Dumb Comment Of The Day...

[Impish]

"Oh, you'll have to have another baby to even things out!"

 

We now have 5 children. Boy, girl, boy, girl, boy. Baby Boo is 8 days old, and *this* is the comment I get? Seriously?

 

I wasn't aware that children had to be in matching sets.

 

Telling a woman with an 8 day old baby she needs to have another...some ppl have a flipping death wish, I swear.

 

(And yes, I realize that there are those who are perfectly enthused about the possibility of another baby before the new one has even had a bath, but I'm still sore, thanks.)

[unsinkable]

i thought his name was tummy?

 

:confused:

[RegGuheert]

I have a version of that dumb comment that I make frequently! :D

 

It goes something like this: "Our children fight in pairs: DS21 fights with DD 18, DS13 fights with DS12, the twins fight with each other. But poor DS7 has no one to fight with! He feels left out!"

[Impish]

i thought his name was tummy?

 

:confused:

That's what the kids decided while I was pregnant. Princess now insists his nickname is 'Boo' :lol:

[JMDRAD]

"Oh, you'll have to have another baby to even things out!"

 

We now have 5 children. Boy, girl, boy, girl, boy. Baby Boo is 8 days old, and *this* is the comment I get? Seriously?

 

I wasn't aware that children had to be in matching sets.

 

Telling a woman with an 8 day old baby she needs to have another...some ppl have a flipping death wish, I swear.

 

(And yes, I realize that there are those who are perfectly enthused about the possibility of another baby before the new one has even had a bath, but I'm still sore, thanks.)

 

Please tell me you let her live!!! Baby Boo does not need to be visiting his mama in prison.

[Impish]

I have a version of that dumb comment that I make frequently! :D

 

It goes something like this: "Our children fight in pairs: DS21 fights with DD 18, DS13 fights with DS12, the twins fight with each other. But poor DS7 has no one to fight with! He feels left out!"

But your ds is 7 yrs old...not days. :tongue_smilie::lol:

[Truscifi]

"Oh, you'll have to have another baby to even things out!"

 

We now have 5 children. Boy, girl, boy, girl, boy. Baby Boo is 8 days old, and *this* is the comment I get? Seriously?

 

I wasn't aware that children had to be in matching sets.

 

Telling a woman with an 8 day old baby she needs to have another...some ppl have a flipping death wish, I swear.

 

(And yes, I realize that there are those who are perfectly enthused about the possibility of another baby before the new one has even had a bath, but I'm still sore, thanks.)

 

:lol: I'm with you. And I hope there is no requirement about matching sets, I only have one. :001_huh:

[RegGuheert]

 

But your ds is 7 yrs old...not days. :tongue_smilie::lol:

Yes, I suppose that IS slightly different! :lol:

[DusksAngel]

I keep getting that question or "So when are you having your next one?" (Ok, ok, ok... I realize that my kids are all relatively close in age but come on.) And when told that we aren't planning on another we get "THE LOOK". :glare: You know, the one that says, yeah right, any day now you'll announce it.

[momtokea]

Congratulations on your new baby!

 

I agree that was a dumb comment.

 

I have 3: dd13, dd12, and ds10. I blew it, too. My favourite dumb comment was from a mother of two (one boy, one girl ... you know, the million dollar family) who told me that she was so lucky she had one boy and girl right from the start and didn't have to have anymore.

 

People should know better than to mess with a postpartum mother.

[G5052]

Don't get me wrong, I love the OB who delivered my last. She's a great doctor and friend, and the person I'd go back to for any female issue.

 

But at my six week post-partum appointment, she asked when I was going to have another one because I had managed my pregancy so well (high risk, VBAC delivery). Not what you ask a new mom...

[Impish]

Please tell me you let her live!!! Baby Boo does not need to be visiting his mama in prison.

Thankfully, the comment was not made face to face :lol:

[Moxie]

"Oh, you'll have to have another baby to even things out!"

 

We now have 5 children. Boy, girl, boy, girl, boy. Baby Boo is 8 days old, and *this* is the comment I get? Seriously?

 

I wasn't aware that children had to be in matching sets.

 

Telling a woman with an 8 day old baby she needs to have another...some ppl have a flipping death wish, I swear.

 

(And yes, I realize that there are those who are perfectly enthused about the possibility of another baby before the new one has even had a bath, but I'm still sore, thanks.)

 

I'd rather hear this then "OF COURSE, you're done now, right??" Like I'm totally off my rocker to have the ones I have and more would be utterly crazy and it is the job of the general public to educate me on this fact.

People really should learn to stick with, "Wow, your baby is beautiful and you look so good."

