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5 Lies Women Tell Each Other About Pregnancy  

MunchkinMatron2
6/30/2009 12:55 am
I came across this article written by Sarah Jio for Glamour, and by Jove, if she didn't hit the nail right on the head! This, THIS is the real reason why I won't try out for a daughter anymore, never mind that even at past 40 my mother in law still keeps bugging me with not-so-subtle hints every chance she gets. (FIVE grandsons, see, and no girl in sight)

Do you ever get the feeling that your friends with kids want you to become a parent--ASAP? Maybe your pal with a baby goes on and on about how wonderful motherhood is, how easy her baby is, how pain-free her labor was. Well, it's time to call BS! Check out this list of lies women sometimes tell each other about pregnancy and motherhood...

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The lies, according to Sarah Vine and Tania Kindersley, authors of the new book Backwards in High Heels, as reported by The Times:

1. It doesn't matter if you get fat, the weight will drop off afterward, especially if you breastfeed.
(Hell yeah--I went from looking like an obese manatee to a slightly overweight cow six months after giving birth. Isn't progress wonderful?)

2. The birth itself isn't that bad, and anyway your body is biologically programmed to forget the pain. (I was given a drug that made me drift in and out of consciousness, and boy was it GREAT! But post-delivery was a pain once the epidural wore off, and THAT'S when you find out how much it hurts to pee with an episiotomy)

3. Breastfeeding can be a little tricky to start with, but in the end you'll get the hang of it. (Not to mention your nipples bloat to the size of coasters; not to mention they get DARK. I screamed the first time I saw them that way, making my hubby rush up fearing the worst, only to find me, bawling and hormonal, gibbering while pointing at my breasts)

4. You get used to not having as much sleep as you used to. (Ha!)

5. The experience of looking after a newborn can really bring two people together. (Ha! Ha! and Ha! Hubby had to endure me railing, "This is all your fault!!!" at him every time I had to get very painful iron supplement injections every month for six months after the delivery because I lost quite a lot of blood)

The truths, they say (and as a woman who has been there, I vouch for every single one!):

1. Her stomach will never be the same again, not even if she goes to the gym every day (which she won't be able to because she won't have the time), breastfeeds until her child goes to university and observes a strict vegan diet.
(Flabby skin. Cellulite. Stretch Marks. And now the ones responsible for giving me all these talk back to me)

2. The birth is quite terrifying, gas and air doesn't work like they say it does, having stitches is horrible, midwives don't always get it right, there will be more blood and bodily fluids than an episode of "CSI Miami," and having half the world staring at your most intimate parts while you make noises like a demented pig is not, in any sense of the word, empowering. (Up until now my OB GYN still refuses to tell me about any of the things I said when I started surfacing, but dangit, she keeps having a fit of giggles every single time she remembers)

3. Breastfeeding can be very hard indeed, you feel like a useless failure if you can't do it, you will almost certainly get mastitis (which is like the worst toothache you can imagine, only in your breast), old ladies will give you horrid stares if you try to do it in public, breastfed babies do get colic, you may have curious and uncomfortable anxieties about being a prize heifer, you will leak in public, your nipples will feel like they've been sandpapered and your breasts, like your stomach, will never really recover. {The worst pain I EVER experienced was the first time my milk came in--my breasts got as hard as rocks, and I gasped in pain every time I moved. You can imagine how it felt when the baby latched. I'd have screamed in agony if I wasn't in the hospital nursery. That's on TOP of the pain you get from your episiotomy)

4. You will go insane with sleep deprivation. You really will. Even the hardiest of military men were reduced to wrecks after three days of no sleep in Japanese prisoner of war camps, and you were not trained for this. There will be days when the very act of putting clothes on your shattered body will feel like a major achievement. a?? (Yep. Yep. And YEP. And then your baby gets colic, oh joy!)

