tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post6546111650443808802..comments2023-11-29T00:50:04.094-08:00Comments on Mine to Command: "You Work on Commission, Don't You?"jAllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06282963869813954232noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-45418851298528490902015-04-30T14:33:22.593-07:002015-04-30T14:33:22.593-07:00I'm a new reader and I really related to this ...I'm a new reader and I really related to this post. Though not pregnant right now, I've had two miscarriages and zero take home babies. Shopping for gifts for pregnant friends or family can be an excruciating experience. I've wondered how I would feel in one of those stores if I was pregnant, if I would still feel like an impostor. Seems like your little one has excellent timing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-79029927459123857272015-03-30T15:08:59.141-07:002015-03-30T15:08:59.141-07:00Haha. I still feel out of place in those stores. I...Haha. I still feel out of place in those stores. I only go there now when I have a coupon and really need something and can't wait to order it online. It's all very overwhelming at first. Glad Jate gave you a little reminder that you belong there as much as anyone else.JenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00056681492831041470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-57768219289269219102015-03-26T07:14:03.255-07:002015-03-26T07:14:03.255-07:00Those stores always make me uncomfortable and I av...Those stores always make me uncomfortable and I avoid them as much as possible! I was in a setting where I was forced to be social with a bunch of SAHMs the other day, and I felt so very out of place. But so glad baby brought your attention back to what really matters. Screw the rest of them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-47767285979335555622015-03-25T06:35:41.262-07:002015-03-25T06:35:41.262-07:00Although I am barely 5 seconds pregnant I did deba...Although I am barely 5 seconds pregnant I did debate on parking in the expectant mother spot just because it was raining and I felt lazy. Maybe also because who knows how long this pregnancy would last. I can imagine all of this baby store stuff is awkward but glad your lil one reminded you that you are in this together :)Amiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738442092989090297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-4908081692654383272015-03-24T10:09:10.326-07:002015-03-24T10:09:10.326-07:00I am hugely pregnant and still feel weird going to...I am hugely pregnant and still feel weird going to baby stores, or even the baby section of Target. I just kind of sneak in and out and hope no one sees me. Lileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09827780055657053096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-1899130062391656662015-03-23T13:29:56.861-07:002015-03-23T13:29:56.861-07:00I feel like I have the world's smallest bump a...I feel like I have the world's smallest bump and going into baby goods stores makes me feel like the biggest frauds. Do women only go there once they're hugely pregnant? Did I miss a pregnancy memo? Sigh, I'm sure it's just the first of many.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-40389070795302784672015-03-23T11:03:46.222-07:002015-03-23T11:03:46.222-07:00I felt so much like that, myself! I always felt s...I felt so much like that, myself! I always felt self-conscious parking in the "expecting mothers" parking spots. I'd been in a few times for baby shower presents, and I almost felt like I had to make it clear I was only there for a gift, like I wasn't "pretending" to be pregnant--almost like I would be thought of a getting above my station, somehow. Then when I was pregnant, it felt very weird. Oh, how's this for out-of-place? I never POAS-ed, so when I found out the treatments had finally worked, it was because I got a call from my RE's nurse. It was the first time I'd actually been at my phone when she called; I was just returning from lunch. She told me, and as soon as I got over the shock, I turned the car right back around. I was about to deliver lunch to my husband, so I went by the store and bought a bib that said "Daddy's Little Helper" or something, which I promptly hid in his lunch bag as my way of telling him. So the first time I went in as a pregnant woman was within 15 minutes of finding out! We didn't go back for real until much later, but you can bet that felt out-of-place.emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10445546756521231621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-57210669066752103312015-03-23T09:24:04.530-07:002015-03-23T09:24:04.530-07:00So stressful and overwhelming! But I love that yo...So stressful and overwhelming! But I love that you were able to recognize that your connection to Jate is the one that really matters. The Run Away Storkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00971471535179009005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-88782926426185218872015-03-22T19:52:53.100-07:002015-03-22T19:52:53.100-07:00That sounds so stressful! I am not pregnant yet s...That sounds so stressful! I am not pregnant yet so every time I go into a baby supply store it's for someone else. I keep my emotions as distant as possible from the people and items around me. The only experience that I can relate your experience there is when I go to a kid's party. Everyone there has kids except for us. Talk about not belonging somewhere. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-35721317209761246462015-03-22T18:40:56.772-07:002015-03-22T18:40:56.772-07:00I love your ending.
Whenever you are ready to bra...I love your ending. <br />Whenever you are ready to brace purchases, I'm happy to recommend a great local store. We got a few big items there, and everything else online. Not sure I can handle the big stores, even now.Conceptionally Challengedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600863125990400886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-30440768037089822752015-03-22T17:45:01.747-07:002015-03-22T17:45:01.747-07:00Uh, yes.
I still feel like I have to justify bei...Uh, yes. <br /><br />I still feel like I have to justify being there... if I go in without Babykins I want to announce that the baby is in the car (with Dad) or a home or whatever. Lots of times I don't let it out but I still think it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09557861103469077524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-41769349940290131302015-03-22T16:15:42.877-07:002015-03-22T16:15:42.877-07:00I love this post. Would you believe I STILL feel l...I love this post. Would you believe I STILL feel like that every time I enter one of those baby supply chain stores? Even when I'm there with my babies in tow! XOAubrey https://www.blogger.com/profile/10268033706598268682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-19242506399223561622015-03-22T13:20:49.823-07:002015-03-22T13:20:49.823-07:00I don't blame you for a second. I didn't s...I don't blame you for a second. I didn't set foot in a baby store until I was well into my seventh month and visibly pregnant. On top of that I brought the buffers of M and my MIL, who were super enthusiastic and helped me pick out stuff to register for. It felt weird. It still does. The other day I had to go to the hardware store to pick up light bulbs and I parked in the spot NEXT to the expectant mom spot. No one would have blinked at my girth getting out of the car, and yet I just couldn't bring myself to do it.Aramishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12275274008426941898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-20035017289942920702015-03-21T23:51:34.569-07:002015-03-21T23:51:34.569-07:00I definitely don't think you are alone in your...I definitely don't think you are alone in your feeling out of place in a baby store. It's a very bizzarre place to be when it's something you've wanted for such a long time and had trouble getting to that place. For me, I also felt awkward because I was "so old." I do think, at least for me, it does get easier. I kind of felt like a fraud even after my babies were born, but that feeling slowly slipped away as I dove further into motherhood. I still feel awkward and out of place in some mom groups though....Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507432917936364757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-74582100799412127872015-03-21T20:05:05.281-07:002015-03-21T20:05:05.281-07:00Sheesh. The first time I went into Babies r us I ...Sheesh. The first time I went into Babies r us I was so intimidated. There was like a WALL of different bottles. It was so overwhelming. I felt like an intruder since I was barely showing but was still happy to be in the club :). I love those reassuring kicks!! Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16521069845002030377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-89706633454015097182015-03-21T15:47:59.621-07:002015-03-21T15:47:59.621-07:00Heh, sounds so familiar. I don't know if I wou...Heh, sounds so familiar. I don't know if I would have ever gotten the nerve to go into the baby or maternity stores with my mom/MIL towing me. You're right though, the most important connection is with Jate. And the shopping thing does get easier. (Maybe even too easy some days lol).torthĂșilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738803052167620020noreply@blogger.com