[Aubrey]

I was asked all through my pg, the day of, & every day after if we're planning to have more. :svengo:

 

I had a point, but I think it just got swallowed by hormones. :confused: :lol:

 

ETA: I remember now. I think people just like to hear the "end" of the story. It's like getting excited & skipping to the back of the book to see "whodunit" before actually *reading* the story. So you say, "Yes, we're going to live happily ever after with 25 kids," & they'll leave you alone. :P

Edited November 16, 2011 by Aubrey

[SheilaZ]

When I was pregnant with boy number four, a man asked me if we were going to try again for a girl.

After my eyes bugged and my mouth fell open, I told him that I'd like to have baby #4 before making plans for another.

 

The curiosity of strangers knows no boundaries.

[EthiopianFood]

ETA: I remember now. I think people just like to hear the "end" of the story. It's like getting excited & skipping to the back of the book to see "whodunit" before actually *reading* the story. So you say, "Yes, we're going to live happily ever after with 25 kids," & they'll leave you alone. :P

 

This is such a good point! I never thought about it this way before, but yes, I think I agree with you. :001_smile:

 

And Imp, I'm no help. I'm thrilled the Duggars are having another one, because it needs to be EVEN! :leaving:

[Another Lynn]

I was asked all through my pg, the day of, & every day after if we're planning to have more. :svengo:

 

I had a point, but I think it just got swallowed by hormones. :confused: :lol:

 

ETA: I remember now. I think people just like to hear the "end" of the story. It's like getting excited & skipping to the back of the book to see "whodunit" before actually *reading* the story. So you say, "Yes, we're going to live happily ever after with 25 kids," & they'll leave you alone. :P

 

Yes. Except 25 would be uneven. :lol:

[EthiopianFood]

Yes. Except 25 would be uneven. :lol:

 

25 would be okay because it is an even (4-way) split of 100, see? :D

[Aubrey]

Yes. Except 25 would be uneven. :lol:

 

When it comes to children, people can only divide by two up to 10 or so. After that, they're too busy chasing their eyeballs. :D

[Another Lynn]

25 would be okay because it is an even (4-way) split of 100, see? :D

 

When it comes to children, people can only divide by two up to 10 or so. After that, they're too busy chasing their eyeballs. :D

 

Oh, I get it. It's kind of like seven is the number of completion (which is why I'm scared of having 6!!)

 

Imp, sorry for the distraction. Don't you wean early to try to get preggo again sooner? :D :auto: :tongue_smilie:

[mom4him]

"Oh, you'll have to have another baby to even things out!"

 

 

:iagree:Oh! :iagree::auto::auto::auto::lol::lol:

[Impish]

Oh, I get it. It's kind of like seven is the number of completion (which is why I'm scared of having 6!!)

 

Imp, sorry for the distraction. Don't you wean early to try to get preggo again sooner? :D :auto: :tongue_smilie:

 

:iagree:Oh! :auto::lol:

Ya'll are freaks I say! Freaks!

 

:lol::lol:

[oneddmanybooks]

"...Telling a woman with an 8 day old baby she needs to have another...some ppl have a flipping death wish, I swear.

 

(And yes, I realize that there are those who are perfectly enthused about the possibility of another baby before the new one has even had a bath, but I'm still sore, thanks.)

 

What if the baby is 2 days old, weighs 4.5 lb., is in NICU, and the parents are still in shock from delivering at 34 weeks???!!! :D Yes, my dear FIL asked us, in the NICU waiting room, when we would have the next. I said something about waiting until this one gets out of the hospital to talk about that! :lol:

 

He's really a great guy, honest. He was just trying to be funny. ;)

[Tarreymere]

Well, IMHO the even number thing has more to do with the 'Dining Room Table Theory of Childbearing'. Dining room tables are sold in sets with the number of chairs being an even number. If you have an odd number of children, you will always have that one empty chair staring you in the face at every meal. :D

 

You can't just say 'oh, one of my dear children can then bring home a friend to eat with us, how convenient', because if you have more than one kid to start with they will fight and scream over the injustice of having the other sibling's friend over more often than their friend. Or worse, one kid's spouse and not the other kid's spouse.

 

So you see that this is very, very important. All the chairs must be filled.

 

 

:lol::lol::lol:

[beaners]

I don't think odd numbers are too bad except for 3. 3 leaves too many opportunities for one to feel left out while the other two pair up. (I say this from my experience as a child with two siblings and currently having 3 children in my house.) You're past the threshold. No pressure to have more yet!

[Mommyfaithe]

"Oh, you'll have to have another baby to even things out!"

 

We now have 5 children. Boy, girl, boy, girl, boy. Baby Boo is 8 days old, and *this* is the comment I get? Seriously?

