Baby on board...
This entry was posted on 1/16/2008 5:09 AM and is filed under uncategorized.
Attention men who ride public transportation! If you're seated on a train or bus, and a pregnant chick gets on and is looking for a seat, GIVE IT TO HER! I have long ago accepted the fact that chivalry is dead, but this isn't a matter of chivalry, this is a matter of human decency. Pregnant women have an entire other human being in them! They are going to be mothers- wouldn't you want someone to give up their seat for your mom?
No, I myself am not pregnant, but I still felt it necessary to make this public service announcement for the good of knocked-up ladies everywhere. I also have a selfish reason for posting this. The other day I was on the el and although I was surrounded by able-bodied men, I was the only one who gave up my seat when a pregnant woman got on the train. And you know what? It was sort of awkward. It made me feel manly. There was also that paranoid worry that maybe the woman was just fat and not pregnant, and that I'd insult her by giving her my seat. Guys, you don't have to worry about that. Even if a woman isn't pregnant it's still a pretty stand-up gesture for a dude to give up his seat for a lady. When a lady gives up a seat for another lady it just leaves both ladies feeling a little fruity. So do the right thing, fellas, and give up your seat next time you encounter a woman-with-child on your daily commute.