Do you have strategies to avoid the kid question? The other day I was driving with my friend, who is very much pregnant, when she casually asked, “So, how many people have asked you when you’re going to have kids yet?”
I laughed at the ridiculousness—I mean, I just got people off my back about getting married so you’d think I’d get some slack.
Or does the pressure never go away, it just changes? Why are people never satisfied with the life you’re living? Always asking when you’re going to take the next step? Forcing me to avoid the kid question?
But I digress
Anyway. I’m starting to sound like it bothers me that people are already asking when I’m going to have a kid. Well, actually I’ve only been asked a couple times and it hasn’t been so bad. The thought of the question feels kind of invasive and actually none of anyone’s business but other than that I’m learning that it’s just something people I’m only moderately acquainted with expect to be in the loop about.
Prepare to be disappointed.
Mostly I just catch people looking at my stomach. And it doesn’t help that I’ve had really bad gas lately (I blame greasy hockey snacks…) and my mid-section has been a bit bloated. Great. Let the rumours begin.
So here are some helpful comebacks to avoid the kid question inspired by the Internet and tweaked by yours truly.
Top five comebacks in order to avoid the kid question
- As soon as I figure out how…any tips?
- I’m waiting for Mr. Right
- As soon as they’re worth more on the black market
- About nine months after conception
- My biological clock is in binary. You try to read it
Hope this was helpful!
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Why is it that when one gets married, others usually soon after ask THAT question ?? I guess it sort of goes hand in hand in a way, people bombard you with ‘when are you getting married?’ then when it happens, it starts all over again with, ‘ so when are you having kids?” lol! I mean come on people, can newlyweds just enjoy marriage for a while? No kids involved or thoughts of them on the horizon for a while? I like your comebacks though hehe. You should say one time, your not having kids and that you hate them, see what they say or what their facial expressions will be haha. Just for a laugh
When we were a couple years in and had no kids, my Grandma offered to write us an illustrated letter incase we were having trouble figuring it out!! She was such a spunky lady and loved to tease Lance.
Oh Angie and Aimee that’s hilarious!
You could solicit guest posts again, making them talk about their marriage so far.
And no, I’m not volunteering. Just saying, people voted for this, they should be willing to spill their beans too.
“…Or does the pressure never go away, it just changes?”
Oh man. This question sucks. And you think you have a kid, they’ll stop. Nope. Then it’s, when’s the next one? Literally within weeks of having the first one. And now with Alexys, the personal questions people ask (people I’ve never met!) are unbelievable. It just changes…and gets worse.
That is one of my BIGGEST pet peeves. People might as well be asking about your sex life. I HATE it. My favorite in-my-head response: “Well, we’d like to, but we’re worried it will turn out to be as ugly as yours.” OR, “Oh, we hadn’t thought of that. Excuse us for a moment.”
Your “nine months after conception” line is much more polite. I may have to try that one. (and no, it NEVER ENDS.)
Yeah, it definitely never ends!! We were getting the “time to have a second” before I got pregnant again. And even while pregnant, everyone thinks it’s their business to know how many we are going to have.
Then if you have more than 3 everyone thinks it’s their business to point out what a big family you have… or if you have them close together everyone has their opinions about that too!
Anyways, topic ideas: who does the cooking? how do you split up “chores”? who’s the remote hog? hehe
Oh dear… How depressing.
Yup, I agree with the others . . . it never ends.