If I've told you once I can't tell you how many times I get this at the gym: Woman in my class: Does your child go to such-and-such school? Me: Um, no, I don't have any children. Awkward pause. Woman in my class: Oh. Why's it so awkward that I don't have kids? Sheesh. Anyway, I've heard this from several people who think they see me at some elementary school. Perhaps I have a twin. And she lives in the same city as me. Whoda thunk it? Speaking of inappropriate comments... while my dad was visiting, he was on his cell phone with a guy he's been friends with since they were teenagers. He told dad to tell me happy birthday. AND TO MAKE MY DAD A GRANDFATHER. I said "WHAT?" I mean, honestly. Why do people always have to put in their two cents? What if I couldn't have children? One of the instructors at my gym (my favorite instructor that is) has Crohn's disease so she has digestive issues. She's pretty thin. But she said people always comment on that and it makes her feel kind of bad. (She doesn't like being called skinny.) It's hard for her to gain weight. But I think she looks great. She works out a lot and she looks perfectly healthy to me. We were talking before class one day and someone else comes over and comments on how "little" she is then says, "You're the picture of an eating disorder." Talk about a backhanded compliment. I know the woman didn't mean to say anything bad, but good lord. Sometimes you have to wonder what goes through someone's head. I said, "You do NOT look like you have an eating disorder. You look healthy." Another time, someone commented on the color of her skin. She's pretty pale (like me!), but someone suggested to her that she might want to hit the tanning bed. We'd rather have pale skin than skin cancer. So neener, lady. Keep it to yourself!