NOT in the club
I'm becoming increasing less interested in being around children, including babies, and in talking to other pregnant women about being pregnant. I'm also disinterested in places like Babies R Us and web sites devoted entirely to pregnancy and childbirth.
I'm not anti-babies, or pregnant women, or even baby-related information. I just dont feel the need to surround myself with all of it right now. I have friends who did nothing but watch A Baby Story while shopping online for baby shit. One friend did this for months, starting when she was about 3 months pregnant. No thanks. I've actually been harrassed by some women at work because I dont seem "in to this" enough. This, of course, leaves me thinking (a) what in the hell does that mean, and (b) what business is it of yours anyway, jackass?!
I DO think about being pregnant, and I do think about having a baby around. It occupies lots of my time, actually. I'm even excited about some of the stuff (in particular the stroller). I'm just not obsessing like some people think that I should be and that's just FINE with ME.
posted by AAYOR @ Wednesday, July 06, 2005
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2 Comments:
Hi, there. Thanks for making this public. I always enjoy reading your writing and hearing your perspective on life. I think this template is beautiful.
Additionally, I particularly condone the use of "jackass" to refer to idiots who question how you approach your pregnancy. I find the word to be fun to say. It's one of my friend's favorite words lately, too.
Hi--just found this blog. I new to the worlds of motherhood and academic life, (4 week old kid, starting first tenure track job this fall), just to explain how I managed to show up here.
I had to laugh in recognition of this post. Honestly...I wasn't into ANY of it until my kid was actually born. I was looking forward to having a child, sure, but I could not have cared less about "A Baby Story" or any of that.
Come to think of it, I still don't care about that stuff. And I still don't have what some of my acquaintances would call a "proper" nursery. You know...I'm pretty sure my baby doesn't care about it either.
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