5. Once the initial euphoria has subsided, you and your partner will effectively become shift workers: when he's awake you will be dropping off to sleep, and vice versa. You will become resentful of his ability to leave the house in the morning, bound for the comparatively stressless world of work. In the back of your mind will be the sneaking suspicion that he is spending longer and longer in the office because he would almost rather be anywhere than at home sterilizing bottles and dealing with a frazzled you and a wailing babe. Sex will be implausible, not so much because of the physical changes wrought by giving birth, but because you will both be spectacularly exhausted, and no one feels like having much sex when they're tired. And smelling slightly of sick. (Post-pregnancy sex--the biggest oxymoron ever)

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.
cruiser387
11944 posts 

6/30/2009 5:46 am

what a perfect article I remember begging a collicky baby to sleep.....like I could reason with a infant....I think she was a year old before she slept for more than an hour at a time.

designerfar08
533 posts 

6/30/2009 6:00 am

1. Her stomach will never be the same again, not even if she goes to the gym every day (which she won't be able to because she won't have the time), breastfeeds until her child goes to university and observes a strict vegan diet. (Flabby skin. Cellulite. Stretch Marks. And now the ones responsible for giving me all these talk back to me)

hey atty, that's not true ha, not all who got preggy and breastfeeds has a flabby skin and her stomach will never be the same again not even if she goes to gym everyday........ok, want some proof?? i have pics here that shows... hehehe dare ??

farahdise

Sherry329

6/30/2009 6:35 am

Oh lala! just remembering the pain while in labor is too much already!
and those times that Im out of the house and my breast was full of milk as if ready to explode, soaking me entirely as if I have taken a shower.
Goodlord! I'm glad Im over with that phase of womanhood already.

rachieannelol
2781 posts 

6/30/2009 8:02 am

Now....shall i let my daughter read this just as the baby falls due today...hmmmm....me thinks not....but i have enjoyed reading...

Never Give Up Hope...Your Dreams Are Out There....

MoreSing
1511 posts 

6/30/2009 1:09 pm

I get looks when I say the truth to young to be moms, especially about the pain.

However body can get back to original shape if you work out before pregnancy and after delivery.

explourer
5646 posts 

6/30/2009 3:28 pm

If only they had told me a cesarean was gonna be that painful and would take me 20 mints just to get out from the bed and walk to the loo,almost fainting on the ways from agonizing pains..I'm begging to have a normal birth next time..
My son hardly wanted to breast feed so I had constantly pains..I was forced to buy me a pump and most times under the shower, message the brest and squeezed the milk out.. Pure relief!!
For the first three months I slept out on the sofa as he would not sleep in the bed for long...WORSE,I became a zombie from sleepless nights and days..
Ask me if I would do it all over again? No probes...

It is the truth in man that sets him free..

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

6/30/2009 3:57 pm

    Quoting cruiser387:
    what a perfect article I remember begging a collicky baby to sleep.....like I could reason with a infant....I think she was a year old before she slept for more than an hour at a time.
And men wonder why we suffer from post-partum depression, Mary!

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

6/30/2009 3:58 pm

    Quoting designerfar08:
    1. Her stomach will never be the same again, not even if she goes to the gym every day (which she won't be able to because she won't have the time), breastfeeds until her child goes to university and observes a strict vegan diet. (Flabby skin. Cellulite. Stretch Marks. And now the ones responsible for giving me all these talk back to me)

    hey atty, that's not true ha, not all who got preggy and breastfeeds has a flabby skin and her stomach will never be the same again not even if she goes to gym everyday........ok, want some proof?? i have pics here that shows... hehehe dare ??
Eeek!!!

Ssssh, Far. Um, I was holding my breath in that picture. And it was kinda dark, and...and...

OK, how much do I have to bribe you not to show that pic?

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

6/30/2009 3:59 pm

    Quoting Sherry329:
    Oh lala! just remembering the pain while in labor is too much already!
    and those times that Im out of the house and my breast was full of milk as if ready to explode, soaking me entirely as if I have taken a shower.
    Goodlord! I'm glad Im over with that phase of womanhood already.
To think we did it more than once, Sherry!

I love my boys, but whenever I see my sisters in law chasing after their toddlers these days, am I glad I'm done with THAT stage too!

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

6/30/2009 4:00 pm

    Quoting rachieannelol:
    Now....shall i let my daughter read this just as the baby falls due today...hmmmm....me thinks not....but i have enjoyed reading...
Baby due today!!! Congratulations, Rachie!!!

I'll send you a celebratory thong to commemorate this very auspicious occasion.

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

6/30/2009 4:04 pm

    Quoting MoreSing:
    I get looks when I say the truth to young to be moms, especially about the pain.

    However body can get back to original shape if you work out before pregnancy and after delivery.
Tell me about it, Sing--when my sisters in law who were both pregnant at the same time would moan about how heavy it was getting and how they both wished the baby was out already, I would say, "Just be grateful you can still sleep when you want to." And when the babies were born they both said to me, "Oh my God, were you right!"

