I've got a pregant coworker. Needless to say, she's a woman. Evidently, asking "Are you still pregnant" is not an appropriate way to broach the subject. Who knew?
Women! Sheesh!
by John Doe 14 Replies latest jw friends
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JimmyPage
Actually, not so needless to point out her sex these days, with all the news stories about pregnant men.
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John Doe
Dude, if a dude has a baby, the dude ain't a dude, dude.
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crapola
Uh, no that is definitely not the appropriate thing to ask a woman. Was she already fat before she got pregnant? What is really bad is when you ask when is your baby due and they are not pregnant. Now that can cost you a fat lip. Of cours being very trim I never had that problem!
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John Doe
Oh, she isn't showing. I was just making conversation, so I asked "So, you still pregnant?" There were two women there actually, and they both cracked up. They said "That's why you're a guy, and we're women. You should say "How is the pregnancy coming?" Sheesh. As if I want to ask an open ended question about something I don't really care about.
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inkling
As if I want to ask an open ended question about something I don't really care about.
Then I would suggest not bringing it up in the first place
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JimmyPage
Surely there is a woman out there who will ride Doe's willy and improve his attitude toward the opposite sex.
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Blue Grass
I've got a pregant coworker. Needless to say, she's a woman.
Thanks for clearing that up for all of us, I doubt anyone would of actually figured that out.
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AGuest
There were two women there... they both cracked up... said "That's why you're a guy... You should say "How is the pregnancy coming?"
Some time ago, I was out for dinner with my daughter and two of her girlfriends. Of course, it turned into a "I wish my husband/boyfriend/man would [fill in the blank]" session. I listened for a few minutes and then I asked them, "So, what is it you really want in a husband?" And they proceeded to tell me. They had quite to a bit to say, actually. When they finished I said, "You ladies don't want husbands... you want wives." We then proceeded to discuss the DIFFERENCES between men and women... and the GOODNESS of that. Needless to say, my daughter has never complained (at least, not to me) since.
Take heart, dear JD (and peace to you!): that's what a WOMAN would ask... and you're not a woman. You asked the right thing... for a guy. One day, hopefully, women will realize that men "act" like men. Which isn't so bad when you consider that women very often "act" like women. I mean, I'm apologizing all the time to my husband for "acting like a girl" (you know, ladies, those explicable times when you "need" them to... whatever... even if it doesn't make a lick of sense). And he routinely apologizes to me for "being a man" (yes, me girl, him man)... you know, those times when the "manly" response to whatever he has... or hasn't... done is either "whu-ut?" or "Doh!" Happens all the time.
(Peace to you, dear JD!)
A slave of Christ,
SA
