Comments on: I Need Some Witty Comebacks, Please! http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2007/10/10/i-need-some-witty-comebacks-please/ Writing Our Ever-Evolving Story Sat, 19 May 2012 16:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: N http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2007/10/10/i-need-some-witty-comebacks-please/comment-page-1/#comment-2346 N Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:00:39 +0000 http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2007/10/10/i-need-some-witty-comebacks-please/#comment-2346 I guess its too late and I don't have any kids but how about: To Can't she keep her legs closed?: "no, why you want a go?" To the looking to adopt comment: "well thank you for thinking of me, I wasn't sure what I was going to do once the baby came." And to didn't she learn anything: what exactly were you suppose to learn? I guess its too late and I don’t have any kids but how about:
To Can’t she keep her legs closed?:
“no, why you want a go?”

To the looking to adopt comment:
“well thank you for thinking of me, I wasn’t sure what I was going to do once the baby came.”

And to didn’t she learn anything:
what exactly were you suppose to learn?

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]]> By: Cari http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2007/10/10/i-need-some-witty-comebacks-please/comment-page-1/#comment-2347 Cari Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:34:44 +0000 http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2007/10/10/i-need-some-witty-comebacks-please/#comment-2347 I remember when I got pregnant after placing my daughter for adoption in 2001... It was 2003 when I got pregnant, and the adoptive parents assumed they would get that baby too... They called me up (before I had even started considering adoption again) and told me they had already brought all the baby stuff back out again, and had already started picking out baby names... WTF... What balls... My family though, did the same... asking me who was going to raise this child... Totally... not cool... I remember when I got pregnant after placing my daughter for adoption in 2001… It was 2003 when I got pregnant, and the adoptive parents assumed they would get that baby too… They called me up (before I had even started considering adoption again) and told me they had already brought all the baby stuff back out again, and had already started picking out baby names… WTF… What balls… My family though, did the same… asking me who was going to raise this child… Totally… not cool…

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]]> By: mia http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2007/10/10/i-need-some-witty-comebacks-please/comment-page-1/#comment-2344 mia Sun, 14 Oct 2007 02:22:20 +0000 http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2007/10/10/i-need-some-witty-comebacks-please/#comment-2344 ....and a wonderful job you did!!! But I will leave today for you to tell. I'm wiped out but wanted to come by and say thank you. ….and a wonderful job you did!!! But I will leave today for you to tell.

I’m wiped out but wanted to come by and say thank you.

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]]> By: Mommela http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2007/10/10/i-need-some-witty-comebacks-please/comment-page-1/#comment-2345 Mommela Sun, 14 Oct 2007 00:18:12 +0000 http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2007/10/10/i-need-some-witty-comebacks-please/#comment-2345 As a mom-by-adoption, I can safely say that sarcasm and irony will be lost completely on any prospective adoptive parents as a result of the addled brain that comes with infertility/hormones/fear. They will be completely unable to fathom anything other than the fact that there's a pregnant woman in front of them. My suggestion? Go wide-eyed and curious: "What do you mean?" "Help me to understand what you're really saying." "I don't understand your implication." "Why would you think that?" "That's a really personal question, don't you think?" All with a smile and (faked) genuine warmth, make them explain themselves until they squirm. And remember, you are one heck of a momma, woman, wife, and person. You owe them no explanations or apologies for who you are or the choices you've made. They are there to learn from you, and, if they let themselves, they will be better for it, but it's their choice to learn or not. As a mom-by-adoption, I can safely say that sarcasm and irony will be lost completely on any prospective adoptive parents as a result of the addled brain that comes with infertility/hormones/fear. They will be completely unable to fathom anything other than the fact that there’s a pregnant woman in front of them.

My suggestion? Go wide-eyed and curious: “What do you mean?” “Help me to understand what you’re really saying.” “I don’t understand your implication.” “Why would you think that?” “That’s a really personal question, don’t you think?” All with a smile and (faked) genuine warmth, make them explain themselves until they squirm.

And remember, you are one heck of a momma, woman, wife, and person. You owe them no explanations or apologies for who you are or the choices you’ve made. They are there to learn from you, and, if they let themselves, they will be better for it, but it’s their choice to learn or not.