Yes, you can get your body back to the original shape, but dang if the skin didn't lose a lot of elasticity already, especially around the tummy area! And it takes a bloody lot of work!!!

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

6/30/2009 4:08 pm

    Quoting explourer:
    If only they had told me a cesarean was gonna be that painful and would take me 20 mints just to get out from the bed and walk to the loo,almost fainting on the ways from agonizing pains..I'm begging to have a normal birth next time..
    My son hardly wanted to breast feed so I had constantly pains..I was forced to buy me a pump and most times under the shower, message the brest and squeezed the milk out.. Pure relief!!
    For the first three months I slept out on the sofa as he would not sleep in the bed for long...WORSE,I became a zombie from sleepless nights and days..
    Ask me if I would do it all over again? No probes...
OMG, my friend had a caesarian and she said it was the WORST. I had normal delivery with an episiotomy, and if that wee little cut already made me freak out with the pain, I can imagine how bad it got with yours!

Um, Jen, did you notice the men are giving this blog post a wide berth? They're nowhere to be seen!

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

Sherry329

6/30/2009 6:05 pm

    Quoting MunchkinMatron2:
    To think we did it more than once, Sherry!

    I love my boys, but whenever I see my sisters in law chasing after their toddlers these days, am I glad I'm done with THAT stage too!
I forgot to tell that I had three CS, but glad in a way.
I'm still a "virgin" so to speak.
Perhaps we'll just have our kitakits the next time around when Farah is already feeling ok.
Have a nice day, Ana

Sherry329

6/30/2009 6:07 pm

    Quoting MunchkinMatron2:
    Eeek!!!

    Ssssh, Far. Um, I was holding my breath in that picture. And it was kinda dark, and...and...

    OK, how much do I have to bribe you not to show that pic?
Indeed you are very sexy.
I still have that pic in my email.
I wish I can post it here, but I'm sure you're gonna kill me.

FeuDesAstres
1148 posts 

7/1/2009 4:49 am

"Um, Jen, did you notice the men are giving this blog post a wide berth? They're nowhere to be seen!"

I'm still trying to catch up on lost sleep ... and the kids are in their 30's.

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/1/2009 6:38 am

    Quoting Sherry329:
    I forgot to tell that I had three CS, but glad in a way.
    I'm still a "virgin" so to speak.
    Perhaps we'll just have our kitakits the next time around when Farah is already feeling ok.
    Have a nice day, Ana
OMG, Sherry, you're a virgin!!! Me naman, I'm, ahem, "a rearranged floral garden."

Siguro let's make it next Saturday, Sherry, so she can fully recover.

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/1/2009 6:40 am

    Quoting Sherry329:
    Indeed you are very sexy.
    I still have that pic in my email.
    I wish I can post it here, but I'm sure you're gonna kill me.
I don't kill friends--I just make them feed me. Which is almost like bankrupting them, ahahahaha!!!!!

*Reminder to self: Never send friends pictures that can be used for blackmailing you*

A gay friend of mine actually wanted to use THAT as a profile pic in one of those dating sites, just for the heck of it, LOL! I said, NO WAY!!!!!

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/1/2009 6:43 am

    Quoting FeuDesAstres:
    "Um, Jen, did you notice the men are giving this blog post a wide berth? They're nowhere to be seen!"

    I'm still trying to catch up on lost sleep ... and the kids are in their 30's.
God, you just reminded me how much I miss naps. I MISS NAPS!!!! I start one and inevitably one of them barges in (locking the door doesn't help--they just bang on it) wanting something, sigh.

Hopefully your kids have passed the colic stage by now, FDA.

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

Alienjohnxx
117 posts

7/1/2009 7:29 am

Munchy, from the stories I've heard from women - including yours - I wondered if it was part of a sadistic divine plan to encourage the human breed to die out!

PS: At least I can claim that I've not been responsible for putting any woman through that experience.