 

I wasn't aware that children had to be in matching sets.

 

Telling a woman with an 8 day old baby she needs to have another...some ppl have a flipping death wish, I swear.

 

(And yes, I realize that there are those who are perfectly enthused about the possibility of another baby before the new one has even had a bath, but I'm still sore, thanks.)

 

Oh, yeah...we heard that one A LOT!!! Some people have had the gaul to call my little guy "The Tie Breaker." :glare: WTH????

 

Faithe

[Impish]

Wolf just about got himself vapourized last night.

 

He was talking about how glad he is not to be out doing snow removal for work.

 

He then says, "We should have a baby every winter, so I can take parental leave."

 

:001_huh::glare:

 

Man wants to DIE.

[Impish]

Oh, yeah...we heard that one A LOT!!! Some people have had the gaul to call my little guy "The Tie Breaker." :glare: WTH????

 

Faithe

Actually, I've used that term, hoping it says he's our last. :blushing:

[Unicorn.]

That's better than my fil's comment when I got preg the second time..."Well now you can quit." Umm, we were planning on 4! Or when we were trying for #2, and wondering if it would ever happen, and dh's cousin says "I guess God doesn't want you to have anymore." I don't think I spoke to him for at least a year over that one!

[Impish]

That's better than my fil's comment when I got preg the second time..."Well now you can quit." Umm, we were planning on 4! Or when we were trying for #2, and wondering if it would ever happen, and dh's cousin says "I guess God doesn't want you to have anymore." I don't think I spoke to him for at least a year over that one!

My MIL told us after we had Tazzie that God didn't want us having any more babies, that we were to adopt. She was furious when we got pregnant with Princess before Tazzie's first birthday. I told her that I guess God changed His mind and didn't tell her.

 

She was even more angry when she found out we were pregnant with Boo.

[scrapbookbuzz]

My MIL told us after we had Tazzie that God didn't want us having any more babies, that we were to adopt. She was furious when we got pregnant with Princess before Tazzie's first birthday. I told her that I guess God changed His mind and didn't tell her.

 

She was even more angry when she found out we were pregnant with Boo.

 

Why did SHE get mad? :confused: And whose life is it, anyway?

 

So, I shall say this to you: CONGRATULATIONS on your precious baby!

[Impish]

Why did SHE get mad? :confused: And whose life is it, anyway?

 

So, I shall say this to you: CONGRATULATIONS on your precious baby!

Thanks!

 

MIL was angry b/c according to her, we weren't taking care of our responsibilities already, aka moving her in w/us and taking care of her. If I'm too disabled to take care of her, I have no business having another baby.

[BigMamaBird]

I don't think odd numbers are too bad except for 3. 3 leaves too many opportunities for one to feel left out while the other two pair up. (I say this from my experience as a child with two siblings and currently having 3 children in my house.) You're past the threshold. No pressure to have more yet!

 

My dh was the one boy with two girls. He often felt very left out. When we started discussing children, he was adamant that we have an even number so one of our kids didn't grow up feeling the same way.

[silliness7]

"Oh, you'll have to have another baby to even things out!"

 

We now have 5 children. Boy, girl, boy, girl, boy. Baby Boo is 8 days old, and *this* is the comment I get? Seriously?

 

I wasn't aware that children had to be in matching sets.

 

Telling a woman with an 8 day old baby she needs to have another...some ppl have a flipping death wish, I swear.

 

(And yes, I realize that there are those who are perfectly enthused about the possibility of another baby before the new one has even had a bath, but I'm still sore, thanks.)

 

:grouphug::grouphug: I got that too especially on facebook. :glare:

 

I still get it.

3 boys, 3 girls and a boy. Some people thinks he needs a brother. Some people thinks he needs a sister to even things up again. No one but me seems to be content that he's a little boy caboose. :001_smile:

[silliness7]

I'd rather hear this then "OF COURSE, you're done now, right??" Like I'm totally off my rocker to have the ones I have and more would be utterly crazy and it is the job of the general public to educate me on this fact.

People really should learn to stick with, "Wow, your baby is beautiful and you look so good."

 

 

:iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree:

 

Oh my goodness, YES!! I HATE hearing that more than anything else!!

[silliness7]

Oh, yeah...we heard that one A LOT!!! Some people have had the gaul to call my little guy "The Tie Breaker." :glare: WTH????

 

Faithe

 

Is that bad? I call my little guy the tie breaker. "cause, well....he is. But my kids are competetive that way. The girls don't want to be outnumbered by the boys and vice versa. Hey, they're unsocialized homeschoolers. What can I say?