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]]> By: Burgh Baby's Mom http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2007/10/10/i-need-some-witty-comebacks-please/comment-page-1/#comment-2348 Burgh Baby's Mom Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:23:10 +0000 http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2007/10/10/i-need-some-witty-comebacks-please/#comment-2348 I've got one: "Well, the first baby turned out GREAT and is now a famous actress and showers her adoptive parents with lavish gifts like cars and houses. I thought it made sense to see if I could get some of that for myself." I’ve got one:

“Well, the first baby turned out GREAT and is now a famous actress and showers her adoptive parents with lavish gifts like cars and houses. I thought it made sense to see if I could get some of that for myself.”

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]]> By: Bear's Mommy http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2007/10/10/i-need-some-witty-comebacks-please/comment-page-1/#comment-2349 Bear's Mommy Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:36:10 +0000 http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2007/10/10/i-need-some-witty-comebacks-please/#comment-2349 I like to make people like that feel bad. "Wow. Just wow. Do you honestly think that little of me and all birth mothers? I can’t tell you how much comments like that hurt. Especially if you got to know anything about me you would know how much my husband and I want and love this precious little boy inside of me, just like I wanted my little girl.” Then I let yourself tear up a little. If you make them feel like a complete ass – maybe then they will think before opening their big fat mouth again. I like to make people like that feel bad.

“Wow. Just wow. Do you honestly think that little of me and all birth mothers? I can’t tell you how much comments like that hurt. Especially if you got to know anything about me you would know how much my husband and I want and love this precious little boy inside of me, just like I wanted my little girl.”

Then I let yourself tear up a little. If you make them feel like a complete ass – maybe then they will think before opening their big fat mouth again.

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]]> By: DS-L http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2007/10/10/i-need-some-witty-comebacks-please/comment-page-1/#comment-2340 DS-L Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:51:25 +0000 http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2007/10/10/i-need-some-witty-comebacks-please/#comment-2340 You'll do great. I would not be snarky, just an opinion and that will confirm stereotypes that birthmoms are a ball of negative energy. I would do the big fallback I use for racist comments -- turn it on them. "Did you just aske me whether I would be placing this child for adoption? Why would you ask such a personal question loaded with such stereotpyes and assumptions of birthmothers?" DS-L You’ll do great. I would not be snarky, just an opinion and that will confirm stereotypes that birthmoms are a ball of negative energy. I would do the big fallback I use for racist comments — turn it on them.

“Did you just aske me whether I would be placing this child for adoption? Why would you ask such a personal question loaded with such stereotpyes and assumptions of birthmothers?”

DS-L

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]]> By: Jan Baker http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2007/10/10/i-need-some-witty-comebacks-please/comment-page-1/#comment-2341 Jan Baker Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:57:46 +0000 http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2007/10/10/i-need-some-witty-comebacks-please/#comment-2341 Honestly, I do not think you will get any snarky comments! However, you are now well armed in case you do. I particularly like Coco's comments and Dawn's E-bay suggestion. Good luck, my friend - I knew you'll do a great job! Honestly, I do not think you will get any snarky comments! However, you are now well armed in case you do. I particularly like Coco’s comments and Dawn’s E-bay suggestion. Good luck, my friend – I knew you’ll do a great job!

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]]> By: Erased http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2007/10/10/i-need-some-witty-comebacks-please/comment-page-1/#comment-2336 Erased Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:14:43 +0000 http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2007/10/10/i-need-some-witty-comebacks-please/#comment-2336 My eggs are just too HOT to sit idle;~)) My eggs are just too HOT to sit idle;~))

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]]> By: Coco http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2007/10/10/i-need-some-witty-comebacks-please/comment-page-1/#comment-2335 Coco Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:45:02 +0000 http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2007/10/10/i-need-some-witty-comebacks-please/#comment-2335 One more: <i>Doesn’t she know how to keep her legs closed?</i> "Don't you know how to keep your MOUTH closed?" One more:

Doesn’t she know how to keep her legs closed?

“Don’t you know how to keep your MOUTH closed?”

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