Smalltown_Guy2
4917 posts 

7/1/2009 9:14 am

Being a guy and never having any children I have to confess ignorance to some of things mentioned above. I knew women went through a lot, but after reading this.............can you hide this post so my wife doesn't read it? lol.....She may not want to have kids now hehe...J/K

Great post!

justmeddy
840 posts 

7/1/2009 1:35 pm

I cannot really comment in a way you ladies all can ............only kids are .....of my brother, friends, neighbours.......and I love them But I had a few operations that really were horrible....does that count as well
Finally time again to write a bit more and have finally my new blog entrance..........a bit of an answer to one of your ols blogs on women and feminism.

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/1/2009 6:59 pm

    Quoting Alienjohnxx:
    Munchy, from the stories I've heard from women - including yours - I wondered if it was part of a sadistic divine plan to encourage the human breed to die out!

    PS: At least I can claim that I've not been responsible for putting any woman through that experience.
No no no, John--if the divine plan was to make the human race die out, you men would've been the ones capable of being pregnant.

Ack, I just had a visual of elric 9 months preggo in a maternity dress.

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/1/2009 7:02 pm

    Quoting Smalltown_Guy2:
    Being a guy and never having any children I have to confess ignorance to some of things mentioned above. I knew women went through a lot, but after reading this.............can you hide this post so my wife doesn't read it? lol.....She may not want to have kids now hehe...J/K

    Great post!
I have Rong's email addy, you know. *nasty evil cackle*

But seriously, you have to hand it to most women. Even after going through the fire first time around, we still keep having more than one baby! And willingly, for most of us! We gals have reserves of fortitude you can't imagine.

I bet you and Rong would make wonderful parents.

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/1/2009 7:07 pm

    Quoting justmeddy:
    I cannot really comment in a way you ladies all can ............only kids are .....of my brother, friends, neighbours.......and I love them But I had a few operations that really were horrible....does that count as well
    Finally time again to write a bit more and have finally my new blog entrance..........a bit of an answer to one of your ols blogs on women and feminism.
Oh lord, Meddy, yes, they do count---I bet they were painful. But the main difference between regular surgeries and caesarians is that women who have had caesarian operations have to take care of a newborn WHILE recovering. We're lucky here in the Philippines that nannies are available and do not cost an arm and a leg, so most of the women I know (me included) were able to have 24 hour assistance from the get-go. I can't even begin to imagine how a woman who doesn't have any help can cope with the demands both of a newborn AND recovering from a caesarian. Hats off to them.

Am off to your blog.

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

designerfar08
533 posts 

7/1/2009 9:45 pm

    Quoting MunchkinMatron2:
    Eeek!!!

    Ssssh, Far. Um, I was holding my breath in that picture. And it was kinda dark, and...and...

    OK, how much do I have to bribe you not to show that pic?
you dont need to bribe me ana..i'm a friend and i wont break a promise.........i wont !!!!

just for this week !!!!!!! i cant promise next week

wahahah catch me if you cannnn...

farahdise

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/2/2009 7:03 am

    Quoting designerfar08:
    you dont need to bribe me ana..i'm a friend and i wont break a promise.........i wont !!!!

    just for this week !!!!!!! i cant promise next week

    wahahah catch me if you cannnn...
*puts on Crocs and starts running after Farah*

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

_Poetdancer_

7/2/2009 7:40 am

Hi Ana

I'm just glad that my daughter now gets all 'joy' of motherhood that I experienced. And as far as getting back your figure after delievery, I think it's a genes thing, 'cause she looks better now than before she gave birth.


It's nice to be insane when No one is watching

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/2/2009 9:31 am

    Quoting _Poetdancer_:
    Hi Ana

    I'm just glad that my daughter now gets all 'joy' of motherhood that I experienced. And as far as getting back your figure after delievery, I think it's a genes thing, 'cause she looks better now than before she gave birth.

I think that's true about the genes thing too, Renee--my mom, even after six kids, still had a 27 inch waistline well into her late 50s (and she never exercised!). I'm back to about 24-1/2 inches right now, and only half a pound away from target weight, with a little help from a trainer.

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

gentmartin3
267 posts 

7/2/2009 9:55 am

not many male responses to this i see lol...so.....thats like a red rag to a bull.....
all i have to say is for god sake..what about us poor guys ?? we have to shave everyday !!

take care be safe and be happy everyone...
MArtin, currently running at great speed to outer mongolia....

PS..dark nipples sound rather attractive actually....

