Teenager blew smoke in my (pregnant) face
I’ve seen way more posts about this than usual, and I honestly don’t want to hate being in town as I do find parts of it nice, but for a long time I’ve been feeling less and less comfortable/safe. After yesterday, I’ve decided I just can’t stand the place to be honest, it’s become completely lawless and just not somewhere you want to be.
I’m currently almost 7 months (quite visibly) pregnant and yesterday I was walking along Westmoreland street, it all happened so quickly but a group of 15/16 year old boys were walking past and one came within an inch of my face to purposely blow smoke at me. I was so upset, asked him what was wrong with him and him and his little pals just laughed at me while I tried not to cry as I walked away.
I felt so vulnerable and sad, it’s a shame to see where town has gotten to now, used to love going in there on a sunny day especially for the nice buzz, but am completely disheartened now.
Posted Jun 27, 2026, 7:30 AM UTC