Warning: unless your DNA is inside me, or you are my SIL/BFF, be advised that I do bite!
Think about it for a minute. How would you like it if someone just reached out one day and started rubbing your belly without even asking? A little uncomfortable don’t you think? Not only that but it is incredibly rude as well!
It happened just the other day actually. A girl I take the bus with occasionally saw me for the first time since she found out I was pregnant months ago and went straight for the bump. It was late and I was extremely tired from sitting at Neverland all afternoon so I didn’t really say anything to her, but it was… a little awkward to say the least. It’s common knowledge that I already have issues with strangers standing too close to me for comfort (especially on public transit), and while she isn’t a total stranger I don’t even think I know her name! Buy me a drink first, you know?
Was it horrible? Was it the end of the world? Did I die? No. But it was what it was, and it was uncomfortable. It was also close to 40 degrees outside and extremely humid so I didn't even want my own t-shirt touching my skin at that point, let alone a stranger, but that's beside the point.
I realize that my bump is no longer in my usual personal space, but that doesn’t make it public domain either. I’m pregnant, not furry with a wagging tail, please don’t pet me; at least not without asking first.