MoreSing
1511 posts 

7/2/2009 10:14 am

    Quoting MunchkinMatron2:
    Tell me about it, Sing--when my sisters in law who were both pregnant at the same time would moan about how heavy it was getting and how they both wished the baby was out already, I would say, "Just be grateful you can still sleep when you want to." And when the babies were born they both said to me, "Oh my God, were you right!"

    Yes, you can get your body back to the original shape, but dang if the skin didn't lose a lot of elasticity already, especially around the tummy area! And it takes a bloody lot of work!!!
Ha ha...Argan oil does miracle...now, you need to pay me for that one

sens_4_always

7/2/2009 9:18 pm

motherhood. The trials and the tribulations.

the ABSOLUTE certainty you are the only mother who has EVER been terrified to approach your new baby with fingernail clippers.

the ABSOLUTE certainty that you will never ever again experience pain like this cept in death.

the ABSOLUTE belief that your child is the most beautiful thing on this planet.

the ABSOLUTE joy that first smile and giggle bring, that start the forgetting process.

the ABSOLUTE disgust looking at your breasts as they let down in public at the cry of someone else's child.

the ABSOLUTE horror as you look at a HUGE diaper pin, and your tiny baby.

the ABSOLUTE love you feel when the mother/child bond snaps in, and you are CERTAIN, that should life call for it, you will die without question for your child.

No, I wouldn't trade it for all the experiences in the world, either time.

Sensy

between the stars,
beyond the planet mars,
there Sens will be

theboomie
542 posts 

7/2/2009 11:06 pm

i don't normally share the pregnancy know-it-all with anyone unless they ask... as it always sounds negative and ends up with a horror story!
Whether dramatic "side-effect" symptoms by hormones, depressing body change during pregnancy and after birth, horrifying all-day sickness, or dreadful long labor (it is a total lie with the saying “You would forget the pains soon after see the baby’s face!”) , etc etc …. It’s nothing a piece of cake!
Not to mention those stretch marks most mothers sadly gain from stretching belly….and the flab excessive skin you don’t ask for will always be evidence….. I envy, the available today broaden knowledge about health, nutrition, and how to look after your health and look after your body during and after including working out offer the favors the new mothers tremendously. I’ve been struggling my butt off all alone.
The whole “Motherhood’ experiences are slightly different case by case, depends on each and every awful individuals’ fortune and karma!!! lol well, I mean you are on your own! I can tell you in one sentence about this topic is “Once you commit to pregnancy there is NO RETURN!”

Avoid biting when a simple growl will do...♥

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/3/2009 2:51 am

    Quoting gentmartin3:
    not many male responses to this i see lol...so.....thats like a red rag to a bull.....
    all i have to say is for god sake..what about us poor guys ?? we have to shave everyday !!

    take care be safe and be happy everyone...
    MArtin, currently running at great speed to outer mongolia....

    PS..dark nipples sound rather attractive actually....
Not to mention you now have to constantly powder your bum for the summers, Martin.

And, well--dark nipples are well and good, but dark nipples the size of glass coasters??

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/3/2009 3:23 am

    Quoting MoreSing:
    Ha ha...Argan oil does miracle...now, you need to pay me for that one
It's not available here.

Will have to look for it in Hong Kong. More excuse to shop, har! Thanks for the info, Sing!

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/3/2009 3:35 am

    Quoting sens_4_always:
    motherhood. The trials and the tribulations.

    the ABSOLUTE certainty you are the only mother who has EVER been terrified to approach your new baby with fingernail clippers.

    the ABSOLUTE certainty that you will never ever again experience pain like this cept in death.

    the ABSOLUTE belief that your child is the most beautiful thing on this planet.

    the ABSOLUTE joy that first smile and giggle bring, that start the forgetting process.

    the ABSOLUTE disgust looking at your breasts as they let down in public at the cry of someone else's child.

    the ABSOLUTE horror as you look at a HUGE diaper pin, and your tiny baby.

    the ABSOLUTE love you feel when the mother/child bond snaps in, and you are CERTAIN, that should life call for it, you will die without question for your child.

    No, I wouldn't trade it for all the experiences in the world, either time.

    Sensy
Me neither--I don't think any sane self respecting mother would. We'd go through hell and back again for our kids.

But a third one for me at this age? Noooooooooooofrickinwaaaaaaaay!

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

FeuDesAstres
1148 posts 

7/3/2009 7:26 am

Wait a sec ... "glass coasters"?

*compares notes from previous comments*

Something isn't adding up here.

