Shy Moments 3

It was during a performance at a function I had been invited to. There were dignitaries at the event and I had worn designer pregnant mum trousers for the stage show.

The trousers felt very comfortable and I thought they fitted well.

My music can get vigorous and on this occasion I had to move a lot. As I danced, my trouser started moving down to a point that I had to hide among my dancers before anyone noticed! By the end of the song I had to quickly pull up the trouser or else…! Luckily I had worn a long top, which saved the day! No one noticed, I hope!                                                                                                                                                        Esther

Hungry yet full
I had paid my girlfriend a visit and was feeling so hungry I had to ask her whether she had any ready food in the house. Her toddler nephew gazed at me for a long while and then asked, ‘Why does she want food yet she is so full? Look, her stomach is so big!’                                                                                                    Scola

The medicine that makes babies
Having noticed my pregnancy and nagged me to telling them where babies come from, my twin daughters aged six years were on top of the world for the revelation. They simply wanted to know how babies get to be in the ‘stomach’. So I told them it was through a drug sold by the chemist, that one has to buy and swallow for it to form the baby. The next time one of them was sick and I went with both to buy some drugs from the chemist. My twin daughter who was not sick said to the pharmacist; ‘give us the medicine that makes babies grow in the stomach!                                                                                                                        Ruth

Tomato juice!
During my pregnancy I had a maddening crave for tomatoes, and made sure I had some in my bag everywhere I went. One day while traveling with my husband, we struggled to get into a matatu and my precious tomatoes got crushed inside my hand bag. When the conductor came for my fare, I flipped my handbag open only to find all my feminine accessories and cash wet and red with the tomatoes!                    Jane

Baby and pupu
‘How will the baby in your mummy’s stomach come out?’ a visiting kid asked my seven-year-old son. Looking knowledgeable he answered simply, ‘She will go to the toilet and when pupuing the baby will come out!’                                                                                                                                                               Martha

A seat for a big stomach
I was attending a wedding and the seats were all occupied when I arrived. One kind gentleman beckoned and gave me his seat. A young boy who was with him seemed amused. He asked. ‘Daddy, why did you give her your seat?’ The man replied, ‘Because she has a big stomach.’ He was rather loud and people around turned to look at me!

While I was cringing with embarrassment, the little boy turned his attention to the lady seating next to me and said. ‘Mum, can you give someone with a big stomach your seat?’ She quickly replied. ‘Yes’ with a smile. The boy walked a few feet to the back and tapped a hefty man who was standing behind us. ‘Mummy will give you a seat,’ he told the man who had a large protruding tummy!

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