Did I say that?

All through life, we learn about things we shouldn't say or things we shouldn't bring up. Men learn not to say yes when a woman asks him if she looks fat. And men also learn not to ask a woman her weight or her age. But it seems like many women have skipped this lesson that men have learned all too well.

I think most women like to think that they are not the typical "woman" that the men make them out to be. So over the years, the women in our lives have told us things we needed to hear. Like, the guy you've been dating is a jerk, or, that dress doesn't flatter your hips. And through the years, we've taken the candor from our female friends and family with pride. Almost as evidence of how good of a friend that person really is. And of how so not "woman" you really are when you can take it as it was intended - constructive criticism.

This entry is meant to educate the female population. If your friend (or in my case, your daughter) is pregnant, abstain from making harsh (albeit truthful) comments. At the very least, just do it for 9 months. Yes, the scale has shown me that I have gained 10 pounds. I don't really need you to verify that it looks that way as well.

I saw my mom over the weekend and she kept on saying that I've gained a lot of weight. How the doctor's going to tell me to lose weight because I've gained so much weight. So I, as any normal pregnant woman would, burst into tears. She proceeded to apologize, then turned to Mike and said "Oh, she's a little emotional?" Thanks mom. Try to remember that you were pregnant once too.

In her defense, she called a couple of days later just to make sure I was feeling better. She had felt bad that she hurt my feelings. Then she ended the phone call with, "OK, don't be so moody. It's not good for the baby."