My swollen feet carry me from aisle to aisle as I put who-knows-what into my cart. Finally, it's time to check out. The clerk was very kind to me as he emptied my cart and made small talk.
But the bagger lady. Hmmmmm. She could have used the good-ole "if you can't say anything nice" lecture from her mama!
Bagger: You are really pregnant.
Me: Yes. I know.
Bagger: (looking disapprovingly from my face to my stomach to my feet) How much longer?
Me: 5 weeks.
Bagger: Well, you look awful. Good luck!
Me:(this is what I said in my head) Oh, yeah! Do you want a piece of me, old bagger lady?
Me:(what I really said) Thank you.
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Sudafed...has been my pregnant friend. While I thought it wasn't working when I talked to you yesterday, it actually is.
I can't say I feel 100%, but I feel better than at soccer.
Course I may take all this back after I sit through the baseball game in an hour!
she did NOT say you look "awful". that is just plain CRAZY. people are stupid. i hate to use such an ugly word, but i reserve it for ugly people. and officially, idiot bagger deserves it!
Oh, I remember grocery shopping at the end of my pregnancy. It took a Herculean effort and I was wiped for the day.
As for the rude comment, wow. I don't know what I would have said. Probably "How rude of you to say so." Mind your own beeswax, lady!
That sounds like something my late grandmother would have said. She told me once that she gained all her weight (when she was pregnant) right in front where the baby is. Not like me, gaining it all over!
I am SO sorry you are sick! That's just not fair. I need to call you...
NO SHE DID NOT!!!! I think you should have given that bagger a piece of you!! Grrrr!! Hope you are feeling better!
Ugh! Do people just not think AT ALL before they speak?!? I was SO done with people telling me I looked like I was ready to pop, and I also remember how tough grocery shopping was. You deserve an award for doing it while sick! Feel better soon!
Use vicks. It is your friend!! I never used it before I was pregnant, but wow... did it work!! I'm sorry that lady was so rude. Some people. You are loved... swollen feet and all!
Ooh, I also like Vicks...it helped a lot with the last cold I had! And you look beautiful, not awful. I'm about to post some evidence on my blog!
I used Vicks too. It does help some at night. But with boy3, I used everything I could get my hands on so I could breathe. He's the third, you know. Surely he will be okay??
You do look radiant. You do pregnancy well and I cannot wait to meet your boy3. He is loved by so many because his mama and daddy are loved by so many.
What does the bagger lady know? That's why she's the bagger lady...
She is aweful. I can't believe anyone would say such a thing. I am sorry.
Hi Janelle! I saw your picture on Alana's blog and I think you look great!
I think that bagger needs some glasses! :)
I think you are an awesome looking pregnant woman!
I can't believe baby will be here so soon!
Ok, so what's up with people being SO RUDE! I experienced this when I was pregnant that people just don't shy away from saying exactly what they think. What's up with that? Well, you looked absolutely beautiful in the picture from Alana's blog! I'm sorry that happened...rude bagger!
Yeah, what is it with these grumpy ol mean cashier people? Where do these stores find them? Etiquette school dropouts???? SHEESH. LOL. =)
Okay - just FYI - I saw you on Alana's blog and that bagger must have literally had a bag on her head. I mean, REALLY.
And I just WISH you could have heard the grocery checker lady gasp at me when I lifted my sunglasses last week and she saw my narsty eye. I think it distracted her from my preggo state. It might have made you feel better.
I can tell I'm WAY preggo now because my belly is the hot topic of conversation with every child at Mitchell's preschool. That's always a milestone, isn't it?
Don't listen to the bagger lady. She's grumpy. And jealous. And bitter. And WRONG.
*smooch*
ICKY, ICKY bagger woman.
People are rude. And, on Alana's blog, you are just glowing! :)
I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!
BEAUTIFUL PICTURE ON ALANA'S POST. I'M A LITTLE BEHIND IN MY READING...BUT I COULDN'T HELP BUT LAUGH AT WHAT YOU 'THOUGHT ABOUT SAYING'! WHO DOES THAT BAGGER LADY THINK SHE IS ANYWAYS?
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