Back to the Beginning

Back to the Beginning
San Fran 2011

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Oversharing


You guys know what I’m talking about, you’ve all met them. The “Over-sharer.”  I feel like since I have told people I’m pregnant the oversharing keeps coming and coming….and coming.  I hadn’t noticed it too badly until Friday night. I go tell yet another boss I’m preggo and he says “Oh, I just thought you had been eating a lot…hahahaha”  Really dude? What is wrong with you?! Who says that to a pregnant lady?  Wow.  And he continues “My first wife went into labor for 24 hours and then had a C section, then with the next baby she was 5 weeks early in ICU and that was terrifying”  OK, thanks for sharing…you could have just said “Congrats”
Then last night was the epitomy of an over-sharer.

 Burr and I went to Christ Church’s Welcome BBQ for new comers. It was actually a really lovely home, great nice people and we had a good time. We met a couple, in their 50s who had just moved from Newport Beach.  After we shared we were expecting she immediately burst into how she had a “placenta problem” and proceeded to talk about it for the next 15 mintues. Now, Burr and I were headed to the bar at this point. Not that I care, Its not like I can drink and even if I had a water I’d have to find a bathroom within 20 minutes (possibly 15…. but Burr looked like he was going to snap or pass out.   She kept going on and on about how its really hard when the placenta is in the way, she was using her hands to motion and everything – WOW.  I smiled, nodded, and politely tried to leave… we had JUST met these people.  Later on in the 25 minutes conversation, or monologue, she told me that her first 3 kids came out in under 2 hours of labor and no one needs drugs and I should definitely not use drugs.  She said on the bright side, if you go 24 hours you automatically get a C section….hmmmm…ok….no comment.  Luckily this is how the night started and every person we met after that did not use visuals or even images of their childbirth.


So, yes Burr and I are joining Chrirst Chruch in Charlotte. We are very excited and was happy to be invited to the event last night. Big thanks to Anne Brady for introducing us to the Westerburg’s!
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