Pregnant Meteorologist Katie Fehlinger Blasts Haters For Calling Her Pregnant Abdomen, “Disgusting”
Katie Fehlinger is pregnant with twin girls and she is proud of it. Who wouldn’t be, right? Katie is a CBS3 Philly meteorologist and has been receiving some negative criticism about how she looks. The criticism got so bad Katie felt she had to address it on her Facebook account and tell her haters exactly what she thought.
Katie wrote: Hey guys! Once more, I have to get something off my chest. So, the nature of my job makes me an easy target for criticism. I will always understand that, and I will most typically just ignore it. However, after someone blatantly called me a “sausage in casing” and another declared that “sticking your pregnant abdomen out like that is disgusting”, I felt a need to draw a line and speak up.
Everyone’s right to their opinion is important, but so are manners. And while rude comments like these will never make me feel the need to change anything about myself, I find a bigger underlying issue here. These particular nasty-grams were directed at a pregnant woman.
She continued, So this little manifesto of sorts is dedicated to every mother out there – other pregnant moms-to-be, moms reading this while their toddlers play on the swing set, moms whose kids have long since gone off to college…
You are beautiful.
Even during the most uncomfortable – and let’s face it, less than glamorous – symptoms of pregnancy, what women go through to bring their precious children into the world is, simply put, AMAZING and you should be lauded.
Frankly, I don’t care how “terrible” or “inappropriate” anyone thinks I look. I will gladly gain 50 pounds & suffer sleepless, uncomfortable nights if it means upping my chances to deliver 2 healthy baby girls. Now it’s about more than aesthetics. I want these babies to have the best start possible. And that hopefully means my belly that “looks like it’s about to explode!” will continue to grow the next few weeks.
I say let’s raise a Shirley Temple to swollen feet, stretch marks, nausea, all the extra pounds and the dark circles! They’re badges of motherhood. And for those of you who think that’s “disgusting”, remember a woman went through the very same thing to bring YOU into the world.
In the meantime, let’s all remember the lesson Mom taught us – if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all.
It’s no surprise that Katie’s post above received over 50,000 likes and thousand of shares on Facebook. Katie was so touched by the kind words and wishes she received she posted another Facebook post thanking everyone and said, ‘The response to this post has proved to me that positivity will always beat out the negativity.”
Congrats to Katie of having the courage to stand up and speak out!!
I know not everyone likes the look of pregnant tummies, but there is no need to be blatantly mean about it.
It’s good that she stood up for herself. People can be pretty rude about the strangest things.
I just don’t understand why anyone would call a pregnant woman’s tummy disgusting? I don’t think this woman did anything inappropriate.
Good for her for standing up for herself. It seems like people just say things to be mean and cause controversy sometimes.
What an odd thing for people to do – I really don’t understand the issue, its just nature! x
I can’t believe people are so mean. I am so glad she is standing up for herself.
I don’t know why people would say that. That is so mean!
I don’t know why people would say that. That is so mean!
Sheesh, really? People can be so utterly ridiculous it’s crazy. This is seriously the craziest thing I’ve heard in a long time. Glad she stuck up for herself!
I have come to learn people who say mean things like that like that usually are not happy in their own lives so they troll online to nake nasty comments for attention.focuing on the positive is all someone can do.
Sometimes people just suck. Pregnant women are just beautiful and I absolutely love to see those bellies sticking out there. I saw a woman this weekend at a festival, she was wearing a shirt that stopped at the top of her belly and a skirt that started at the bottom. She was at the face painting booth but was having her belly painted – it was beautiful. Just ignore obnoxious people.
I don’t know why some people would say a pregnant tummy is disgusting. Katie was right in saying her piece.
I saw this last week and was glad this woman spoke out. People can be so unnecessarily mean. Just because she is on TV does not give people the right to attack her at any time but especially when she is pregnant.
I think she looks beautiful. Good for her for standing up to her haters.
I think it is terrible that she has to go threw this. The pregnant belly is beautiful. I can not believe people are being so rude.
Good for her for standing up! I think as a society we in the US are so quick to be offended by anything. It sounds like these haters are offended that she is pregnant.
I can’t believe how horrible and mean some people can be. I’m so glad that she stood up to all of those bullies.
She looks beautiful. Congratulations to Katie for standing up & having the courage to speak out. Honestly such haters are every where trying to create problems all around.
There’s no shortage of haters out there. It never ceases to amaze me what people will say to a total stranger.
Wow the nerve of some people. Being pregant is a blessing. WTG!