A pregnant woman by the name of Lynda McLaughlin took to The NY Post in order to describe just how uncomfortable her pregnancy has been and she believes that it’s directly correlated to the lack of empathy and politeness from her fellow New Yorkers.
Lynda likens the past eight months of her pregnancy to Groundhog Day as she explains, “Each morning you wake up hoping for something different, only to find you are surrounded by the same fools doing the same ridiculous things.”
For example, she says that subway seats are “bum-rushed” by Facebook-and-Twitter-induced teenagers and people that only care to cater to their own problems. “Suddenly my huge pregnant belly is invisible as they pretend to not see me swinging from the handrail above and maintaining my balance while straddling their incredibly interesting shoes,” she wrote. I mean, what’s a pregnant lady got to do to get a seat around here?! It’s not like apart of future society isn’t growing inside of her!
These ordeals don’t just stop at the subway rides for Mrs. McLauglin! She also told her readers that in addition to being looked over on the subway, people get super frustrated with her in the grocery store if she’s not walking fast enough for them as if Bob Barker was going to pop up and award them with new cars for shopping the fastest.
By no means is Lynda insisting that everyone go find a pregnant lady to take care of, rather, she would like more people, especially New Yorkers, to be aware of how much added stress is compounded on her throughout her day. Besides, if she has concerns about this, imagine how many more women feel this way!
Roommates, Do you feel that Lynda is complaining too much or is she yelling the truth? Let’s chat below !!
Source Cited: http://nypost.com/2015/
What Do You Think Roomies?
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When it comes to the issue of being slow, NYers don’t like people who are slow PERIOD. It doesn’t matter if you’re pregnant, old, a tourist, etc. That’s part of the reason we have unwritten rules in terms of staying off to the side as far as possible if you’re not going to walk in pace with the rest of the crowd. On the other hand, if you’re annoyed and are walking faster, just walk around the person. I’m not going to yell at a 90 year old walking around with a walker or cane, but let’s be honest. This city is for the young, the quick and the rich.
Its like this every where but no one owes a pregnant woman anything expect the one who got her pregnant
The world doesn’t revolve around you, whether you’re pregnant or not. Don’t be so rude or narcissistic. There are bound to be physiological changes to pregnant women. You should accept that, and you didn’t want to deal with those consequences, maybe you shouldn’t have gotten pregnant. Stop bitching.
There’s a magic word or two here, I think you forgot how to use it. Ones like….excuse me, please, thank you.
If you feel like you need to sit so badly, ask someone.
You’re pregnant, lady. It’s temporary. I have a so-called invisible disability called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, as well as Rheumatoid Arthritis. Unlike pregnancy, it never goes away. So instead of bitching about how rude people can be, how about you grow a pair and ASK for a seat. Truth be told, I just say, “May I sit please? I have arthritis, and I can’t stand today.”
And also make room for others to pass you. I am not particularly fast. I hug the edge of aisles so people can get past. They don’t want to wait on me, they may have many other errands to do while I’m taking my time, and it’s rude to expect for others to wait on you.