General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq. - Page 144

Penske_Account · 07-24-2005, 07:46 PM

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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
To me, the idea that we'll think about life differently when all pain is eliminated from childbirth (which is inevitable, and on balance a good thing) is self evident. But I guess I'm alone in that.

I agreed, if it makes you feel better.

robustpuppy · 07-24-2005, 08:44 PM

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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Will it be the same when those stories are as distant in time as, say, stories of slavery are to us today? Or was slavery a thoroughly more vivid influence on people's perceptions of each other when there were still living people who had experienced it firsthand? To me, the idea that we'll think about life differently when all pain is eliminated from childbirth (which is inevitable, and on balance a good thing) is self evident. But I guess I'm alone in that.

Dude, are you kidding? Do you realize that regardless of how painful or pain free my labor experience may be, my cute little t-shaped belly button, the one that was so perfectly shaped there were people who had plastic surgery to get theirs just that way, will never be the same?!

Penske_Account · 07-24-2005, 08:47 PM

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Originally posted by robustpuppy
Dude, are you kidding? Do you realize that regardless of how painful or pain free my labor experience may be, my cute little t-shaped belly button, the one that was so perfectly shaped there were people who had plastic surgery to get theirs just that way, will never be the same?!

Neither will your breasts, you take the bad with the good.

taxwonk · 07-24-2005, 08:59 PM

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Originally posted by robustpuppy
Dude, are you kidding? Do you realize that regardless of how painful or pain free my labor experience may be, my cute little t-shaped belly button, the one that was so perfectly shaped there were people who had plastic surgery to get theirs just that way, will never be the same?!

Freud would tell you that is the price you, a mere woman, pay for not having a penis. Now quit getting hysterical.

nononono · 07-24-2005, 09:27 PM

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Originally posted by Penske_Account
Neither will your breasts, you take the bad with the good.

After just 1, they may still be okay.

Penske_Account · 07-24-2005, 10:23 PM

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Originally posted by nononono
After just 1, they may still be okay.

I meant the breast comment in a good way.

tmdiva · 07-24-2005, 10:28 PM

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Originally posted by nononono
After just 1, they may still be okay.

Well, if you don't breastfeed, they'll probably stay perky (or at least perky-ish) no matter how many you squeeze out. Not that I'd recommend not breastfeeding (loved it, myself, for all 15.5 months) or anything.

Actually, now that I think about it, my mom is still pretty damn perky after bfing 6. She is also definitively in the small-breast rather than robust puppy category (hooray for her when they came out with those "in-between" sizes like Almost A and Nearly B).

tm

nononono · 07-24-2005, 10:28 PM

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Originally posted by Penske_Account
I meant the breast comment in a good way.

Ha! Oh, *that* part of post-baby breast changes. Yes, the men always seem to like it.

dtb · 07-25-2005, 09:03 AM

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Originally posted by nononono
Ha! Oh, *that* part of post-baby breast changes. Yes, the men always seem to like it.

However, it is possible to have too much of a good thing. I know you fellas will think that's unpossible, but I assure you -- it is quite possible, and freakish. The upside is that if you don't feel like going back to your old job, you can join the circus!

nononono · 07-25-2005, 10:12 AM

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Originally posted by dtb
However, it is possible to have too much of a good thing. I know you fellas will think that's unpossible, but I assure you -- it is quite possible, and freakish. The upside is that if you don't feel like going back to your old job, you can join the circus!

Yes, yes, yes. I didn't love that, which was much worse the first time. Couldn't find a shirt that would button without pulling.

dtb · 07-25-2005, 10:42 AM

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Originally posted by nononono
Yes, yes, yes. I didn't love that, which was much worse the first time. Couldn't find a shirt that would button without pulling.

Oh, please. You and your tight shirts.

I couldn't find bras to fit me -- IN THE MATERNITY STORE. I outgrew the largest size they had less than halfway through each pregnancy. I longed for the day when my stomach would outgrow my boobs. Eventually, that happened, and it wasn't as noticeable, but blech.

The only place I could find bras to fit me was at a m'f surgical supply store. Freakish, I tell you. Freakish. And uncomfortable beyond belief.

nononono · 07-25-2005, 10:49 AM

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Originally posted by dtb
Oh, please. You and your tight shirts.

I couldn't find bras to fit me -- IN THE MATERNITY STORE. I outgrew the largest size they had less than halfway through each pregnancy. I longed for the day when my stomach would outgrow my boobs. Eventually, that happened, and it wasn't as noticeable, but blech.

The only place I could find bras to fit me was at a m'f surgical supply store. Freakish, I tell you. Freakish. And uncomfortable beyond belief.

Ha! Not laughing at your misery - well, a little. I didn't mind the pregs chest - but post-#1 (nursing) were just scary (though I was still able to shop in non-specialty stores - sorry). And painful.

dtb · 07-25-2005, 10:54 AM

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Originally posted by nononono
Ha! Not laughing at your misery - well, a little. I didn't mind the pregs chest - but post-#1 (nursing) were just scary (though I was still able to shop in non-specialty stores - sorry). And painful.

I can laugh now, but at the time, I was miserable. I felt like one of those sows you see at the fair with a bunch of piglets attached to her teats. Her poor teats are droopy and seem almost to touch they ground. She (the sow) usually looks so forlorn. When I see a piggy like that, I pat her on the head and say, "I sympathize, sister." (or words to that effect).

I swear, I get a look of understanding back from Mrs. Porky for my small kindness. We sows have to stick together.

nononono · 07-25-2005, 11:21 AM

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Originally posted by dtb
I can laugh now, but at the time, I was miserable. I felt like one of those sows you see at the fair with a bunch of piglets attached to her teats. Her poor teats are droopy and seem almost to touch they ground. She (the sow) usually looks so forlorn. When I see a piggy like that, I pat her on the head and say, "I sympathize, sister." (or words to that effect).

I swear, I get a look of understanding back from Mrs. Porky for my small kindness. We sows have to stick together.

Heh. Okay, so, everything back to normal now? I have mixed feelings about the aftermath.

dtb · 07-25-2005, 11:28 AM

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Originally posted by nononono
Heh. Okay, so, everything back to normal now? I have mixed feelings about the aftermath.

Yes. I was worried for a while after my second, because they didn't seem to be shrinking as quickly as they did the first time around, but eventually, they did.

I can't explain, really, why I get so huge, because my boobs are really more like boob-ettes. Not so big. In my case, that's probably a good thing, because there's not much there to droop. I can still claim perkiness with a straight face.