5 questions that you should never ask a mother
Most mothers are naturally very protective and sensitive about their kids, their parenting skills, and their “mommy” appearance. Here are 5 things that you should never say to a mother (remember, this is just for fun):
1. “Are you pregnant again?”- Never ask this question to a new mother, or to any woman for that matter, unless you know without a shadow of a doubt that she is, in fact, with child.
2. “Why did you have so many kids? I could NEVER have THAT many.”- This question/comment could make a mom feel as if she’s done something wrong by having a large family. For many, the more the merrier.
3. “Rough day? You look terrible.”- Although she knows that she probably looks as tired as she feels, she doesn’t need you to point it out. You never know, she may have put forth extra effort that day and come out of the house feeling confident in the way she looked.
4. “When you are going to start working out again?”- Getting back into “pre-baby” shape is a difficult task and a constant reminder that she’s not back into a size 6 can hurt a mom’s self-esteem.
5. “How do you stand it? I couldn’t be his mother?”- This question/comment can infuriate a mother. It can come across as negative and critical of a mother’s parenting skills and make her feel as if she’s not doing a good job raising her child.
What are some things that you think shouldn’t be said to a mom?
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5 Comments to “5 questions that you should never ask a mother”
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None of the comments above bother me. My answers will be:
1. Yes & I’m giving it to you to raise.
2. Because I love doing the act that usually results in them as often as I can.
3. Very rough day. I actually had to got to work & take care of them today.
4. As soon as you agree to babysit.
5. Your mother use to say the same thing about you but you turned out ok, didn’t you?
6. (for Oxford’s): girl, the doctor lied to me didn’t he? I knew it!
Ms. Sherley…you are sooo funny. How was your Mothers Day? I was blessed to be able to spend mine with my mum, zia’s, mums line sisters, both of my great-grand mothers, my mums first nenny and all of the other “mothers” that helped raise my mum standing in for the awful woman that gave birth to her.
Sherley ur a fool but so true!
You forgot one. Are you sure that’s your child?
As the child of two Black parents, one the complextion of Halle Berry, the other maybe a bit lighter. I’m the only one of my parents 8 kids who look like them. Think Nahla except w/brown eyes. My parents 7 sons have blond hair/cerulean blue eyes with the 2 before me having straighter hair the 5 after me having curlier hair.
What’s wierd about it that my mother has never been asked that question in the islands yet we could be walking through Phipps Plaza and some dumb @$$ person will.
2 & 5 I’d be kind of annoyed with because that does involve your kids. 1, 3 & 4 is about the mom/woman, wouldn’t bother so much.