Daycare Cracker

[amytie48]

I interviewed a daycare provider yesterday. She complimented me on how small and thin I was for being a month away from my due date.

"Actually," I told her, "I had very severe morning sickness that's persisted through my whole pregnancy."

"Oh, you're lucky then!" she enthused. "I put on so much weight when I was pregnant. I just couldn't stop myself from eating."

"I was barely able to eat at all for the first 4.5 months of my pregnancy and lost a great deal of weight. Even now I'm still on medication and I'm struggling daily with nausea and vomiting."

She laughs and says, "Trust me honey, it isn't nearly as bad as trying to drop 50 pounds after pregnancy. I'm still struggling to lose the last of it."

! So apparently we should all be happy our illness is keeping us thin. Grrr....

[janiecw]

yeah and id tell her well you have to worry about watching my kid because i wouldnt want some one as ignorant as you around not to mention Id rather worry about losing weight than losing my life

WHAT A B^&%

[FinallyBlessed]

I agree with the pp, "WHAT A B^&%!!!!!"

And then she had the nerve to insist that her weight loss issues is worse than our debilitating health??? You shoulda let her have it! Grrrrrr!

Sn: I'm getting quite good at that. It feels sooo good, like, one small victory for me, one giant leap for HG!

[DMImakai]

That's awful. Ugh. Did you throw up on her? Because really, the thought would have occurred to me. WHY IS IS THAT PEOPLE FORGET THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GAIN WEIGHT WHEN YOU ARE PREGNANT? Buffoons.

[slterwil]

that is a heck of a cracker...might be the worst I've heard. I may joke that at 18 weeks I can still wear almost all of my pre-preggers pants, but only in the right company that knows I'm really not that thrilled about it.

Talk about a clueless woman...oh the things I'm sure all of us would like to say to her. I hate how people just don't get it about this disease. I was told by a radiology nurse yesterday that her SIL had hyperemesis and was told she needed a PICC but since she didn't want one she just up and got better. I was crying on the inside even as I smiled back at her and nodded like I was still listening. I could really just picture myself reaching out an strangling her if I had the strength right now...especially when she added on a would you like some crackers or ginger ale to the end.

What that daycare worker said to you has me all pissed off now! Thanks, it's taking my mind off of other worries.