My rudest comment:

I went to Target one evening when I was about 4 months pregnant with Elise (so the trips were a little over a year). I was buying 3 cases of diapers in the same size. Didn't have any of the kids with me, and I was enjoying the relative peace of the store and being anonymous for once.

The lady behind me in line said "hey, did you realize that you have 3 cases of the SAME SIZE diapers? You'll never use that many of the same size - they grow so fast". I was planning to avoid mentioning the triplets at all costs. "Yes, we go through a lot." This went back and forth a few times, with her just insisting that I shouldn't buy 3 cases of the same size. Finally, I fessed up to having triplets.

Now this woman was probably upper-30s, maybe lower 40s. She had two kids with her. So she certainly should have understood that if you aren't sure whether someone is pregnant or if they just had a really big lunch, you shouldn't ask.

"OH MY GOD!!! TRIPLETS????? So, is *THAT* (pointing to my belly) leftover from the triplets, or are you pregnant again?"

Yes, I did burst into tears on the spot.

BGG born 4/25/05 at 31w1d




New baby girl born 9/19/06