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There are some things you just don’t say to a pregnant woman, especially when you don’t even know her.

At 36 weeks pregnant, one first-time mom was finally starting to feel more comfortable with her changing body.

Then she went shopping with her mom and ended up with a cashier who apparently had no filter.

As soon as it was her turn to check out, the woman looked at her belly and immediately commented on how big she was.

The mom tried to let it go, but then the cashier asked if she was having twins. That was enough to make her finally speak up.

Read on to see how it all went down.

AITA for telling a cashier they shouldn’t comment on a pregnant woman’s belly size?

I am a 28-year-old first-time mom. I’m currently 36 weeks, or 9 months, along and due in June.

I’ve struggled with body image before, and during this pregnancy it’s been particularly hard, obviously, and I was just getting to a point where I was starting to feel comfortable with my changing body.

I’m also someone who avoids conflict and doesn’t speak up at all, so this pregnancy, if anything, has given me a voice for once.

The cashier was rude from the start.

So, I was checking out at a newly reopened store. My mom was checking out ahead of me.

As my mom approached, the cashier told her she had to pick everything up off the counter after she put it on and back up so she could sanitize.

The tone was a little bossy and not so pleasant, which is only important to the story because we were already a little irritated. I understand that this practice is now important, what with everything going on.

So that’s how we started off. Then it’s my turn to check out; we have had no previous conversation before the next interaction, which is as follows:

Then, she started commenting on the woman’s size.

Her: “WOW, you’re big!! When are you due?”

Me: “June.”

Her: “And you’re THAT big?!”

Me: (said nothing, tried to let it go)

Fed up, she put the cashier in her place.

Her: “What are you, having twins?!”

At this point, I literally glared at her over my glasses, thought for a minute, and kind of let her have it by saying, admittedly with a good deal of attitude, “You know, you don’t comment on someone’s size.”

By that point, Mom had already seen the writing on the wall and had run away real quick, by the way. The woman said nothing else, put my receipt in the bag, and shoved the bag towards me.

Now, her mom keeps saying she overreacted.

When my mom and I got in the car, my mom proceeded to say how I unleashed all fury on her and how “she wasn’t commenting on me, she was commenting on how the belly is big.”

I said it still isn’t okay. You just don’t comment on things like that to a stranger. Not to mention, I am due in a few weeks, so for her to act like I’m so big for where I am is just ridiculous!

So now I’m feeling a little guilty because my mom made it seem like I overreacted, but I’m also just angry because now I feel all self-conscious all over again.

AITA?

Oh no! It’s easy to see what her mom’s trying to say, but the cashier probably should’ve known better.

Let’s take a look at what Reddit readers think about her reaction.

This person thinks the cashier was rude and out of line.

That’s a fair warning.

This mom-to-be brought up a good point.

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This is an interesting thought.

She really didn’t say anything wrong.

The cashier may not have meant to be rude, but commenting on someone’s body like that is still unnecessary.

And asking if she was having twins after already pointing out how big she was just made it worse.

Hopefully, the cashier thinks twice before making comments like that to another pregnant woman.