Hands down, one of the best parts of being pregnant is when you reach the point where you can finally share the happy news with others. Keeping such an exciting secret is so tough, and that's why it's so much fun to finally shout "I'm pregnant!" from the rooftops and see all of the happy reactions from family and friends.
But sometimes we don't exactly get the over-the-top ecstatic response that we're expecting -- or at least I definitely didn't from one very important person. My own grandfather made me feel like total crap after I broke the news to him over the phone. (Yes, as much as I love him, I'm still annoyed seven years later.)
Soooo -- want to know what dear old Gramps said to me? After I blurted out, "I'm pregnant!" his exact words were:
"Oh. I guess you're trying to make me feel older."
I don't remember what my response to him was after hearing that comment -- but I do know I felt as though he'd burst my bubble. I know he didn't mean any harm or anything like that, but his words were still a total buzz kill. (And I'll never forget them.)
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But there are plenty of other things no pregnant woman ever wants to hear after sharing her big news -- such as anything similar to these 15 comments.
1. "Is it mine? Oh, really? Are you sure?"
2. "Time to break out the fat clothes!"
3. "Well, I guess your life is officially over then ... [followed by bouts of uncontrollable laughter]."
4. "Does this mean you're going to quit your job?"
5. "Gee. I guess you & the hubby were REALLY busy on your honeymoon."
6. "WHAT?! How could you let something like this happen?"
7. "Are you NUTS? You're way too young/old to have a baby!"
8. "Huh. Have you told the father yet? Do you think he'll be ok with it?"
9. "Do you even know who the father is?"
10. "Ok -- so when are you two getting married, then?"
11. "How do you think you're going to afford a kid on your salary?"
12. "When your father hears about this, he's going to lose his mind."
13. "Oh no! Did the condom break? What are you going to do?!"
14. "Ugh! Does this mean you can't drink with me anymore? Thanks a lot."
15. "I wondered why you've been looking so rough lately."
Did you get any bad reactions when you announced your pregnancy?
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Second came along 4 yrs later, and again my family was horrible about it. I quit bothering to say anything to them. They rarely ever see the kids - hubby & I have 5 and to us they are all blessings.
When I told my mother I was pregnant with my second, she cried and said, "why does everything happen to me" WHAT................ I said how is this anything to do with you, she says cause I just know I'll have to be buying everything cause you can't afford it. later on in my pregnancy, my mother kept buying things ON HER OWN, I NEVER ASKED HER FOR THE THINGS SHE BOUGHT, AND HALF THE TIME SHE'D COME HOME AND SAY, LOOK WHAT I BOUGHT. But whatever. or like I would ask her to take me to babies r us so I could buy some stuff for the baby and she'd end up finding things to buy too, AGAIN nothing was asked for by me...............
I was 25 when I found out I was pregnant, whe I told my mother she was livid! But when I told my fahter his reaction was totally different! He told me it was about time and told my mother if she didn't have anything positive to say don't say anything because after all I was grown and working! But when my son was born (the first grandchild) my mother took over and was my daycare provider! She helped raise him to be the man he is today!
As for #5. yea i had my two girls less than a year apart my oldest was 11 weeks when i got pregnant again and whenever it gets brought up people always say "Omg you were busy" with a little smirk. i hate it
when i told my dad he said "...okey dokey..." i think he was in complete shock. i was the last person the family expected to get pregnant at 20, dating a man 11 years older than me. but he was completely supportive during my pregnancy, and my son is the light of his life. my bf said "i knew it! give me the phone, i need to call my mom!"
We eloped before telling family the "good news". My MIL stood up at the dinner table, raised her glass as if to toast, and said, "I guess we all knew Carrie would end up a pregnant bride by someone. I just didn't think it would be MY son."
With my third child my mother said when we told her while we was visiting her (that is when we found out). "like you need another". I was pregnant with my third and I went off. LOL we own our houses and cars.. It hurt and she never said anything like that to my brother. she was alway happy but she came around.. I now have 5 kids.
the ones that pissed me off beyond belief was when i got pregnant in 2010, my husband and i had been trying, well when my older daughters' dad talked to me about it after my oldest daughter told him, he asked if i was having the baby, i was like no i thought i would teach the girls what abortion is! then when i posted on facebook about it someone (one of my dads friends) commented about "another tax deduction" i was so pissed, i commented back that i view my kids as more then a tax deduction