Today, I ran into a friend I hadn't seen in a while, but I had heard she was pregnant. I rubbed her belly and asked when she was due. She slowly backed away, giving me a weird look and said, "Two months ago." FML
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Why does everyone just assume we're not close friends? She's actually one of my best friends. I hadn't seen her in a while because I was out of the country and I knew she would be ok with me rubbing her belly because with her first pregnancy she always wanted me to touch her belly. It would've been awkward if she hadn't burst out laughing. We ended laughing so hard at my stupidity that we cried.
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pbnjrox 10
You havent seen them in a while but felt the urge to rub their stomach?
LittlestV 28
I find it a little weird how people assume it's alright to touch a pregnant woman's stomach, especially without asking. You wouldn't just touch someone's stomach randomly, why do it when they're pregnant?!
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MrSarary 26
It takes time for women to get their body back after a pregnancy. Sounds like a funny moment to me, one that you could have easily explained.
phatdaddy62 23
You are so young and SO naive!
ivydindy13 14
Not one woman who has been through pregnancy will find it funny.
Llama_Face89 33
Ahaha that's adorable! You'll learn eventually. You NEVER go there...... T-T
telli164 30
Life goes on. You can sit around crying cause someone mistook you for being pregnant, or you can move the **** on.
buttcramp 21
it does take time. After I had my daughter, for a few weeks my belly still looked pregnant because the uterus is still larger and fluid is present. It took time to make that go away (then you're stuck with that ten extra pounds for a few months)
frizz101 22
I did. People need to stop being so overly sensitive.
FMLcommenterer 13
Better safe than sorry! Oh wait.
pbnjrox 10
You havent seen them in a while but felt the urge to rub their stomach?
LittlestV 28
I find it a little weird how people assume it's alright to touch a pregnant woman's stomach, especially without asking. You wouldn't just touch someone's stomach randomly, why do it when they're pregnant?!
xXanna_ 18
My thoughts exactly.
TheMathMajor 26
I am terrified of this happening once I decide to start having kids! I don't want random strangers asking me questions about when I'm due and trying to touch me. I might just have to be a hermit once I start showing.
jackycat 17
Thank goodness someone agrees with me that it's super messed up that this total invasion of a woman's personal space is considered normal.
clrichmond2009 24
the worst part is working at a convenience store for me. most of my customers are very regular and I've worked there for three years, so they ALL think they can touch my belly whenever they want. I just wanna scream sometimes.
jesustitts 20
36 when I was pregnant with my son I had the same fear, surprisingly no strangers ever tried to touch me. Now what does happen is when he's in the shopping cart people will just touch him and make stupid baby talk to a toddler who ignores it all.
Michael903 18
There are t-shirts online that say "If you didn't put it there, don't touch it." With an arrow pointing down. Get one if those!
buttcramp 21
strangers would ask "you mind?" and indicate towards my big belly and then if I said "I prefer not to be touched, thanks." they'd look at me like I'm the asshole lol I hated it.
Lil_Red777 21
I wouldn't mind close friends and family rubbing my stomach when I start showing but I don't like strangers touching me. I actually enjoy it when my boyfriend rubs my belly.
jamalamadingdong 18
#36, I always had complete strangers asking me when I was due, what the name/sex was, even if I was going to deliver naturally and if I was going to breast feed, very personal stuff! I can not understand why strangers thought this was appropriate, or why they even wanted to know. It's very weird how some people feel that normal social conduct apparently doesn't apply to pregnant women!
SarahSehhati 40
There was a lady that sued a man (her neighbor) for rubbing her stomach while she was pregnant.
kitty91_fml 7
I didn't just assume it would be ok to touch her stomach. She's been one of my best friends for 10 years and with her first pregnancy she always wanted me to touch her stomach all the time so I wasn't just being an ass.
DanielleinDC 33
Still, OP, you should have maybe asked before rubbing her belly. But at least she was okay with it.
Lycoris_fml 13
She's your good friend for 10 years but you didn't even know she'd had her baby? Why would you assume you're still on the same belly-rubbing level of friendship?
buttcramp 21
74, did the woman win the case? how much did she walk away with?
pbnjrox 10
You've known her for 10 years and didn't know when she was due?
ArybellaHope 8
You would be amazed how often that happens when you're pregnant. Complete strangers suddenly think they have a right to put their hands on your body.
Cwizer 17
Get in my belly!! Is the first thing that popped in my head. Sorry OP
0h_Boy 26
Are you sure she's still your friend?
nz_girl 1
YDI for thinking it's ok to randomly rub the belly of someone you're obviously not that close to. If anybody tries doing that to me when I eventually get pregnant, I'm gonna rub their belly right back, if they think that that's an acceptable thing to do to people without asking first.
GLaDOS8899 14
They're actually best friends, you ass. 'Obviously not close to' WROOONG!
LeahLegendary 7
Ugh, when I was pregnant random people would always rub my belly. I hated it. Sorry, but you should of thought that through a little more OP.
Rianokami 22
Who does this, seriously? That was way rude.
Senseless_487 29
Seriously. One of my best friends is pregnant, and I still asked before I touched her belly. It's common courtesy!
VeeFML 10
what on earth made you think it was okay to touch another person like that? Would you like it if people just randomly came up and rubbed your stomach?