Sonya Lennon on ‘judgement’ her daughter, 17, faces buying pregnancy test in pharmacy

'The side head nod and involuntary laugh from one pharmacy staff member to another was too much'

Sonya Lennon: These are not bad people, they're all of us. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

We’ve all been there.

The judgmental looks from other customers as you quickly try to grab the first pregnancy-test you see on the shelf, being pulled into a side room for a consultation before picking up the morning-after pill (or worse yet, being asked those questions right at the till), being quizzed about whether you actually need the Nurofen plus.