A major perk of pregnancy is how nice everyone is to you. But a few times, a disparaging comment would slip in, and I'd be taken aback. While walking with a friend, we happened upon a store window, and she said, "Ugh, that dress would make me look pregnant." Sure, she didn't mean anything by it, and of course when you aren't pregnant, you don't set out trying to look pregnant, but it still bummed me out. In fact, it made me remember all the times that similarly unintended digs would affect my self-image: a co-worker saying how much she hates the exact top I just ordered online, or trying on a jacket I loved only to get a friend's disapproving head-shake.
The next time someone offered up a choice remark — when my dear dad, moments before I was out the door to attend my baby shower, said, "That dress is too short" — I didn't care. And, long after I'm pregnant, I don't plan to care either.
