Category: What Not to Say

What Not to Say: Pregnancy

By admin, June 22, 2009 10:33 am

Pregnancy:

  • “You’re how many weeks?  That’s how far along I was when I miscarried”
  • “Aren’t you telling people too soon?”
  • “I thought you might be pregnant.  You look fuller”
  • “Don’t get too excited yet. It’s still early”
  • “You’re how far along?  Goodness! I was that big at 9 months!”
  • “Are you sure there’s only one in there?”
  • “If you didn’t want to feel sick then you shouldn’t have gotten pregnant”
  • “Really, morning sickness is all mind over matter.  If you tell yourself you won’t get sick, then you won’t”
  • “Eating again?”
  • “How are you feeling? Well, everyone is tired when they’re pregnant”
  • “I wish I had thrown-up.  You’re lucky! Then I would have felt better”
  • “This is what you wanted”
  • “You certainly registered for a lot.  When I had my baby we didn’t need all of these things“
  • “You must be having a boy/girl.  I can tell by how big your thighs and butt have gotten”
  • “Should you really be eating that since you’re pregnant?”
  • “I only gained 17 pounds when I was pregnant”
  • “I thought you were eating for two, not four!”

What Not To Say: Wedding Planning

By admin, May 25, 2009 10:10 am
  • “But you two barely know each other!”
  • “It’s about time you two tied the knot”
  • “You’re having your wedding reception there?  I heard the food is terrible”
  • “Why are you having your wedding on a Friday night? That’s so inconvenient”
  • “That’s the color you chose for the bridesmaids? Oh.”
  • “You mean there’s no open bar?!”
  • “Whatever you do, don’t sit me next to them”
  • “I could never spend that much money on just one day!”
  • “Wouldn’t you rather use the money for something else? Like a down payment on a house?”

What Not to Say: Loss of Employment

By admin, May 3, 2009 10:19 am
  • “But you have unemployment pay.  You’re getting paid to do nothing!”
  • “I wish I was laid off. I hate my job”
  • “You just lost your job?  What a coincidence!  I just saw a ‘help wanted’ sign outside of McDonalds.  What perfect timing!”
  • “Hopefully no one will get sick while you don’t have medical benefits”
  • “My job is so busy anymore that I wish I had time to relax like you”

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What Not To Say: Loss of Loved One

By admin, April 25, 2009 10:12 am
  • “They were old.  They lived a full life”
  • “Everyone has to die sooner or later”
  • “I am sure it’s a relief on some part.  Their care was starting to become a burden”
  • “Ouch! I have heard funerals are so expensive”
  • “What restaurant did you choose for after the funeral? Oh.  You chose there?  The food is okay.”
  • “Have you thought about dating again? It’s been several months since s/he died”

What Not To Say: Loss of Pet

By admin, April 1, 2009 10:16 am
  • “I don’t understand why you’re so upset. It’s not like a person died”
  • “You can always get another one.  The SPCA is jammed packed”
  • “Maybe your next one won’t be so yipey”
  • (If their dog was small) “Now you can get a real dog!”
  • “Look at it this way: no more fur to vacuum”
  • “Now you can go on vacations and not have to bother people to pet-sit”
  • “No more veterinarian bills!”

What Not To Say: Infertility

By admin, March 1, 2009 10:36 am
  • “Maybe you’re just not meant to have children”
  • “Just relax! You’re trying too hard!”
  • “There’s always adoption”
  • “Pregnant yet?”
  • “My husband only needs to look at me and I get pregnant!”
  • “I know just what you’re going through.  It took me four months before I got pregnant with our third child”

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