12 Amazing Times Expecting Moms Gave Their Finest Clap-Backs To Uninvited Advice From Outsiders
"My parole officer never comes in here"
It started with one pregnant woman posting the kind of “help” nobody asked for, and somehow it snowballed into a full-on clap-back masterclass. The tweet that kicked off the thread basically said, “Stop acting like you’re her doctor,” and the replies came in hot, petty, and hilarious.
We’re talking about strangers who thought they could police everything, from what she drinks to what she eats. One commenter suggested she could “fix” a whole pregnancy problem with a random opinion, and the responses ranged from “she would kick them in the shin” to “drinking a small glass of wine while pregnant, actually,” plus the classic “coke is the only thing that helps the hangover.” And then there were the absolute zingers, like “you can’t practice medicine without a license,” and the sushi countdown advice that got met with pure chaos.
1. Here's the tweet that kicked off the whole thread
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Reddit/Diamond_Jax3. Drinking a small glass of wine while pregnant
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4. Coke being the only thing that helps the hangover
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The minute someone brought up that “helpful” pregnancy talk, the whole thread turned into a shin-kicking, boundary-drawing competition.
Being pregnant is not a joke. It takes a toll on you if you experience random phantom pains, can't hold your urine, get "morning" sickness in the middle of the night, and endure all the other meme-worthy annoyances that come with it. Nothing seems to be working even after you and your partner have done everything the doctor recommended.
You now need to experiment and look for other options. If you can laugh without passing out, which is a prerequisite for laughter therapy, then nothing will make you feel better than these pregnant women dishing it out hot to strangers who feel they have a say in what they should do.
5. You can't practice medicine without a license
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It also echoes the AITA where someone hid her pregnancy to avoid hurting infertile friends at a baby shower.
6. The sooner you get the sushi, the less chance it's born here
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7. This commenter has a favorite
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8. Telling the stranger it was vodka instead
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9. You're rubbing a hernia, not a pregnancy
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10. You can't just yank someone's cup and drink it
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11. Do they have the same dad?
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12. The child is my backup backup kid
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Then came the wine and hangover comments, and suddenly even the drink-related advice got roasted like it was on the menu.
When strangers tried to boss her around about sushi timing and “fixing” things like they could diagnose her, the clap-backs got sharper.
And once the hernia versus pregnancy line hit, the thread stopped being about advice and started being about shutting people down fast.
Upon reflection, the only evident objective when developing a clever retort is to make people laugh and express your original idea. The same holds true in real-life circumstances.
Don't worry if you detest those awkward situations where strangers try to act like your doctor just because you're pregnant. These responses may seem ridiculous, but they are nothing short of deserving clap-backs.
Pregnancy already has enough going on, so nobody needs a stranger yanking their cup.
Want the full fallout from announcing pregnancy before a friend, see the AITA about overshadowing fertility struggles.
