
The wife just hit week 39 of her pregnancy, which is fantastic. She’s doing well, feels great, and is overall happy with life. The baby? Healthy as well, but no signs of labor on the horizon. Of course that doesn’t stop every single person I know from causing a scene whenever I talk to them. I’m getting so tired of answering these questions that I’m ready to punch the next person who asks in the face.
“Like, are you totally excited to be a new dad???”
“You better get all the sleep you possibly can now, because you won’t get ANY later!!”
“The baby is almost here!! What can I get him/What does he need??”
Is it really necessary for every person I interact with to go through this routine with me? I’m sure they are considerably excited and want to probe my thoughts, but some part of them has to know that I hear the same script from everyone else. Be unique and come up with something original that ignites more than a groan from me. Actually hold a conversation with real questions, not just simple ones that you think you are supposed to be asking. This drives me, and many parents I’ve talked to about this, up the wall.
These three lines irritate me the most due to the stupidity one must have in order to mutter them. If any thought or reason at all went into the string of words to leave one’s mouth, they would most likely feel embarrassed for even have conjured the sentences in their own mind. Lets dive in, shall we?
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