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Hush Mommy
Admiral barked at chipmunks all fucking night. I am in no condition to post. But yet here I am, unwilling to break this routine. At one point my Mother joined me outside trying to quiet the Admiral. In between screams of, “Be Quiet!” & “Hush Puppy!” she turned to me & grinned. “Just think. When you have a baby this is how it will be every night.”
Ok. Um. Hush Mommy!
Seriously I wish there was some sort of book or movie that dealt with the long list of things one shouldn’t say or do to a woman that is trying to get pregnant. A very special episode. My Mother (& I should note that I do love the woman immensely) is guilty of some off the wall comments and behavior. In no specific order:
1) As I was prepping for my trip to Africa my Mother tells me that she is going to build a playground in our backyard while I am gone. It took weeks, but I finally convinced her that looking at a playground in my backyard would not be a fun thing while dealing with infertility.
2) At my 1st IUI she told the doctor (as he was loading up the catheter), “So you are going to be the ‘Daddy’!” I nearly vomited on the table.
3) Around the time of my 2nd IUI I started getting ‘Fit Pregnancy” in the mail. A gift subscription from you know who…
4) At least 30 comments a week involving a variation of the following thought, “When you have a baby…”
5) After an IUI at least 100 comments of, “OH!! You are acting SO pregnant!”
I could go on, but I think you catch my drift. & I know the woman is acting out of ridiculous love for me. She is positively beside herself to become a Grandparent. And she will be a great one. But now. Until it is a reality. I need her to hush!
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Can we trade for a little while? B/c your mom would be a welcome reprieve from “you’ll be damaged goods” and “what will the neighbors say.” Arrgh. I guess we’re not happy either way - maybe we do need a “very special episode” of something or other.
aw Kate. I would totally lease my Mom out to you for as long as you need her warm fuzzies! We so should work on a “how to deal with your SMC daughter” handbook. Think we could get Jane Mattes to sponsor our cause??
Are we sisters? Because your mom sounds an awful lot like my mom!
These comments don’t stop after your pregnant…I get them from my mom ALL THE TIME, it is annoying, but I know that she is just really excited that she is going to be a grandmother.
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