I'm so tired of people and their unwelcome comments. I must have more patience than I give myself credit for. What makes people, especially strangers feel that their opinions are welcome. I had to do some shopping at Vons today and the cashier felt the need to ask me when my due date was and I told her that if it were to come tomorrow, it wouldn't be early and if it comes two weeks from now, it wouldn't be late which is what I've taken to telling everyone who asks because it's true. I'm at the full term mark, but my due date isn't for another two weeks. Then she had to know if it was my first, and I told her no I lost my first, so this will be my first born. Then she had to tell me about her mom losing one and her sister losing triplets and twins and finally having another set of twins but only one made it to term but she was just happy to have a baby. Who is adequately prepared to respond to that? What is an appropriate response? I just mumbled something along the lines of it happening more often than people are aware. She made the remark that I was still carrying high up so I still had a ways to go. I just said we'll see and rushed to push my cart to the car. I thought I was prepared to deal with anyone now, I'm so fed up with people and that impatience has been growing over the last nine months. The only thing I can think of that kept me mellow was having dealt with that cashier before, and I'm already of the opinion that she's isn't all there upstairs. But it's not something that can be smiled and passed over easily like a true mental condition, I think hers is more like social awkwardness or maybe she's fried from drugs (it is Lake Elsinore, after all). So it's frustrating, but it's not something that I haven't gritted my teeth against before. I thought after reading this article on BabyCenter (http://www.babycenter.com/0_how-to-handle-rude-comments-from-strangers-during-pregnancy_10348593.bc) had me prepped to deal with intrusive people these last couple of weeks but apparently there are just somethings you can't be completely prepared for.