*Runs in a direction opposite Farah so MM has to choose.*

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/3/2009 8:48 am

    Quoting FeuDesAstres:
    Wait a sec ... "glass coasters"?

    *compares notes from previous comments*

    Something isn't adding up here.

    *Runs in a direction opposite Farah so MM has to choose.*
*calls on my Oompa Loompa relatives to give chase to FDA*

After him!

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/3/2009 8:50 am

    Quoting theboomie:
    i don't normally share the pregnancy know-it-all with anyone unless they ask... as it always sounds negative and ends up with a horror story!
    Whether dramatic "side-effect" symptoms by hormones, depressing body change during pregnancy and after birth, horrifying all-day sickness, or dreadful long labor (it is a total lie with the saying “You would forget the pains soon after see the baby’s face!”) , etc etc …. It’s nothing a piece of cake!
    Not to mention those stretch marks most mothers sadly gain from stretching belly….and the flab excessive skin you don’t ask for will always be evidence….. I envy, the available today broaden knowledge about health, nutrition, and how to look after your health and look after your body during and after including working out offer the favors the new mothers tremendously. I’ve been struggling my butt off all alone.
    The whole “Motherhood’ experiences are slightly different case by case, depends on each and every awful individuals’ fortune and karma!!! lol well, I mean you are on your own! I can tell you in one sentence about this topic is “Once you commit to pregnancy there is NO RETURN!”
Parenthood is a lifetime commitment--even more than marriage is, from my point of view. I mean, you can always quit being someone's spouse, but you stay someone's parent for life.

Good to see you again, Boom!

(And nope, I haven't forgotten the pains either)

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

bribook
1742 posts

7/3/2009 5:45 pm

Amen. I've been there, sisters. The pains, the exhaustion, the disappearing sex drive, the wildly-shifting emotions and the tears — oh yes, the tears.

And yet, there she laid atop her bed like some anointed tragic princess, whining about how much pain SHE was in. As if she'd had the baby all by herself, which maybe she did. Doctors and nurses coming by every two hours to wash her up, soothe her and hold water up to her lips. Like, what about me? I get thirsty too. I'm a new parent too.

My physical scars have thankfully healed since then. But the emotional ones? Forget it!


~ B.

Stay thirsty, my friends.

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/3/2009 6:46 pm

    Quoting bribook:
    Amen. I've been there, sisters. The pains, the exhaustion, the disappearing sex drive, the wildly-shifting emotions and the tears — oh yes, the tears.

    And yet, there she laid atop her bed like some anointed tragic princess, whining about how much pain SHE was in. As if she'd had the baby all by herself, which maybe she did. Doctors and nurses coming by every two hours to wash her up, soothe her and hold water up to her lips. Like, what about me? I get thirsty too. I'm a new parent too.

    My physical scars have thankfully healed since then. But the emotional ones? Forget it!


    ~ B.
Ah, the roots of your instant cup noodle addiction comes to light. It's to compensate for all those days nobody ever held water up to your lips.

*nods in sympathy*

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

theboomie
542 posts 

7/4/2009 6:25 pm

    Quoting MunchkinMatron2:
    Parenthood is a lifetime commitment--even more than marriage is, from my point of view. I mean, you can always quit being someone's spouse, but you stay someone's parent for life.

    Good to see you again, Boom!

    (And nope, I haven't forgotten the pains either)
happy weekend ana.

Avoid biting when a simple growl will do...♥

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/4/2009 7:22 pm

You too, Boom!

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

Spitfire71
12014 posts 

7/9/2009 4:34 am

I will share with you what was said to my ex wife
you wait till you have kids and try to get your
shape back
oh Sh*t you've got a daughter the same age

thanks for reading and as per Dave Allen "May your God go with you"

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/9/2009 5:40 pm

    Quoting Spitfire71:
    I will share with you what was said to my ex wife
    you wait till you have kids and try to get your
    shape back
    oh Sh*t you've got a daughter the same age
Hubby keeps getting asked why he married someone so young.

To think I'm older than he is by three weeks, gotta love it!!!

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

pedazosdemi
80 posts 

7/16/2009 4:00 pm

Can't imagine....but it's true....Love it...Will be giving birth on DEC this year.

