At the moment, here are all the things I can think of that people say, that annoy the sh*t out of me!
1. You look great! (No, I don’t. I hate my body, and you are just saying that because you don’t know what else to say. Also, the more you comment on how I look, the more I realize people are paying attention to my figure, and the worse I feel about it, and the more self conscious I am about it.)
2. You look great for just having had a baby! (Well, he’s 5 months old, so I didn’t “just” have a baby. Also, someday I just want to look good. Period.)
3. The nickname Ben. (Even though I sometimes refer to my son as Ben on this blog, the more I get to know his personality and the more people use that name, the more I don’t like it! I hardly ever refer to him as Ben when I am talking. If I don’t use it, you can’t create a nickname for him either.)
4. Ben, Look at your little bow legs. (Coming from my Father In Law who is a radiologist. No, asshole, he doesn’t have bow legs, he is wearing a diaper, and he’s 5 months old, not walking. How do you know he has bow legs? Also, this is coming from a radiologist who didn’t think his own son’s collarbone was broken! A lot of credibility there…)
5. Breastfeeding is such a pain in the butt. Or, Pumping is such a pain in the butt! (Well, I would give my right arm to be able to breastfeed (wait, that would make it really hard), so please don’t complain about it to me! Also, I pump all day, every day, so you pumping three times a day at work, doesn’t evoke any feelings of sympathy from me!)
6. At least he likes the bottle. (Well, no sh*t, what baby doesn’t like the bottle? That doesn’t make me feel any better. Great, my son prefers a piece of plastic to my warm, comfortable body that I have sacrificed for him!)
7. Let me know if you want me to come over and clean for you. (Actually, it’s much more helpful if you just come over to clean, and I don’t have to ask. Thanks.)
8. I can hold the baby for you while you do some dishes. (No, holding the baby is the part that I want to do. If you want to help, you should do the dishes so I can spend time with my baby!)
Yikes, apparently I needed to vent tonight. Despite all this negative bull crap, I am totally in LOVE with being a mommy right now. We are getting decent sleep, he is so fun to play with at this age, and I just eat up every second of my time with him. At work, I am constantly reminded how fragile this life is, and how anything can change in an instant. Hug your babies tight tonight.
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