- They think that dog ownership has prepared them for parenthood.
- They say that they’re not really “big sleepers”, anyway.
- They plan to get that novel written during all the free time that parental leave offers.
- They’re certain that they will have no problem hosting the 87 out-of-town relatives who descend on their house within 48 hours of being discharged from the hospital.
- They figure that on the pain spectrum, a really bad toothache is fairly comparable to labour. I mean, that’s nerve pain. Ouch!
For the record, when I was pregnant we thought seriously about backpacking through India with our baby in a sling. After all, it’s important to focus on the positive when you’re planning to start a family. Otherwise, you would never do it.
Oh, and the winner of two free passes to Aplaydia is Courtney Larson. Congratulations, Courtney and thank you to Aplaydia for your support!
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PS: Both of my labour pains were less painful than a really bad toothache. I would have another 5 based on those experiences alone.
oh man… i totally believed #1 and #2 to be true. happily, i have never aspired to write a book–at any time. not sure about the pain of a toothache but i am sticking with my opinion that running a marathon was much harder than labour.
I agree that labour was definitely not unbearable pain. However the fact I was the one to labour and deliver won me the “Person Who Suffered the Most” award in our house, and I don’t want a certain husband’s root canal or Iron Man competition to take that away from me!
I had a kidney stone before, so I think I could handle labour pains! Oh wait…..
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