Is that a bump?

Let me tell you about an instance that happened to me today. It will forever be the first of its kind for me and I always want to remember this. It was awkward, hilarious, and a little uncomfortable.

I was helping the teller line cover lunches and one of our members (who comes in everyday) came up to my window for me to help her. She is a sweet lady, but a little on the off side. She was talking to me about how she is incredibly emotional today and a whole bunch of other things (this too is normal for her). Well in the middle of her ramblings, she looks down at my belly and said, “You have a bump. Do you have a bump? Is that a bump?” I looked down and questioned back, “a bump?”  She then proceeded to mumble words most of them being bump. After that she kind of tried taking it back but obviously couldn’t resist. “Are you, you must be pregnant.”

“Umm, no!” I said. She didn’t react like most people do when they are blatantly wrong about someone just being a little heavier. She stared with a dazed look. I couldn't hold it in, I burst into laughter. I told her I was sorry but I couldn’t help but say no. I said it is a joke that I said I would play on the first person that asks (probably will keep playing the joke too). I would have kept laughing except she started to reach her hand across the counter towards my belly. ACROSS THE COUNTER!!! Hello! Have you every heard of a personal bubble? I’m a little more understanding when you are standing right by each other (well not really, but we will just say I am) but reaching across a counter to touch someone’s belly is a little odd. (Family has the only right to the belly touching, period! Just saying.)

She left after about another five minutes of her ramblings about something or other to deal with her daughter and math. As soon as she was gone I laughed and said well that has to be one of the oddest things she has done yet.

                                                            Until next time…