Commuting in London is a nightmare

I'm so damn disappointed in people; only once has anyone ever offered me a seat on the train; and the tube you just have no hope at all. Anyone else getting the same treatment?
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Phillippa81
Reply Phillippa81 5 days ago
I got on the tube the other morning and the whole carriage was men, not one stood up to let me sit down. I was stood right by the priority seats too and the guy sitting in one of them kept looking up at me. We got 5 stops along and he got up to get off. I said to him.... oh, so your not disabled then? he was like what... I said well your not blind as your reading the paper, your legs work as you just managed to get up so I was wonder what was wrong with you seeing as you found it acceptable to sit in the priorty seat whilst I am stood here pregnant!! He was very embarressed.

I am getting annoyed with people touching my bump and asking questions all the time. I get fed up of my boss saying "gosh Phillippa, my bump was never as big as yours even when I was full term, I wonder just how big your going to get"...... people just commenting all the time it drives me mad!!!

Sorry for the rant, its been one of those days xx
bbnewmum
Reply bbnewmum 5 days ago
a very nosey woman asked me my due date in m and s once when i was 7 months along. i gave her my coldest look and said really loudly "just coz i look pregnant dont mean i am... im just fat, ok?!" didint usally react like that but she'd managed to continously pat far to near my cootchie whole time she was asking me endless nosey questions (her geography wasnt great). my mate gave me such a telling off for that was worth it tho ;) x
Ha ha that's brilliant I love it! I totally don't blame you - how rude! I was in a queue in the bookstore today and the shop assistant felt the need to announce to the rest of the queue when I got to the till 'now here's a woman who's heavily with child - not due tonight is it?' in a really loud voice - I was so tempted to say in an equally loud voice 'and here's an overweight shop assistant who needs to mind her own business' ; D I've been stalked in the supermarket and everything by weird baby bump stalkers. I think I may market some T shirts for pregnant ladies with slogans on like 'don't touch the bump' and 'my due date isn't your business', I reckon there's a market out there ; D xx
prozacfairy
Reply prozacfairy 5 days ago
I'd ask really loudly 'has no one got the decency to offer a pregnant woman a seat!!??' I've only done the tube once when obviously pregnant and a lady offered me her seat, so I think I must have been lucky. I've never had a problem in my home town of Lancaster tho, but shop assistants sure are nosey about your due date ; D xx
a very nosey woman asked me my due date in m and s once when i was 7 months along. i gave her my coldest look and said really loudly "just coz i look pregnant dont mean i am... im just fat, ok?!" didint usally react like that but she'd managed to continously pat far to near my cootchie whole time she was asking me endless nosey questions (her geography wasnt great). my mate gave me such a telling off for that was worth it tho ;) x
bbnewmum
Reply bbnewmum 5 days ago
I'd ask really loudly 'has no one got the decency to offer a pregnant woman a seat!!??' I've only done the tube once when obviously pregnant and a lady offered me her seat, so I think I must have been lucky. I've never had a problem in my home town of Lancaster tho, but shop assistants sure are nosey about your due date ; D xx
kyronsmum
Reply kyronsmum 5 days ago
think its like that in most places! i was 8months pregnant the 1 and only time i was offerd a seat was by this teenage boy in a hoody with his music blaring! i was gobsmacked but he showed alot of the other selfish young men up that day!
Phillippa81
Reply Phillippa81 5 days ago
Yes I find the same problem! Commute on the central line everyday and people are so ignorant! I have had quite a few shouting matches with people over their rudness when they catch me on a bad hormonal day!
sweetie662
Reply sweetie662 1 months ago
I'm so damn disappointed in people; only once has anyone ever offered me a seat on the train; and the tube you just have no hope at all. Anyone else getting the same treatment?
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