I don't actually have news, good or bad. But when you read the subject of this email, did you think I was about to announce I was pregnant? Because if you did, congratulations, you're exactly like me.
I have literally had three conversations with women in the last week where they told me they had big news and I immediately thought they were pregnant. And they were pregnant in NONE of those cases.
Friend: "I have some good news!"
Me: "!!!"
Friend: "I'm not pregnant."
Me: "Oh! Um, I have to admit, I did sort of think..."
Friend: "You know I had my tubes tied."
Me: "Yes. I did know that."
I find it aggravating that I am apparently so sexist that the only good news I can imagine a woman having is that she's pregnant.
Nope, that's not what I thought. I thought this might be about a new book or something.
ReplyDeleteMe too, hah.
DeleteMe three...
DeleteI'm too old to think that pregnancy is good news.
ReplyDeleteI didn't go to pregnancy and I guess I don't typically go there. But I don't think it's necessarily a sexist thing your brain is doing. I think your brain must be either carrying something forward, like their tone reminds you of people announcing pregnancy vs. other good news, or you've been hearing from happy pregnant people lately, or on some level you're wishing you're pregnant yourself, or something along those lines.
ReplyDeleteThat is just your subconscious reminding you how much YOU want to have a another child
ReplyDeleteCould be true! Although my conscious mind does not want more kids!!!
DeleteMy heart wanted more kids, but unfortunately or fortunately depending on how you look at it, my brain won out. I have three lovely healthy children and was afraid to push my luck as I approached 38 which is when that baby urge hit again for the 4th time. lol
DeleteI'm in the same position age-wise. My body can't handle another baby, I know that. And my husband would divorce me before agreeing to try. So it's off the table. But I can't help that longing when I see a baby.
DeleteOn the other hand, at four in the morning last night, the people who live upstairs from us couldn't get their baby to stop crying. I was able to drown it out with white noise. I'm sure they were still awake for a while longer than that. That was a good cure.
Honestly, my first thought was a book deal.
ReplyDeleteOmg, I just released one only two months ago! I don't write that quickly! :)
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