Last week, a student (during detention, nonetheless) asked me, "Mrs. To, can I ask you a question? ... Don't be offended." uhh... Before I had a chance to say anything, he asked, "Are you pregnant?" what?? The look on my face said it all, though, and he and the few other students in my room started cheering and exclaiming, "I knew it!"
Since my little secret was out, I announced my pregnancy to the rest of my classes today. And to my surprise, they all told me that they had been speculating for weeks! They said that they knew because I was wearing a lot of baggy and loose clothes, and some of them noticed my baby bump. I guess they do just stare at me for an hour every day... but still, I thought I was being SO slick. I had even boasted to friends that my students had no idea, and I was probably going to be able to hold out until after Christmas!
I guess my students are a lot more observant than I give them credit for.
It was very sweet to have my students so happy and excited for me... though I did advise them that "are you pregnant?" is never a good question to ask a woman!
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