lol

Hummm... that's classy!

I still ignored (and deleted...) the comment about being dilated not even worth getting there...