Sort of redeemed herself at the end

[Food Lady]

I got asked again, as I do a couple times a year, when I'm due. I said I wasn't, and she apologized, saying, "You're little, like my girls were." OK, so I guess I'm now skinny enough that a little pudge really shows. kinda ok with that

[Der Cute]

Hey, I had a lady recently ask, "Are you his nanny or gramma?" I said, no, I'm his mother.
she was still very nice overall, I just laugh at her now.

Food Lady, she totally meant well, just...you never ask anyone if they're preggy. EVER.

[barainga]

I can promise... I will never ask if a woman is preggers... especially if I had slept with her recently.

(i think i would make a good dad someday though)

[notlovinit]

I don't get why people keep making this faux pas. I knew better than to ask that question when I was 8. Honestly, I figured it out on my own too. My 3rd grade teacher had a big belly in the exact pregnant woman way and I wanted to ask her about it, but I thought to myself about that she could just be heavy and I didn't want to offend her. So I asked my mother if she knew. Seriously, if at 8 I could have the brain power to put that together I don't see why all these grown people have issues with it.

[firecat88]

Seriously, if at 8 I could have the brain power to put that together I don't see why all these grown people have issues with it.

Some people are just cursed with brain-to-mouth filters that don't work right.

[dalesys]

"Are you his nanny or gramma?"

My ex has two DIY grandchildren... She's 59 with 12 & 17 yo daughters.

(Our kids are 26 to 39).

[Lace Neil Singer]

I once had an interfering old biddy rail at me at the age of fourteen for being "one of those scrounging teenage mothers". I was very overweight at that age, due to suffering from compulsive eating disorder. I'm sure that I punished her for her nastiness, as I shouted back, "I'm not pregnant, I'M FAT!" and burst into tears, causing everyone around her to glare at her for upsetting me. I wasn't upset tho; I was angry. I always cry when I'm angry.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Wasn't it Bill Cosby who said you never assume a woman is pregnant unless you see the head crowning?

[XCashier]

Hey, I had a lady recently ask, "Are you his nanny or gramma?" I said, no, I'm his mother.

Had that happen to me too. "Your grandson is so cute!" Um, no, he's my son.

Also got asked if I qualified for a senior discount when I was 38.

[Greenday]

Worst I had was when my now 9 year old cousin was about 2, I took him around to the Pharmacy I had worked at and some woman stopped me and told my my son looked adorable. I was 16...

[camjuniper]

Hey, I had a lady recently ask, "Are you his nanny or gramma?" I said, no, I'm his mother.

Had that happen to me too. "Your grandson is so cute!"

I always try to err on the side of caution with that sort of thing. So even if the person looks (to me) old enough to be grandma instead of mommy, I'll ask "Do you have a library card for your son/daughter?" We have a fair number of older parents in the library, so either I've correctly asked the question or I've flattered a grandmother--they never seem to mind!

[Sapphire Silk]

Also got asked if I qualified for a senior discount when I was 38.

I was 37 when I first got asked that question I have a friend who's never let me forget it

[rose_metal_nz]

$Diety I swear you've cursed me I just got asked in the doctor's surgery this morning (while, funny enough, I was waiting for my BC shot )
"when I was expecting" or something.
Me, with no caffeine, stupidly replied "Expecting what?"
<awkward silence while everyone does that tennis match stare from the lady to me and back>
... Me <finally clicks> "Oh... No, sorry, um, just fat I guess..." Luckily I got called up RIGHT THEN. I swear they called me just to spare the humiliation....

[XCashier]

I always try to err on the side of caution with that sort of thing. So even if the person looks (to me) old enough to be grandma instead of mommy, I'll ask "Do you have a library card for your son/daughter?"

That's a very good way to do it. And yes, a lot of people are having their children later in life (one of my best friends had her youngest at 41), and some folks naturally look younger or older than they actually are, so it's not a good idea to guess age, or if you must, guess younger rather than older.

[MoonCat]

I was 37 when I first got asked that question I have a friend who's never let me forget it

There's a thrift store here that had the cashiers asking EVERY CUSTOMER if they qualified for a senior discount. Didn't matter if they looked 18, they had to ask. The cashiers thought it was stupid, but they had no choice.

I notice they're not doing that anymore.