Just to vent for a minute. I have this incredibly tactless neighbor. About a week ago I was out front with my girls and this neighbor happens to be out at the same time. We have always been friendly to each other and have considered her a friend. She is generally polite but I could see how she might be one of those "open your mouth and let your brains fall out" kinda people. So, we are outside and she asks me how I have been feeling, referring to the pregnancy. I tell her I am beginning to feel a lot better. She continues, " I wasn't going to say anything but you sure were getting big there for a while but you seem to be slimming down now, have you been walking?" Obviously, my jaw is about on the ground and my eyes are welling up with tears. How can she be so thoughtless. The only thing I can think of saying is that it must be what I am wearing that day.

So today, Madalyn and I are getting back from our walk and here is this dumb lady again. She again asks how I am feeling then goes on to reiterate what she said to me last week. You can imagine what I am thinking....She says, " you really must be cutting back because you have really slowed down, what are you doing? ( meaning what are you doing to lose all this weight while you are pregnant, you lard ass?) I can't even think of anything to say so I tell her I have visiting teachers coming and that I need to get inside. But she insists, what are you doing (you fat ass) to slim down? So finally I say, " I guess that is the curse of pregnancy, you have to get good and hefty around the middle before you get that pregnant belly." I have no idea what to say to her. What I would like to say would be less than polite and include some vulgar name calling. She better not say it again or she might really get it!