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Post by mom2jnk on Jul 4, 2014 1:56:38 GMT
my 2 oldest kids are 11 months apart so they appear to be the same size. I get asked a lot if they are twins.. .. nope irish twins yes, I have had A LOT of people ask me if I'm sure.. like i wouldn't remember GIVING BIRTH TO TWO KIDS AT THE SAME TIME... really? I got that a lot too. DS12 and DS13 are Irish twins too. stupid head: Are you sure they aren't twins??!? Me: No dipshit, I was pregnant for 2 years, I would know if they were twins!! Now DS13 is a head taller than DS12 but DD8 is catching up to DS12. I'm sure the twins comments will start again soon because they look the most alike out of the 4. Our DS14 and DD13 are thirteen months apart and are biological siblings; they have the same birthmother and we adopted each at birth. When they were around 1 and 2, I had the kids in the grocery store, waiting in a very long line. Little older lady behind me asks me if my "boys" were twins...Um, no, one is a boy, one is a girl and they are not twins. They were born 13 months apart. Then, she says, "why did you do that? They are so close in age. Isn't it too hard having two babies so close together? You know, there is a way to prevent that." To which I replied politely that my children were adopted. She looks closely at me, looks closely at my kids, and slowly starts shaking her head. The next thing she says...."But are you sure, honey, 'cause they look just like you?!?" Oh, sweet baby Jesus, yes, I am sure that my children are adopted! Unbelievable!
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Post by Meri-Lyn on Jul 4, 2014 1:59:38 GMT
Just thought of a few more. Dh reminded me of this one at dinner. Politically, dh leans towards libertarian. Just before the 2012 election, his sister asks "What's a...library-a-terian?" Seriously, she had never heard of it before! At work with a co-worker, asking me about tax entities. (Keep in mind, we do this stuff for a living) I asked what type of structure, was this a corporation, LLC, etc. Co-worker replies "He's a DDS." She also didn't know how to pronounce the name Hughes. She kept saying hugess.
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Post by ptamom on Jul 4, 2014 2:17:22 GMT
My son was born with bright red hair. DH and I have brown hair. I cannot tell you how many times people stopped us when we were out and about, asking where the red hair came from.
Most were satisfied by "it runs in both our families", but there were always folks who were adamant that they knew all about genetics and we couldn't both be his true parents! Um, WTH?
Our daughter, 3 years older, cute as could be, was used to fawning attention until DS was born, and then it was like she was invisible. Because of the mystery of the bright red hair her brother had.
One day, at the park, she heard the inevitable question, "where did his red hair come from", she shouted, "It just grew right on his head!"
She got such a laugh that it became a catch phrase for her for a few years.
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Post by walkerdill on Jul 4, 2014 2:54:31 GMT
I love when I'm in my work attire with a big honking name tag pinned to the middle of my chest and yet I'm asked at least 10x a day if I work here.
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thecurleyque
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Jun 26, 2014 2:35:51 GMT
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Post by thecurleyque on Jul 4, 2014 4:41:32 GMT
I get a lot of questions from random strangers about my hair. The funniest to date: Lady: Is your hair naturally curly? Me: Yes Lady: Your curls are so tight. Do you curl each individual hair? Me: (duh) No, it's naturally curly. (as sweet as I can say it, lol) Lady: (long pause) It's beautiful. Me: Thank you I seriously think she wanted to ask about curling tips and curling irons. The most common question, which I think is weird from strangers, is "can I touch your hair?" I had a cashier at a local grocery store ask me that Monday. I get this all the time too. When spiral perms were all the rage, I could go get my hair cut and other people would say "I want my hair to look like hers".
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allbymyself
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Jun 27, 2014 3:56:48 GMT
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Post by allbymyself on Jul 5, 2014 22:55:31 GMT
When ordering a "long black" at a coffee shop I often get asked if I want milk in that?
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Post by krispin41 on Jul 5, 2014 23:47:06 GMT
My friend who also works in retail just posted this:
A "young" woman looking at a "BPA Free" water bottle just asked me how she can send away for her "Free" BPA.
Um. She and I fear for our future. LOL
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Post by doxielady on Jul 6, 2014 1:02:17 GMT
These stories are great! and scary that some of these people exist and procreate!
I have one from years ago. I was working in IT and we had someone working there that probably would have been better served had she decided to work in a less technical environment. She was a challenge to say the least. I'll call her "W".
It was late on a Friday. We needed to move some things around to make room for a new desk. So, I walked around and told everyone that I would be disconnecting the printer. I disconnected the printer and moved it into the middle of the room and placed the power and Ethernet cables on top of it.
About 10 minutes later, W comes down and stands next to the printer (which is in the middle of the room) She stands there for a while and I ask what she needs W: I'm waiting for my report to print Me: :::blinking::: (not even believing she can be for real) Ummmm...the printer is disconnected W: Do you think it will be printing soon? Me: Uhhh...no. It's not connected (trying so hard not to roll my eyes into the back of my head) W: But I need the report All I could do was walk over and point out that the power plug was on top of the printer. I really don't think it registered. And sadly, I don't think she understood why her report wasn't printing.
she lasted only a few more months - but she was good for some amazing stories!
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lilypop
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Jun 30, 2014 13:36:30 GMT
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Post by lilypop on Jul 6, 2014 1:08:24 GMT
At a professional ladies' luncheon we drifted to talking about our children. After sharing a story about my then two year old, a colleague a few years younger than I, looked at me and said indignantly: "You have a two year old, how did that happen?" I smiled and said: "The same way you happened to your Mom." I made some long-term friends that day, despite (or because of)the rude colleague:)
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Post by wiipii2 on Jul 6, 2014 3:33:01 GMT
I know someone with boy/girl twins and his response to the "are they identical?" question is to point to his son and say "no, this one has a penis"
LOL!
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