So, I think that I might have portrayed myself as slightly agitated last week. You post one little list of things that suck and before you know it, your friends are afraid to answer your calls, your sister won't look you in the eye, and your husband is planning an Anger Intervention.
Yes, I might have been having a rough week, but I didn't mean to come off as an outraged, bitter hag. And I'm afraid that people are going to caese inviting me to their homes for fear that I'll judge their clutter. Fear not, friends, I am not judging your clutter. I didn't write that list about your clutter. I wrote it about the clutter of strangers. Honestly, I apologize for judging and for admitting that I judge and if I could take one thing off the list it would be the sentence about how I'm judging your clutter. I'm not. Believe me. For real. I'm too busy sneaking a glance in your medicine cabinet. See! Not seeing your clutter! Seeing your Advil!
But, I think the one thing that I mentioned on the list that struck a chord with most people was, well, it was obviously the one that spoke of my hatred of John Lithgow.
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No, it was the one about having another child. Listen, asking me and Greg if we want more children is fine. Questioning us on if we are thinking of having other kids is acceptable. Telling us how life changed when you went from one to two, or four to five or whatever, is cool. Giving advice on how you think having more than one child is beneficial is a-ok.
Telling me that I am wrong when I say I have one child right now and that's how I like it is unacceptable. And I shouldn't have to apologize for that.
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2 comments:
You'll be happy to know that John Lithgow is 65 today (NPR just informed me)
I think your original comments were right on point. No one should be questioning you. Period. The only caveat on that would mayyyybe be immediate family- but even then- like you said- if you wanted another kid- you would HAVE another kid. Good grief.
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