Why Do People Lose Their Manners Around Pregnant Women?

My friend is due in 6 weeks.
Recently, while she was innocently waiting for an iced tea, a women first asked if she was having twins, then reminded her to be grateful for her position.
So, without saying anything to this women, she was suddenly ungrateful and fat.
Nice.

This reminded me of the two times I was pregnant. People did some stupid shit.
More often than not, strangers, or people I barely knew were trying to touch my belly.

Now, I am the kind of girl who normally doesn't like to get massages, because I don't like to be touched by strangers. I enjoy my personal space, thank you very much.

So naturally, when some random tried to touch my belly while I was hormonal, things were bound to get silly .

After one unwanted touch to the abdomen, I had an answer. When someone would make a move toward my belly, I would automatically move to touch theirs. Then, when they would recoil or ask me what the hell I was doing, like I was the weird one, all of a sudden they would remember to keep their hands to their DAMN selves.

So, I share my "touch the belly" maneuver with you. Hopefully it will help fix a little bit of stupid.