Last week I headed over the liquor store to pick up some white wine for a recipe that I am making this week. This is the first time I have gone to the liquor store since actually looking pregnant and it was a really funny experience.
As I am perusing the shelves for some wine I notice people looking at me. They all basically followed the same routine, first they look at belly, then the bottle of wine and back to my face before looking away really quick. It was very clear from a few of the people that they really thought I was going to go home and drink the wine.
It took everything I had to not start laughing at people’s reaction, it was as if they couldn’t imagine another reason why I might be going to the liquor store beside buying alcohol for myself. As I was checking out the cashier was really nice and didn’t even look at my belly like I was a crazy drunk pregnant woman. She must be accustomed to pregnant women buying alcohol
The best part was when I left the store, carrying my bottle of wine because I didn’t want to waste a bag and a random man stopped me. He started the conversation by asking how I was doing in the heat, innocent enough, so we chatted about the heat and he gave me some tips on ways to cool down based on pressure points. It was at this point he told me that I shouldn’t drink the wine I had just purchased. You could tell he had the best intentions when telling me which is why it didn’t bother me in the slightest, I just responded by saying “it is actually for cooking.” There was a girl sitting a few seats down from him and she look appalled that he had just told me not to drink while pregnant.
All in all it was a really funny experience and I imagine will happen again over the next 3 months.