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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My students are ill behaved- and when I call them out on it, they accuse me of blowing things out of proportion. I assure you my reaction is appropriate to the behavior - I have been "cranky" with such behavior - as anyone would be- when not pregnant - [b]but now they will blow it off as- "oh she's just hormonal[/b]... we didn't actually do anything wrong." It happened with my first pregnancy [/quote]

it's not just high schoolers. I had and now have co-workers (different jobs!) who do this. No, dear co-worker, it's because you think you are so special the rules don't apply to you and you think if you just put a smile on your face and drop in a little flattery, you can bully me to do what you want--despite the piles of work I already have to do. Society has taught us we can dismiss the concerns of pregnant woman (and, really, all women, all the time....how many times have you heard "oh, she's just got PMS/must be [i]that time[/i]"?) as nothing more than "hormonal" emotions.

Anyway....sending some emotional support your way![/quote]
Or maybe you don't realize how whacked out you're acting.  It's not always everyone else's fault.  Everyone else can't always be wrong.  [/quote]

or, I see it happen oevr and over again to pregnant women. I just saw my co-worker go through this with people in my office, which prompted me to hold off on telling anyone about my pregnancy as long as possible. I see women told by their own families "stop being so hormonal." It's well-ingrained in our culture that the feelings and emotional concerns of pregnant women can be dismissed out of hand because whatever they're felling is the result of those darn irrational hormones.[/quote]

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