A little while back, I was at the 7-11 getting Slurpees and junk food for myself, (looking big and pregnant that day) and Greg, who is going through a sympathy pregnancy. As I’m standing in line, balancing (and drinking) two Slurpees, two ice cream bars and a pack of peanuts, a 50-something-year old man appeared uncomfortably close to me out of nowhere and said, “You’re looking mighty purty there, young lady.” And walked away before I had a chance to react.

After my initial reaction of, “Wow. Is there anything that could possibly be more textbook creepy?” I thought this must be a pregnant woman thing. Is it something men are into after going through the magical experience of having kids? Is there some sort of weird affinity that develops for every pregnant woman? I guess maybe Greg can answer in a few years time. Or maybe it was a Slurpee, ice cream, peanut thing.