WTF? moment at work
Ida Kern
*would* make me think about it (when I was in my late 20's, early 30's,
anyway). Like maybe I was missing out on one of life's bigger moments.
I have never regretted *not* having children, but I still think I missed out
on an incredible learning experience.
But I'm not about to sprog just to have a learning experience.
I just had a co-worker stop by with her baby and it was a cute and happy
baby. She is mostly a PNB and the visit was quick so I didn't mind. This
does occasionally stir up maternal feelings in me. Fortunately, they don't
last long.
I'm also wise enought to know that the cute baby takes a lot of work (that
I'm not willing to do) and will quickly grow into a screeching sproglet
(which I can NOT stand).
My friend did tell me her baby had a scorching case of diarrhea (that
exploded out of the diaper) on their way over to my place which was so bad,
they couldn't even finish their driving......they had to pull over on the
side of the road to clean up the mess. Her description of the mess made me
soooooo happy I didn't go that route.
With DH fixed, it is no longer an option so my close friends don't bother me
with dumb questions like that any more. I still get an occasional twinge
every now and then, but it passes quickly. Very quickly.
Ida
"LEngblom" <leng...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Okay, so I'm having lunch with some of the women I work with, who all have
> sproggen, and the conversation turns to our co-worker who has recently
> discovered she's pregnant at age 26. One of the other women says to me,
"Lisa,
> a question: Since we found out Mary (not her real name) is pregnant, has
that
> made you....."
>
> Me: (firmly) "NO!"
>
> Coworker: "You don't even know what I'm going to say!'
>
> Me: "Yes, I do! You're about to ask me if Mary's pregnancy has made me
think
> about having kids also. The answer is NO! And if it has made me think
> anything, it's - no offense, Mary - better you than me!"
>
> They all just laughed, and I'm thinking WTF was that all about?. Gee, and
here
> I thought they'd given up on me. Sheesh, I'm 38, I think I only have one
> petrified egg left anyway.
>
> Lisa
Jill
> Okay, so I'm having lunch with some of the women I work with, who all have
> sproggen, and the conversation turns to our co-worker who has recently
> discovered she's pregnant at age 26. One of the other women says to me, "Lisa,
> a question: Since we found out Mary (not her real name) is pregnant, has that
> made you....."
>
> Me: (firmly) "NO!"
>
> Coworker: "You don't even know what I'm going to say!'
>
> Me: "Yes, I do! You're about to ask me if Mary's pregnancy has made me think
> about having kids also. The answer is NO! And if it has made me think
> anything, it's - no offense, Mary - better you than me!"
>
> They all just laughed, and I'm thinking WTF was that all about?. Gee, and here
> I thought they'd given up on me. Sheesh, I'm 38, I think I only have one
> petrified egg left anyway.
>
> Lisa
Lisa,
Maybe you could try this route when someone asks when you are having a sprog:-
"Why would I want one of those? What use are they?"
That should make the breeders think!
Jill (Childfree in Scotland)
ChildfreeinPhilly
> sproggen, and the conversation turns to our co-worker who has recently
> discovered she's pregnant at age 26. One of the other women says to me,
"Lisa,
> a question: Since we found out Mary (not her real name) is pregnant, has
that
> made you....."
>
> Me: (firmly) "NO!"
>
> Coworker: "You don't even know what I'm going to say!'
>
> Me: "Yes, I do! You're about to ask me if Mary's pregnancy has made me
think
> about having kids also. The answer is NO! And if it has made me think
> anything, it's - no offense, Mary - better you than me!"
>
> They all just laughed, and I'm thinking WTF was that all about?. Gee, and
here
> I thought they'd given up on me. Sheesh, I'm 38, I think I only have one
> petrified egg left anyway.
LOL. Well, at least they had a good laugh with ya over it. Maybe that will
be the last time they ask you about it (one can only hope, right?) ;-)
{X}
TN Diamondback
MILITANTLY pro-life) who I pissed off to no end with the words, "Geez. All
a kid is is a glorified pet." He'd go ballistic every time.
<sigh> That was so much fun...
Gutterboy
>I used to work with this gay guy (I never figured out why he was SO
>MILITANTLY pro-life) who I pissed off to no end with the words, "Geez. All
>a kid is is a glorified pet." He'd go ballistic every time.
"And at least you can stuff a gerbil up your ass. Kids are too big for that."
Gutterboy
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attention span is too short to go pee or poop, so there it is. We just put it
next to the couch and called it modern art." -- Poster to the cowboards
bronxelf
<cloon...@mindspring.comNOSPAM> wrote:
>Actually, whenever my close friends or co-workers would get pregnant, it
>*would* make me think about it (when I was in my late 20's, early 30's,
>anyway). Like maybe I was missing out on one of life's bigger moments.
>
>I have never regretted *not* having children, but I still think I missed out
>on an incredible learning experience.
>But I'm not about to sprog just to have a learning experience.
Amen to that... Forunatly there are people out there still honest
about it.
I have a friend who was not entirely interested in having a child (her
husband always wanted one though) and I guess changed her mind. She
had a son last year. Although she has been at home this past year
with the boy (she hated her job anyway...) she still manages to sound
like an adult on the phone, and in person, and doesnt incessantly talk
about her kid (she hates it when other people do it too.)
I called her the other night, and we spoke about getting together.
She said that it's easier if I come to her house (walking distance) in
the evenings, because of the baby... (that's ok, my house isnt real
good for kids, and my cats arent real happy with them either.) She
made a comment that having her son has been a "real learning
experience". I told her "better you than me.." and she emphatically
said "AMEN to that!! I didn't say I would *RECOMMEND* it...."
:)
elf.
*Everything* in life is a choice--even life itself.
And Knowing Is Half The Battle
>"And at least you can stuff a gerbil up your ass. Kids are too big for that."
>
>Gutterboy
Not the ones I've seen at the grocery store. They're so tiny they look like
they just popped out a few seconds before I turned the corner.
Brenda Nelson
<Snip for brevity>
> I thought they'd given up on me. Sheesh, I'm 38, I think I only have one
> petrified egg left anyway.
>
> Lisa
Sugar, I'll be 52 in October and the pro-natalists are still doing it
to *me*. There's something about "the factory is CLOSED" that these
people just don't understand.
<Look of utter disbelief> Sheesh.
Brenda Nelson, A.A. #34
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