Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for September 18, 2011

I woulda Aaak’d instead of Waah’d. Aaak is more powerful and I also could probably cough up a fur ball to gross out the gross sales lady.

@SUSAN, I can only assume that you mean when pregnant women wear a cropped top and let their bare bellies hang out. Otherwise, there’s not much they can do until they have the baby.

Now, if you were talking about obese women, I’d be in complete agreement.

Baby bumps? I remember when my mother was pg with little brother – when she started showing, she stayed in the house or at least out of public sight, except for mass on Sunday. She was embarrased and did not want anyone knowing what she had been up to.

Teachers took sabbaticals before they started showing.

Yes, let’s shame women by forcing them to hide away for the sake of public deceny. Those large bellies are just so hideous, and FAT pregnant women should just be shot.

I don’t think pregnant women have to hide anything or “be shot.” I also don’t think the skin tight, too short t-shirts look good on anybody older than about 12, and I particularly don’t want a “peek” at thong undies. Watching baby kick might be exciting for the expectant mom, but it seems that could be done in private. No one is asking that we pretend we are not pregnant (like in the days of Lucille Ball), but “the bump” could at least be covered with something that doesn’t show the outline of baby’s foot.