why do people think they can say anything when you're pregnant!

[reren]

I got a taxi home today - feeling knackered and pregnant and had the most horrible taxi driver. He was ridiculously cheery in a pair of very short shorts that a man his age - with his body - shouldn't have attempted - but it would never have occurred to me to critique them. He, however, was not so circumspect. He cheerily told me as I settled into the back of the cab - he loved picking up waddling women...I smiled politely not quite sure what to say as he then went on to tell me I was huge - was i having twins? was i planning to stop working soon? could i really be due in october because i was so enormous, etc etc. It was all a bit weird because I actually only have quite a small bump - as I'm only 22 weeks - and i'm certainly not yet waddling! I've only just really started showing - though I was wearing a rather pregnancy looking top. I was surprised by this unexpected attack - but initially unphased by it - thinking 'I really don't have much of a bump - what is he on about?' I pretended to be absorbed in my phone and basically ignored him for the rest of the journey - and when we arrived at Lordship Lane and he started to make disparaging remarks about Lordship Lane I decided he was just weird and trying to pick a fight. In the end i asked him to drop me off much earlier than I needed and walked the rest of the way home. You'll not be surprised that he didn't get a tip - but now I'm kicking myself for not telling him where to get off. I've never had an experience like it with a taxi driver - usually find they're incredibly sweet.

I'm really annoyed with myself that I didn't tell him he was being rude and to shut up. And of course its made me feel really rubbish- are people really thinking - my god she's ginormous - while I happily wandering around thinking i've got a little bit of a bump? Not wearing that top again, that's for sure!

what an arse

[buggie]

Sounds like he was trying to get a rise out of you - well done on not completely biting his head off!

Maybe we should have and ED mum's to be mafia - a few discrete text msg's sent while on the way home and a group of us could have met you at your drop-off (and maybe between us we'd have had a few comebacks to throw at him sorted out!!) xx

[womanofdulwich]

I think you might have to get used to this kind of behaviour- people think pregnant woman should be chatty- wait till you have a baby and complete strangers come up and chat to you- and try and touch your baby/ stroke and poke it etc

[Family Room Moderator]

These threads are really making me laugh.

But please can we stick to just one? Suggest the other one, as it has more posts on it. Apologies to buggie and wod.