Also call me crazy, but I just don't get it. The bra color thing was funny 2 years ago because it actually had something to do with breast cancer, but I thought the purse thing last year was pushing it. This year it's just going too far. What the heck does announcing a fake pregnancy have to do with raising breast cancer awareness??????
Seriously, it's driving me nuts. There has got to be a better way. Maybe I'm just a simpleton, but how about, "September is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Feel your boobies." or just posting a link to the Breast Cancer Awareness website? I'm pretty sure that gets the point across a lot more than confusing a bunch of people and possibly even hurting others feelings. Maybe I'm just ultra-sensitive because of my pregnancy history, but I rank this along the same lines as April Fool's jokes where women announce their fake pregnancies just to get a laugh.
Some of you probably don't agree with me and may even think it's funny. Rest assured that I bear no hard feelings if you want to play along, this is my opinion and my opinion only, but I won't be playing along. Instead I'm just going to ignore them and hope they stop. Ugh...
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I'm so with you on this one!
I agree. Those things are just getting old. But there are some of my friends out there that I just expect will participate and they'll love it because it's the simple things that make them laugh. I dont judge, but it's not my thing.
Agree. Well put woman.
I agree. What does announcing a fake pregnancy have anything to do with boobs...the fact that they get bigger when pregnant??? I feel bad because a friend of mine really is pregnant and just announced that she is and now everyone else is taking the joy out of it. And I also think it's a little unsensitive.
I don't like it either. Not going to repost. I don't think I did last year either... I did post the bra one :)
You are so right! Thank you for putting this out there.
I got to your blog by searching Google to double-check before commenting on my friend's status. I couldn't join in even if I thought it was worthwhile. My sister in the US would jump for joy if I posted "I'm 10 weeks and craving lollipops" and the sister I had lunch with in the UK today would ring to ask why I hadn't told her! There would just be so much hurt created and for what? Pregnancies are precious gifts and should not be joked about IMHO. I love your alternative: "... Feel your boobies". =D
Well, this explains my husband's recent status update of "eight weeks and craving m&m's." I didn't know he was trying to raise breast cancer awareness!
I only saw one friend post like that and came really close to asking her if she was pregnant. So glad I didn't.
I think it's lame, too. But then I thought the bra thing and the purse thing were also kind of lame. Why do we need cutesy ways to raise breast cancer awareness anyway? (Especially such cryptic ones!) I like your direct approach, though I'd prefer not to read "boobies" on a bunch of statuses either. ;)
I saw a few of these posts and couldn't figure out what the purpose was. I'm with you -- Lame!
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