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Dealing with unsolicited comments
Hello:
I am writing an article for Glamour magazine's pregancy page; this is a great newsgroup and I have often gotten terrific help for other pregnancy articles in the past. Now I am looking for quotes from pregnant women in the U.S. on how you have handled the unsolicited opinions and actions from other people all pregnant women are subjected to. For example, what did you said or do when a stranger touched your belly, or commented "You're so big" or, conversely "You're tiny; are you sure the baby is okay"? How have you handled people giving unsolicited opinions about the name you have chosen, or when they judge or criticize your behavior as not being good for the baby. Feel free to make this a fun thread and comment here, but to be possibly included in Glamour I will also need an e-mail with your name, age, city of residence and followup phone number to . Thanks so much! Meryl Davids |
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Dealing with unsolicited comments
Oh, this is a recurring theme on this newsgroup, and I have read
some GREAT replies to any number of rude questions. I wish I could give you a word or phrase you could google to turn up that old treasure trove of snappy comebacks! Larry MerylD writes: : Hello: : I am writing an article for Glamour magazine's pregancy page; this is a great : newsgroup and I have often gotten terrific help for other pregnancy articles in : the past. : Now I am looking for quotes from pregnant women in the U.S. on how you have : handled the unsolicited opinions and actions from other people all pregnant : women are subjected to. : For example, what did you said or do when a stranger touched your belly, or : commented "You're so big" or, conversely "You're tiny; are you sure the baby is : okay"? How have you handled people giving unsolicited opinions about the name : you have chosen, or when they judge or criticize your behavior as not being : good for the baby. : Feel free to make this a fun thread and comment here, but to be possibly : included in Glamour I will also need an e-mail with your name, age, city of : residence and followup phone number to . : Thanks so much! : Meryl Davids |
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Dealing with unsolicited comments
The most annoying comment I have had to deal with by far, especially with my
thrid baby who arrived only twelve months after my second, was "Was it planned?" My original answer was something along the lines of "What? Do you think I'm crazy?" Later, I amended it to "God planned it," a nicer and more accurate answer. Leslie |
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