Tuesday, July 08, 2008

I just have a couple of thoughts that were rattling around in my head at work today. Why do people ask you constantly how you are feeling when you're pregnant? I'm not ill, I'm fat with baby. And I'm not going to complain about my aches and pains to someone who sees me in passing and asks, "Oh! How are you feeling?" and then rushes away. It's just so weird. It's only people who don't know me very well or hardly ever see me. Don't you think a more appropriate question would be, "How are you doing?" like every other non-gestating member of the population hears? I'm always so tempted to ask them how they are feeling, but I know it will come out sounding snotty and without concern. Because that's how I feel.

Also, on a completely unrelated note. Sometimes I question my state of consciousness, say, when I have just starting peeing. Actually, it's the only time I do it. I have to ask myself, "Am I asleep?" because I want to make sure I'm really awake and peeing in a toilet instead asleep and only peeing in a toilet in my dream. Please tell me someone else does this even once a year. Anyone?

5 comments:

  1. Your post wasn't creepy until you got to the peeing thing. Are you feeling okay?

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  2. yeah, that seems very odd that people would ask you that question. while living in japan, our american friend was preggers and all the japanese folks treated her like she had a disease she was dying from. your comment of not being ill, just fat with baby reminded me of that.
    i say you should ask them some stupid question back, regardless of how snooty it might sound.

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  3. I've had SO many dreams where I'm peeing. Luckily I've woken up every time after a few minutes to actually go to the bathroom. Good thing I haven't peed the bed :)

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  4. I haven't had that dream since elementary school, but it reminds me of the dream I had about Popeye and Wimpy putting out a fire. Then I woke up all wet... in Sam's bed! I didn't say anything to anyone, so when Sam found it he was pissed. tee hee

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  5. Yeah, I remember that one Mikey! I have actually had a dream where I peed and then wiped, with pink toilet paper, and I woke up dry. I guess I got lucky that time, cause I totally would have wet myself if I didn't wake up.

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