4. Can I touch your belly?
As creepy as this question is, I gotta say, at least you have the decency to ask. Although it is one of the 10 most annoying questions to ask a pregnant woman, you’d be surprised how many folks will neglect even asking and just put their hands on your belly! I once was on the phone walking around the mall and found myself with some strange woman—who came out of nowhere!—crassly putting her hands all over my pregnant belly! Quite frankly, it’s beyond weird, and I speak for all pregnant women when I say, “no! I do not want you touching my belly.” And ladies, it’s really not rude at all to say “no” to someone who asks to touch your belly. After all, it is your body and just because you are carrying a child in your belly doesn’t make it any less bizarre for someone to ask to touch it. Maybe if you come back with something like, “only if I can touch yours, first” people will start to get the hint on how strange it actually is to go around asking others to touch their belly.
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