Small Talk Six – Uncomfortable
Today’s Small Talk Six is to name “6 things other people do that make you personally uncomfortable.”
1. Invading my personal space. I have a bubble around me. Don’t pop it.
2. Having someone I just met talk about their sex life and expect me to respond in kind. Sorry, but no. I rarely even spill those details to people I know and like. Even then, there’s a lot of detail left out.
3. Letting your kids touch me. Chances are your kids have sticky or dirty hands. Combine that with the fact that I don’t like being touched by strangers, and you’ve got a double whammy. Teach your random kids to keep their hands to themselves.
4. When people ask if we’re “going to try for a girl.” Yes, I have two boys. No, we’re not trying for a girl. Although I’m sure I don’t help the situation on the days where I’m feeling snarky and say “No, it would probably kill me and/or the baby. I don’t handle pregnancy well.” Now for the record, I’m not sure this is medically true, it’s hyperbole on my part given the hyperemesis I had with my 2nd son and delivery complications. It’s a sufficient way to make people never talk to you again though.
5. When people are clearly sick with more than allergies and insist on taking the chair right next to me even though there are others open in a waiting room. Seriously, have some courtesy. On that same note, parents, don’t let your kids play with other kids when they have that big trail of green snot running from their nose to their mouth. That’s nasty and I don’t want my kids to get it thank you. Wipe your kid’s nose.
6. Military functions. There’s a lot of political crap that goes with my husband’s career and I don’t want to mess that up for him. I’ve found it’s a threat when a spouse is outspoken and well educated – especially about current events and politics. I hate playing dumb.
Those are my six, what are yours? Play along at MomDot for more Small Talk Six Saturdays.
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I finally remembered to change your blog address in my blog roll. Kept trying to come to it and got a 404 over and over again. That’s what happens when I stop blog hopping do to being miserable and pregnant. LOL
You know what’s funny? Kat is in the 90th percentile for height too. LOL You’re little guy is tall!
And I’m with you on all of that stuff except military functions, cuz I’ve never gone to one. I even posted about the space bubble a couple of weeks ago. LOL
Funny how we all hate the space invasion. Gotta wonder if those who do it hate it too
I say tell them that another baby will kill you. When people ask me, I say “well I had cancer in my VAGINA and I had to get a good part of my VAGINA cut out”.
Mentioning cancer and vaginas (especially ones that have been cut apart) tend to steer people away from the topic of babies.
I get your number 4. I have two boys also and get that question all the time. Uncomfortable and annoying.
Why do people think it’s okay to comment about others sex life as if they were just talking about the weather? Really.
And I couldn’t agree with you more about snotty nosed children. No one ever tells me their kid is sick and then shows up and infect my children. It’s rude.
Goodness, I though I was the only one that hated having other kids touch them! I cant stand it, especially the really clingy ones that I only just met that day!
I definitely share a lot in common with your list!! I’m a germ-a-phobe, so I had a hard time narrowing my list down. Your #3 was my favorite!!
I’m with you on #5! What gets me even more is when people ask me to watch their kid, only to show up with a snotty, sick kid. Umm, I don’t think so!
I’m in agreement with other peoples kids wiping their dirty paws on me. I don’t even let my own kids touch me when they’re dirty, and I know that must sound horrible, but I have those antibacterial wipes in my purse, in the car, in the diaper bag…you know what I mean, right?
I think it would annoy me too if someone asked me if I were trying for a certain gender. Thankfully, I have yet to have that happen.
I have 5 kids and whats funny is people automatically think I am having more. I hate answering that same question over and over.
#6 does sound like an uncomfortable situation to be in. I can only imagine.
Well, I see that I had to play catch up again. Hope you had a good weekend.
Question for your Ask Household Six segment (sounds like a tv news show doesn’t it?) What would you say or do if Zach came home to you (in a few years from now of course) and said that he wanted to join the military?
Chat with ya later! Have a great day.