Comments on: with fetus https://thisfish.com/with-fetus/ Found the bike. Not changing the title. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:54:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Anonymous https://thisfish.com/with-fetus/#comment-31110 Anonymous Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:13:37 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1553#comment-31110 <p>Talk about a Debbie Downer. Wah wah...</p> Talk about a Debbie Downer. Wah wah…

]]> By: anonymous https://thisfish.com/with-fetus/#comment-31109 anonymous Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:41:54 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1553#comment-31109 <p>I ended up pregnant in a really unfortunate turn of events and felt that the most responsible thing to do in my situation was have an abortion. Prior to that, I thought "knocked up" had a negative connotation, but I had no personal feelings about it. Afterwards, though, "knocked up" took on an entirely different meaning to me. It does suggest that the baby was an "accident" and connotes the guilt and shame potentially associated with that. I also think that when people talk about a person as being "knocked up" it somehow comes across as arrogant and derogatory, with a sense of superiority that while *she* was stupid and got herself "knocked up," I am responsible and that would never happen to me. I think in your situation, fine, it's your sister, whatever, but calling someone knocked up if you don't know the circumstances of their pregnancy seems very similar to me as making jokes about rape amidst a group of women - it reflects insensitivity and ignorance as to the reality that many women's lives are not unscathed and many of them not un-scarred. </p> I ended up pregnant in a really unfortunate turn of events and felt that the most responsible thing to do in my situation was have an abortion. Prior to that, I thought “knocked up” had a negative connotation, but I had no personal feelings about it. Afterwards, though, “knocked up” took on an entirely different meaning to me. It does suggest that the baby was an “accident” and connotes the guilt and shame potentially associated with that. I also think that when people talk about a person as being “knocked up” it somehow comes across as arrogant and derogatory, with a sense of superiority that while *she* was stupid and got herself “knocked up,” I am responsible and that would never happen to me. I think in your situation, fine, it’s your sister, whatever, but calling someone knocked up if you don’t know the circumstances of their pregnancy seems very similar to me as making jokes about rape amidst a group of women – it reflects insensitivity and ignorance as to the reality that many women’s lives are not unscathed and many of them not un-scarred.

]]> By: anonymous https://thisfish.com/with-fetus/#comment-31108 anonymous Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:41:01 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1553#comment-31108 <p>I ended up pregnant in a really unfortunate turn of events and felt that the most responsible thing to do in my situation was have an abortion. Prior to that, I thought "knocked up" had a negative connotation, but I had no personal feelings about it. Afterwards, though, "knocked up" took on an entirely different meaning to me. It does suggest that the baby was an "accident" and connotes the guilt and shame potentially associated with that. I also think that when people talk about a person as being "knocked up" it somehow comes across as arrogant and derogatory, with a sense of superiority that while *she* was stupid and got herself "knocked up," I am responsible and that would never happen to me. I think in your situation, fine, it's your sister, whatever, but calling someone knocked up if you don't know the circumstances of their pregnancy seems very similar to me as making jokes about rape amidst a group of women - it reflects insensitivity and ignorance as to the reality that many women's lives are not unscathed and many of them not un-scarred. </p> I ended up pregnant in a really unfortunate turn of events and felt that the most responsible thing to do in my situation was have an abortion. Prior to that, I thought “knocked up” had a negative connotation, but I had no personal feelings about it. Afterwards, though, “knocked up” took on an entirely different meaning to me. It does suggest that the baby was an “accident” and connotes the guilt and shame potentially associated with that. I also think that when people talk about a person as being “knocked up” it somehow comes across as arrogant and derogatory, with a sense of superiority that while *she* was stupid and got herself “knocked up,” I am responsible and that would never happen to me. I think in your situation, fine, it’s your sister, whatever, but calling someone knocked up if you don’t know the circumstances of their pregnancy seems very similar to me as making jokes about rape amidst a group of women – it reflects insensitivity and ignorance as to the reality that many women’s lives are not unscathed and many of them not un-scarred.

]]> By: just a girl https://thisfish.com/with-fetus/#comment-31107 just a girl Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:34:05 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1553#comment-31107 <p>I just got knocked up myself. That has been my preferred term for it since I got married. It really bugs my mom, which means I have to continue using the term. It's fabulous.</p> I just got knocked up myself. That has been my preferred term for it since I got married. It really bugs my mom, which means I have to continue using the term. It’s fabulous.

]]> By: Jessica https://thisfish.com/with-fetus/#comment-31106 Jessica Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:11:09 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1553#comment-31106 <p>Yay! Thanks for the update :)<br /><br />I don't think I could handle the belly button popping out thing - blargh! </p> Yay! Thanks for the update :)

I don’t think I could handle the belly button popping out thing – blargh!

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