No, I'm not pregnant. But more and more people seem to be asking me that these days. Have I gained weight or something to make people think that I am or should be? I've gotten pretty good at answering my mother's queries and my sisters' questions. I can even be witty on occasion. But I did NOT know what to say when the six-year-old in my Sunday school class asked me why I don't have a baby:
"I...don't know. Sorry?"
It caught me off guard. Normally I'd say something sarcastic like, "How do you know I don't?"or "Where's yours?" But she's six, so the sarcasm would be lost on her and it'd be pretty rude of me to say that in the first place. Next time I've got to come up with a good answer. Any ideas?
Answer to 6yo in church: "Because my baby is so cool/special that Heavenly Father wanted to hang out with him/her just a little bit longer. That's why."
ReplyDeleteEveryone else can just go suck it if they ask you if you're pregnant. That's what I have to say to that. I haven't been asked if I am pregnant (when I wasn't) since elementary school when they were just being mean. So, I feel a little bit bitter about people bringing it up.
You should tell Mom, you're waiting until you move to New York so you can have a tough cookie. She'll "love" that one. lol
You're playing hide and seek with the stork and you're winning.
ReplyDeleteWhaha.
ReplyDelete'Oh no! I think I lost her!! *run off to find hypothetical child*'
'If you brush your teeth every day you won't be able to have babies' (her mom will love this one for the next weeks)
'I do. But she is very shy. She is always hiding somewhere in my neighbourhood. Can you see her?'