Pregnant Woman Makes Awkward Joke to Kind Stranger at Store
The Original Post
I am currently 6 months pregnant and very much showing, hard round bulging belly and all. Usually I am in hobo mode and do not care about how I look when I’m out running errands, but yesterday I decided to do my hair and put on a nice maternity outfit to go grocery shopping with my husband.
While checking out an older lady approached me and told me I looked very pretty and was “rocking this pregnancy”. I genuinely thought this was very sweet of her and before I could say anything in response she asked me how far along I was. I took this as an opportunity to joke with her so I turned to my husband and said “pregnant? I know I had a big lunch but do I really look THAT big?”
I proceeded to laugh to show that I was just kidding around but the lady made a face and my husband answered for me and told her I was 6 months. She just said “oh” and walked away with a kinda annoyed expression. I fully intended to thank her but the mood was kind of ruined.
My husband rolled his eyes and asked why I couldn’t just say thank you and accept a nice compliment and leave it at that. He also said that the interaction was embarrassing as it was in front of the cashier and others in line, and then I started to feel bad.
AITAH for my word/joke vomit?
What Reddit Said
Reddit was split on this pregnancy predicament. Many users called out the awkward humor, pointing out that the joke made the kind stranger feel uncomfortable. However, others defended OP’s right to make light of her own pregnancy.
The top comment summed it up perfectly: “Girl, you’re just awkward as hell.” Meanwhile, critics argued that OP essentially pranked someone who was being genuinely nice. Some Redditors felt the pregnant woman awkward joke was harmless, while others saw it as unnecessarily mean to a stranger.
The Verdict
The consensus leaned toward YTA (You’re the Asshole), though many called it NAH (No Assholes Here). This pregnant woman awkward joke situation highlights how social etiquette can backfire when humor doesn’t land. Most agreed that accepting compliments gracefully is usually the better choice than making awkward encounters out of kind gestures.
Original post from r/AmItheAsshole (1,020 upvotes, 710 comments)