Writes Amber in Minnesota: “My friend works in accounting for a local restaurant chain, and every once in awhile she has to go through credit card receipts if something isn’t adding up correctly. She’s found some pretty interesting gems, but this one takes the cake.”
[Adds the Not-Pregnant Notewriter: THANKS FOR THE 'TAKES THE CAKE' COMMENT, AMBER. REALLY.]
related: Please don’t take this the wrong way, but mind your own damn business.
117 responses so far ↓
#1
AAD
Team Not Pregnant. Why, why, why do people think it’s ok to make these kinds of comments to total strangers?
Sep 8, 2011 at 8:29 am rating: 109
#2
Nahhh
Some wise person (or a comedian) once said: “Never assume a woman is pregnant unless there’s a head hanging out of her crotch.”
Sep 8, 2011 at 9:01 am rating: 207
#3
DBHZ
In the words of comedian Brian Regan, “I think the rule is don’t guess at that ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever. Something like that.”
Sep 8, 2011 at 9:02 am rating: 29
#4
Sensible Madness
Maybe the waiter didn’t think she was pregnant, maybe he said she was “eating for two” because she ordered so much food he figured she was feeding herself and her tapeworm.
Sep 8, 2011 at 9:09 am rating: 82
#5
Team Note Writer
That tip is priceless!
Sep 8, 2011 at 9:15 am rating: 3
#6
Val_kyrie
There is only one save available in that situation: “I only assumed because you’re glowing.”
Now make sure you say GLOWING…not growing. That would defeat the purpose.
Sep 8, 2011 at 9:20 am rating: 62
#7
glarg
What do you think this receipt shows in the ‘gratuity’ section? $0.00, or $0.01?
Sep 8, 2011 at 9:21 am rating: 21
#8
Brynne
Really, note writer… You took the “takes the cake” comment personally too? Touchy much?
I’d have thought the “FUPA” in the title would be more offensive…
Sep 8, 2011 at 9:28 am rating: 3
#9
JC
It’s still none of the servers effing business, whether she got and ate half a salad, or ever damned thing on the menu.
Keep your comments to yourself. Did that server REALLY think s/he was going to get a tip??
Sep 8, 2011 at 9:29 am rating: 42
#10
Dave
Hey! I like fat girls.
Sep 8, 2011 at 9:36 am rating: 26
#11
dizidesi
While probably not the best idea to write it on the receipt, I totally feel for this waitress. SUX!
Sep 8, 2011 at 9:37 am rating: 1
#12
GhostWriter
Waitaminute- did this happen at Denny’s?
They’ve got that 2-4-6 menu now, so maybe the server wasn’t implying that you’re pregnant, but just cheap.
Sep 8, 2011 at 9:41 am rating: 11
#13
aaa
While I’m fully Team Notewriter, I can’t help but be disappointed in her lack of appropriate comma and period usage.
Sep 8, 2011 at 9:42 am rating: 12
#14
Me
I prefer to ask “eating for five?”
Sep 8, 2011 at 10:00 am rating: 8
#15
Jax
well if that’s not motivation to do a sit up or two!
Sep 8, 2011 at 10:02 am rating: 7
#16
GhostWriter
Telling a fat women she looks pregnant is embarrassing and dangerous,
…but telling a pregnant women she looks fat is suicide.
Sep 8, 2011 at 12:07 pm rating: 60
#17
anonymous
STEPHEN ROOT IS A KLINGON!
Sep 8, 2011 at 12:56 pm rating: 0
#18
Grumpy McGrumperson
I’m pretty sure my response would have been along the lines of, “I may be eating for two, but apparently you haven’t managed thinking for one.”
Sep 8, 2011 at 1:21 pm rating: 69
#19
Lunacydress
This is about as good as the grocery store checkout girl who asked if I was pregnant. “No, I’m not.” “Oh, but you just had a baby, then, right?” “NO, I DID NOT.”
WTF, people?
Sep 8, 2011 at 1:24 pm rating: 43
#20
Adriana
I’m overweight and in my 20s (child-bearing age). I have literally been scared for years that someone would ask when I’m due, but fortunately for me I must be fat enough all over that nobody thinks I’m pregnant.
I also go out of my way to not wear anything babydoll shaped that emphasizes my gut.
Sep 8, 2011 at 2:38 pm rating: 6
#21
gabby
A someone who looks kind of pregnant but is not, I get it, people are awkward and say stupid stuff. But don’t expect a tip and for goodness sakes don’t make me stand there while you apologize over and over until I finally say, “it’s okay”….cuz it’s not.
Sep 8, 2011 at 3:40 pm rating: 19
#22
Me
You people need to start counting your calories.
Female – 1300 per day
http://caloriecount.about.com/
http://www.fitday.com/
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/
Sep 8, 2011 at 4:16 pm rating: 11
#23
Ermott
If you don’t want people to think you are pregnant, stop eating for two. Simple isn’t it?
Sep 8, 2011 at 6:33 pm rating: 12
#24
misspiggy
World Health Organisation: sedentary female: 2200 calories/day.
Not that it’s any of your business, Me.
