#ooc

Yup. I TOLD you Clem had an actual RL analogue!

Men aren't allowed to talk about childbirth 🙂

Nope. Men are not.

Are women who've never had kids under the same proscription?

Gall bladder attacks: Sure. Childbirth: Nope.

Depends on whether it's a comment about comparative pain.

Spinal blocks make it kind of like cheating, though, doesn't it?

I am not allowed to talk about child care or child birth either. As I have never had a child. Thus, I must know nothing.

Example: "I had a baby....but was numb from the waist down, so..."

raises hand No epidural.

See, Valley, it's a whirlpool of estrogen tonight. Sorry 'bout that.

See, if it were THAT bad, there would never be second children, I figure. G It's like, "I went in for Al Quaida torture, and decided to go back for seconds."

Even though I raised my siblings and have studied child care and ect... the only thing I have not done, was go through the actual birthing process. But I still know nothing. So I have been told.

chuckle I love when the bottom of the screen says, "several people are typing" instead of one name at a time.

blink It's That Bad.

And you'll note I stopped at one child.

I think my allowed lines regarding pregnancy and child birth are "What can I pick up at the store for you?" "you look lovely, don't worry." and "why sure, a marathon of a horror movies were men all die horribly? Sounds...sounds great. I didn't want to watch the game anyway"

Okay, so yes, you are one of the ones most qualified to speak.

I have never screamed like that before or since.

Huh.

LOL You're a hero, Mr. D.

Never had kids myself, but family and friends have giving me views into that little slice of life.

Never having kids. Even though I technically have another several potential reproductive years ahead, it's conversations like these that make me decide to get another cat.

Supposedly I was an easy child in birth, and other wise,and because of me my mother had another one....

See, you weren't doing your job, Thirteen-p.

You slacked off, and were punished with siblings.

Tubal Ligation at 40. Best birthday gift I ever gave myself. My mom had me at 48...I don't know what she was thinking. If I'd followed her example, I'd have a three-year-old running around right now, and....no. Just no.

I know. She had three more. If I would have known I might have been more bratty. 😛

Well, starting late means you aren't going to resent losing the best years of your life to a mewling puddle of urine and floppy flesh.

I was the fifth of five, born over the span of 20 years. That was back during the days when women were pretty thoroughly knocked out for labor.

nod I'm 17 years older than my sister -- oldest of five. Not counting my bio Dad's side. My Mom's 59.

This was back in the day when 29-year-olds knocking up 14-year olds wasn't an automatic sex offendor list. 🙂

Oof!

Nah. Okay.

Anyone jumping IC, though? Or already are?

Just seems so quiet.

Nope.

Reading some stuff.

nod Got it

I'm finding myself challenged.

Someone drew a sword on you?

Haha!

I wish....

Ahem. Sorry.

I have no idea if this is a true story... but... I keep seeing Ice... and I can't stop laughing.....

Damn pooka

Chipper!