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/16/2009 9:17 pm

    Quoting pedazosdemi:
    Can't imagine....but it's true....Love it...Will be giving birth on DEC this year.
Wow, Demi, congratulations!!!! Don't be too scared by everything we wrote down here. Motherhood is the hardest thing in the world, but also the most fulfilling. I can't imagine life without my boys.

That said, get all the sleep you can get while you still can.

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

4ever_fun
2894 posts 

7/22/2009 9:00 am

I think I have mentioned that I can clap for myself whilst running up the stairs without a bra on! NOT pretty!

nuff said

Michelle

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/22/2009 10:10 am

    Quoting 4ever_fun:
    I think I have mentioned that I can clap for myself whilst running up the stairs without a bra on! NOT pretty!

    nuff said
But at least you jiggle when the car hits a pothole.

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

4ever_fun
2894 posts 

7/22/2009 4:34 pm

    Quoting MunchkinMatron2:
    But at least you jiggle when the car hits a pothole.
Jiggle? If there were bells attached I would sound like a tambourine!

Michelle

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/22/2009 7:59 pm

    Quoting 4ever_fun:
    Jiggle? If there were bells attached I would sound like a tambourine!
Ooooooo, sexy.

Um, I meant, really???

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

4ever_fun
2894 posts 

7/23/2009 8:13 am

...oh girlie, you win! I know it is no use having a battle of witty comments with someone that has a loaded gun!

Michelle

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/23/2009 8:59 am

    Quoting 4ever_fun:
    ...oh girlie, you win! I know it is no use having a battle of witty comments with someone that has a loaded gun!
Apropos nothing, I just have to let you know I've been feeling inadequate lately. The new male guard for our building has bigger boobs than I do.

I wonder if we can fire him for Illegal Possession of C Cups?

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

4ever_fun
2894 posts 

7/23/2009 1:49 pm

    Quoting MunchkinMatron2:
    Apropos nothing, I just have to let you know I've been feeling inadequate lately. The new male guard for our building has bigger boobs than I do.

    I wonder if we can fire him for Illegal Possession of C Cups?
His possession of C cups does not in away mean he knows how to use them! What is the saying it is not the size that matters but how the wind catches it on a summers day!???...lol

Michelle

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/24/2009 1:41 am

    Quoting 4ever_fun:
    His possession of C cups does not in away mean he knows how to use them! What is the saying it is not the size that matters but how the wind catches it on a summers day!???...lol
If the guy has better cleavage than I do, I am so gonna cry.

(Tries to see what happens to my babies when the wind blows through)

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

4ever_fun
2894 posts 

7/24/2009 9:09 am

    Quoting MunchkinMatron2:
    If the guy has better cleavage than I do, I am so gonna cry.

    (Tries to see what happens to my babies when the wind blows through)
I have met guys with more cleavage than I , and it does not even compare. The curly hairs that protrude are just nasty Munchie. No worries girl, your babies are still more appealing I am certain of that!

Michelle

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/28/2009 4:45 am

    Quoting 4ever_fun:
    I have met guys with more cleavage than I , and it does not even compare. The curly hairs that protrude are just nasty Munchie. No worries girl, your babies are still more appealing I am certain of that!
Thank God for Wonderbras, Chelley. Seriously.

And a tight hug to you, just because.

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

4ever_fun
2894 posts 

7/28/2009 2:15 pm

    Quoting MunchkinMatron2:
    Thank God for Wonderbras, Chelley. Seriously.

    And a tight hug to you, just because.
I sometimes Wonder about bras....honestly I can not find one that really works....I either flip out the top or slip out the bottom!... I know , I know...the visual is too good to resist thinking about. I will never be sorry for nursing my children, ever, yet I do wonder about plastic surgery! For real. Even to get rid of some of the .....well what ever you want to call the flesh that is left behind.

Michelle

MunchkinMatron2
13332 posts 

7/28/2009 8:55 pm

    Quoting 4ever_fun:
    I sometimes Wonder about bras....honestly I can not find one that really works....I either flip out the top or slip out the bottom!... I know , I know...the visual is too good to resist thinking about. I will never be sorry for nursing my children, ever, yet I do wonder about plastic surgery! For real. Even to get rid of some of the .....well what ever you want to call the flesh that is left behind.
I nursed them both, too! And the only time I ever got any cleavage worth checking out was at almost full term and tipping the scales at 160 lbs.

Dang, now what do we call that bit left behind--boobiesag??

I got them too, small as I am. Sigh.

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

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