Sep 9, 2011 at 5:01 am rating: 25
#25
cls227
I carry all of my extra weight in my belly. Kids ask me all the time if it will be a boy or girl. I like to smile and tell them I’m not pregnant, this is what happens when you eat too many cookies. I love the scared looks on their faces.
The adults, they get told that I’m drinking for two now. (ps, I don’t drink)
Sep 9, 2011 at 8:56 am rating: 35
#26
Dr. Chalkwitheringlicktacklefeff
Why are fat women always offended when people think they’re pregnant? Would you really prefer people just think you’re incredibly greedy and lazy?
Sep 9, 2011 at 12:16 pm rating: 14
#27
Rae
I have been asked several times if I was pregnant or when I was due. I just reply in a regular tone of voice “Oh, I’m not pregnant, I’m just fat.” The person who asked either flushes bright red or turns white as a sheet, and I feel confident they will never be so stupid as to ask anyone that question again.
People today are exceeding rude and nosy; complete strangers will walk up to pregnant women and put their hands on the women’s bellies, or start asking all sorts of personal questions. Unless someone is a family member or a good friend, and you know for a fact that they are pregnant (i.e. they told you they are) you shouldn’t ask questions or make comments about, or especially touch, a woman’s pregnancy and/or stomach size.
Sep 9, 2011 at 3:01 pm rating: 30
#28
lilmrsmchenry
Part of me knows that the server was just trying to make small talk and failed. The other part of me does a face/palm when I read it. Reminds me of something that happened when I was shopping with a friend of mine. We had stopped at a vending machine outside the store for a drink when a stranger came up to my friend and asked when she was due, ignoring me. She was not pregnant, I was 5 months pregnant. She proceeded to give the woman a piece of her mind. She unfortunately carries weight around her stomach, regardless of the fact that she was very active and was constantly dieting, it is simply a family trait. Afterward, we kind of laughed about the irony of it all.
Sep 9, 2011 at 5:13 pm rating: 8
#29
SkinnyBish
The majority of the people I work with are women under 30, so there has always been at least one knocked-up person on staff. I happen to fall into this childbearing-age demographic. One day a few months ago one of the over-30 women commented that I was “starting to show.” I told her no, I just have bad posture and spent the previous weekend snarfing desserts – and I assured her that in the event that I do get pregnant, she’d be among the first to know.
Sep 9, 2011 at 8:35 pm rating: 9
#30
Pit Pat
I had a child ask me once if I had a baby in my tummy. I didn’t, but I still had some pregnancy weight after having lost a baby the previous month. I was so glad her mom didn’t hear her. I was able to brush it off since it was just a child, but if mom had gotten involved (she would have been mortified), then it would have been much more awkward. One more reason to NOT ASK.
Sep 9, 2011 at 11:03 pm rating: 9
#31
Sneeze
I actually AM pregnant, and you would not believe the questions I get asked by complete strangers on a fairly regular basis. It ranges from the fairly normal “oh, when are you due/ is it your first?” to “are you planning a c-section?” all the way to “are you scared there will be complications during delivery?” (THANKS for putting that terror right at the front of my mind!!). And often small children will ask to pat my belly, while grown ass women will just come up and touch me without a word.
Sep 10, 2011 at 10:09 am rating: 16
#32
Ermott
I confine my remarks to women I don’t know and who appear fat or “pregnant” to “Hello” and “Have a nice day”.
It’s not that I’m afraid of offending, it’s that I honestly don’t care if they are pregnant or not. People make far too much of a fuss about what is after all, a no-brainer natural process.
Sep 10, 2011 at 6:34 pm rating: 11
#33
HK
I always threatened to break any fingers that came near my belly when I was pregnant. Never did get the pleasure of making good on that promise but did, in a moment of kindness not typical of pregnant women who are under threat of molestation, take a big step back from one old lady who tried to pat my belly. she had quite the look of confusion on her face but wisely didn’t chase after me.
seriously it’s no one’s business if a lady is pregnant, fat, or both. no one walks around doing testicle checks on guys, or uterus checks on ladies they don’t think are pregnant, so wth? and the creepy invasive questions about natural vs crash section? why in the world would I want to discuss getting stretched out or butchered with anyone but my doctor? ew!
Sep 12, 2011 at 10:47 pm rating: 8
#34
RP
It also never occurs to people that the person they’re talking to is actually infertile or having trouble getting pregnant.
I’ve heard of this happening with women with PCOS because it encourages fat accumulation in the trunk, making you look pregnant, and is a cause of infertility.
Sep 14, 2011 at 2:29 pm rating: 7
#35
BGFPeaches
I carry my extra weight in my tummy, so I get the “when are you due” question a lot. Once a woman working at a Nordstrom cosmetic counter asked me when I was due. When I told her I wasn’t pregnant, she said “Oh, but it’s the perfect little bump!” I guess I was supposed to be flattered …
Sep 14, 2011 at 3:27 pm rating: 3
#36
Nancy
People don’t always do as we think they should, do they.
Sep 19, 2011 at 2:52 pm rating: 1
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