Pls be nice:) To preface my story, I work at a clinic and I’m just doing reception while I look for private uni schools to attend next year. I LOVE to wear dresses, skirts and frilly slacks. Nothing weird just on the fancier side. Today I was wearing a simple black top with a floral maxi skirt.

After my lunch, I went to the coffeshop to get more water and one of the cooks shouts across saying “are you pregnant?” I’m horrified! But I still managed to recover and respond light-heartedly saying “no but I did just eat lunch so I might just be bloated”.

No big deal right? No, this woman responds with ” no way.. you are small but can’t keep that belly a secret.

“You should come here and let me pet that baby” and the only other staff that was there was a woman who follows that saying “omg she’s definitely gonna be like, I have to toss this outfit now”.

Both of them are laughing it off and im just like defending myself between saying no I would know if I was pregnant, thanks.

Here’s what I am struggling with. I know the world is mean, and I might be a tad insecure about my body since I just gained 3kg from my the holidays but I can’t shake off her comments.

I wish I was making this up. I’m 154cm and 53kg. Im scrambling in my brain trying to find the audacity of this older woman that literally harassed me even though It wasn’t a mistake imo.

Although i know my belly grows outward a little and i have been asked if i was prego before I got fit, I still feel just defeated.

How do I not let her comment get to me?? How do I not let this send me into another dark year of body dismorphia?? Any advice would be amazing!!

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