What do you say when someone shows you ultrasound photos?
"I'm happy that you're happy, but I've never quite understood the appeal myself"
If it's a close friend or a family member, I'll make a snarky comment about it looking like a blob or something. For instance, I congratulated my brother on the lovely pear his wife was gestating. When I see a further-along ultrasound I usually remark on how much it looks like a baby, because IMO it's kind of trippy to see that the alien thing has a human head and everything. Fortunately I haven't been subjected to any ultrasounds other than those of friends or family, but if I were somehow tricked into seeing one of an acquaintance/coworker/stranger/what have you I would smile and nod and say "that's nice" and then move on to something else.
"So *that's* what it looked like when I aborted it!
"I'll never understand how those technicians can find stuff on ultrasounds. It's all so blurry to me!"
It depends on who it is. I probably just keep it simple. Most people that would show me are nice non-breeder types so I would not be mean or snark. Just say oh cool or something and how weird it'd be to see one of myself like that when I was that way.
That is quite a bad case of gallstones you have! (jk)
I would probably say something like, "Isn't technology amazing!". Then I would probably ask them something more specific about the ultrasound becase expecting moms love to talk about it.
I had some ultra sound photos sent to me of my great nephew who for the life of me I cannot even remember his name.
But,Anyway, I think they look like a blob I can't ever see anything in those things.
But, If someone shows it to me in person, all I can say is "cool"
But my real thoughts are good grief there is nothing there but a gray mass!
LOL
I loved this question and I died laughing, thanks I needed that!
So I voted Pie, since I would never say how adorable or wonderful,
and I would never say my true feelings, lol.
I just say "cool"
I imagine that they all look alike. What's the point of looking at one vs. another?
"Congratulations". I can't think of anything else to say, b/c you can't exactly say it's cute.
ETA: I also voted "pie".
(02-10-2010 03:13 PM)CF Scorpio Wrote: [ -> ]"Congratulations". I can't think of anything else to say, b/c you can't exactly say it's cute.
ETA: I also voted "pie".
I, too, stick with just "congratulations" and move on. I say that with ultrasound photos & newborns, since I'm not a fan of either. That way I don't have to lie with all of the "how cute" bullshit.
Had to go for pie -- my usual response is something like, "How interesting!" I mean, interesting in the sense that science has so evolved.
I answered pie on this one simply because people KNOW i want absolutely NOTHING to do with children, and no one has ever shown me ultrasound pics or even asked if i was interested in seeing them, rofl. They know they would get the evil eye if they even approached me with something as hideous as an ultrasound pic. BLEH
Never would I say " Congratulations" because I would not mean it.
More likely that I would try to avoid it and if someone was pushy- they would get the snark.
I've never said "congratulations" or anything that would say i approve or think its a good thing. Most of the time i just give an "oh" if someone mentions that someone is pregnant and go about doing whatever i was doing. what i REALLY want to say is "oh, my condolences" but 99% of the time i am at work and i'd like to keep my job for now, rofl.
I say, "Wow, isn't technology amazing! The things they can do these days!!" ROFL
I would pretend to look at it closely and say: "Is that a third arm and a second nose I see on the kid? You better get that checked out."
Had to go with the pie. I usually will give it a quick glance and say 'that's nice' or something equally vague to show my disinterest and try to change the subject.
Dog Holliday you're funny. Me, no one has every showed me an ultrasound of their unborn baby before. I imagine I would barely look at it and say "that's nice."
I'm one of the people who says "what's that blob" because I honestly can't tell them.