Pregnant Proverb

Nationality: African American
Age: 51
Residence: Los Angeles
Performance Date: 4/21/17
Primary Language: English

Informant: My mom was told by her grandmother

Original Script: ” Pregnant women, should never talk about someone else’s kids because your kid will look just like them”

Background: The proverb is saying to never call someone’s child ugly  because your child will look just like the child you talked about.

Thoughts: This old saying is just to warn women not to have a nasty attitude.