tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984035882609610303.post2429959253177503857..comments2023-04-06T08:38:19.504-05:00Comments on As Fast As My Baby Can: Acceptance and Irony*Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14220592100816306178noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984035882609610303.post-39106563366964226182010-09-02T08:22:03.827-05:002010-09-02T08:22:03.827-05:00I usually answer the "Do you have kids?"...I usually answer the "Do you have kids?" question with "Not yet and not until medical science can determine why". That usually gives them enough information to know that there is something wrong and the topic is usually dropped. Sometimes, people will delve deeper and I don't mind answering questions, but the "we'll pray for you" answer also pisses me off, for some reason. I am a church-going person and have been all my life and I just sort of figure that if my prayers are not being answered, what makes me think that their prayers are going to do any better. I'd rather they just start up a collection for fertility treatments!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480972831198145173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984035882609610303.post-83290439242164921692010-09-01T12:54:12.437-05:002010-09-01T12:54:12.437-05:00Good job...when I started answering questions in a...Good job...when I started answering questions in a fully open and honest way, it felt so freeing. Every once-in-a-while it did come back to bite me, though...there's always the few who still respond in the most idiotic, unthinking, insensitive ways. Luckily, I felt like *most* people were fairly reasonable.KB75https://www.blogger.com/profile/13089648318268299132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984035882609610303.post-3695831446017647512010-08-31T22:28:11.625-05:002010-08-31T22:28:11.625-05:00Hooray for a drama-free encounter! But if your ne...Hooray for a drama-free encounter! But if your next interaction with someone slides back towards old gut reactions, don't beat yourself up. I still have days when a comment or a situation hits me wrong. But having a few "smooth" experiences under your belt certainly helps to reduce the anxiety factor. Good for you!abcgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593605851309123829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984035882609610303.post-39560388727087944372010-08-31T22:20:42.330-05:002010-08-31T22:20:42.330-05:00At least her response was one of care and compassi...At least her response was one of care and compassion and not assvice. :) It is so refreshing to run into people who don't feel they need to solve your problems for you. Its like deep down they understand that you have already been doing more than just getting it on every month.Saigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842769323024702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984035882609610303.post-14522478663979377482010-08-31T12:40:36.625-05:002010-08-31T12:40:36.625-05:00That run in with your neighbor is great. I wish t...That run in with your neighbor is great. I wish they all could go so smoothly!! I often get all nervous and weird when questioned about having kids, when I am calm and straight forward (like you were) it goes much smoother.<br />I lack words to comment on pregnant 8th grader. What is wrong with this world!!!cdghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13174907373129154516noreply@blogger.com