4 out of the 6 girls at work are currently pregnant and they just talk about baby and pregnancy stuff all the time. Is it wrong to ask them to tone it down a bit? I understand they're excited, but I'm sick of hearing about it.
2007-02-02 04:03:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I don't mean to sounds insensitive... I understand the excitement, and I'm happy for each and every one of them... but i find when I try talking about something different that I am interested in... somehow it always ends up back to the baby subject...
2007-02-02 05:05:55 · update #1
Take solice in the fact that the rest of their lives are over.
Yours is free and you will still have your weekends and you will be able to sleep quietly through the night.
2007-02-02 04:07:37 · answer #1 · answered by professionalfemale01 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
If you want to keep them as friends, perhaps a quiet and well worded request for a change of subject occasionally might be your best course of action. However if you don't, do some reading of your own about huge babies, fourth degree tears, eight day labours, epidural paralysis, faecal incontinence, stretch marks, and all the other nasties... casually drop your statistics into the conversation and see if that shuts them up. Oh, and you could always throw your energy into organising a company outing involving high heels and copious amounts of alcohol...make sure it's scheduled for when they'll all be huge and walking like John Wayne....!!! Talk about what fun that'll be and compare it to what they'll be doing at that point. If all else fails, ask them to make sure to come back and tell you all about the 'ring of fire' and watch them go pale....!!
2007-02-02 12:21:47 · answer #2 · answered by Up-side-down 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im so glad I work with a bunch of guys. But, I agree they can talk about all of that on lunch time or breaks. Just think in a couple of months they will all be to tired to talk anymore. All of that staying up late and waking up during the night for years to come
2007-02-02 12:14:19 · answer #3 · answered by aarena19 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hint that you are sterile and can't get pregnant.
Either that or say your ex-boyfriend was nuts.
And now you have his seed, a demon child.
Ok I'm being funny.
Try to be as honest as possible with one of them alone-the one you are closest to. Tell them something along the lines that you are afraid you might never find the love of your life.
Hence whenever they talk about pregnancy, you get depressed?
If that doesn't work, try to find something you admire in each woman.
Then talk to her about it. Whether it's their hobby or hairstyle, really (to yourself) admire them. You can always read Dale Carnegies
"How to Win Friends and Influence People."
It talks about how to get others to open up
(and hopefully talk about something else.)
Co-workers make or break our day. When we feel uncomfortable, then we have a long & stressful day. Good luck and I mean that.
2007-02-02 12:57:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People talk about what is important to them, and being pregnant is a very important, life-changing thing. Try and share their joy, but when it gets too much for you, just go back to your office or cubicle. Cheer up; its only going to get worse once the babies are here, and they begin to exchange cute baby stories.
2007-02-02 12:12:36 · answer #5 · answered by dkiller88 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure you are sick of hearing about it. Don't rain on their parade. Ignore it or try to join in. Pregnant women can't talk about anything else. After the babies are born it's going to be all talk about the babies.
2007-02-02 12:09:45 · answer #6 · answered by porkchop 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
yeah - telling them to tone it down would probably be harsh since it's a majority of girls. Everytime they bring up being pregnant you should bring up something really horrific and they will just go away.
2007-02-02 12:07:42 · answer #7 · answered by erindrozda 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like jealousy to me just tune them out and focus on your work. If you hear more of them then obviously you are listening to them rather than focusing on your work.
2007-02-02 12:12:56 · answer #8 · answered by Child of God 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it's wrong to ask them to stop. They are anxious and excite about their new baby's. Let them be.
2007-02-02 12:07:03 · answer #9 · answered by FaerieWhings 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
man, i don't blame you. you probably want to throw a rope over the light fixture and hang yourself. if i were you i would start talking to them about birth defects and abortion, not to mention stretchmarks, leaky nips, hemmorhoids, back labor, etc etc. next time they see you coming they are sure to shut up and walk in the other direction. good luck.
2007-02-02 12:08:31 · answer #10 · answered by Nylon Freak 1 · 3⤊ 2⤋