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Emily
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Date Posted: 17:29:44 01/25/05 Tue
In reply to:
Jessica
's message, "Re: Pregnancy Day, February 21" on 15:15:35 01/25/05 Tue
Oh, I know what you mean. Joe and I would just smile and say, "eventually...it could be awhile, but it will happen...we want to someday...hard to say when..." Even when I was pg and we weren't telling yet, that's what we would say.
I always wanted to burst into dramatic tears and say, "WE CAN'T BEAR OUR OWN CHILDREN & WE'RE NOT FINANCIALLY STABLE ENOUGH TO ADOPT YET...IT HAS BEEN SO HARD! SO HARD! I CAN'T BEAR TO TALK ABOUT IT EVER! PLEASE, don't bring it up." sob sob sob... a real dramatic peformance. It would be kind of satisfying. But I could never do it, because it seemed too cruel, and like it was a mean thing to do because people really can't all bear children. My sister tried for some years without success--and everytime someone would ask somewhat "innocently" she would have to figure out what to say. LAME-Os!
It's a funny thing, pregnancy. I love talking about it--but only to like 2 people--my husband and my sister (oh, and my friend at work who is also pregnant). It is not fun to me to blab about it to others who aren't interested, and frankly, though I love the topic, I get tired of it too! You know how some people just don't care if you're listening or if you're even interested, it just brings them great joy to blab? Not me, if I even think that the person isn't interested or a little bored with ANY topic (especially one that is important to me), I'd rather keep it to myself--otherwise it just makes the whole thing cheap. You know what I mean?
But when you guys do get pregnant, I hope you have a girlfriend to talk to who likes talking about it just as much as you do, because it is kind of fun and crazy. I just don't see any of us as the type to ask those tacky questions or to blab on and on about it to people we know aren't facinated by it. ;-)
I'll ask my really good friends sometimes if they have a "time frame" in mind for starting a famiy, but only my close friends, and I don't press them to be specific. You know how sometimes that question can be okay, but sometimes not.
Anyway, enough of that--just know that I relate, too! Don't let it bug you too much, mostly people are just trying to find a way to relate to you.
So--we finally took our Christmas decorations down. YAY! Now if I can just mop the floor...ugh.
Hey--let's think of funny responses to the pregnancy question:
--My husband and I decided that before we have our first child, we really want to own a new BMW off the lot--it's just really, REALLY important to us. (straight face)
--We keep kissing, but I'm just not getting pregnant!
--We're practicing.
--We discovered that our doctor said my husband's sperm only swim in circles.
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