There are times when changes are visible in the body of a woman, especially at the time of pregnancy, and the outfits that she used to wear before pregnancy may not look so good on her during pregnancy but still it is her decision what to wear and nobody has the right to interfere in it. Agree?
Kristen Nicole, who is co-anchor of the show Good Day Chicago at FOX32, is eight months pregnant and she came to the studio in a blue dress which she has worn many times earlier but this time, her baby bump was visible. She was in for a rude shock when she received three emails from different ladies as per whom, the sight of her baby bump was “offensive”.
She said,
“I thought, ‘What’s going on? Where is this coming from?’ I found it sad that three people went to the trouble to write something hateful and push ‘send,’ especially in light of the important issues of the day.”
She further added,
“I work my tail off, and this is what they choose to focus on? It’s not my style to get down on people who troll me on the internet, but this bothered me. I know that I’m not the first one to be body shamed — women unfortunately have to deal with this kind of thing at work every day. So I decided to respond.”
The anchor made up mind to take a stand on the matter and took to Facebook to share the images of her in the same dress in past and wrote, “I wear this dress probably once a month. No one has EVER had a problem with it.”
Here’s what she wrote on Facebook:
“LET ME SAVE YOU SOME TROUBLE:
My email address is [email protected], but if you’re writing to tell me that you’re offended by the sight of my baby bump, don’t hold your breath waiting for a response. It’s not coming. I wear this dress probably once a month. No one has EVER had a problem with it. Wear it almost 8 months pregnant?? Whoa…disgusting, right? (insert massive eye roll)
To Karen, Gene and Sabrina who wrote to me today, use your time better. Pay someone a compliment. Do a good deed. To everyone else who has sent messages of congratulations and well wishes, you are keeping me motivated through these last 6 weeks. We’re finally in the home stretch! I have had a healthy, comfortable, stress free pregnancy. My husband, son and I are beyond excited to meet our new addition. Thank you for being a part of our journey! Xoxo”
She got some really supportive comments and decided to add some humour to it by posting a photo of herself covered in a white sheet.
Here’s what she wrote,
“WALKING INTO WORK THIS MORNING LIKE:
This better??
Juuuuust kidding! Hope you had as good of a laugh as our morning crew did. Happy Thursday everyone!!”
You deserve a big round of applause, Kristen Nicole! More power to you!
