January 11, 2006
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MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IS IN LABOR. Well, actually she’s not, obviously, but she has a terrible stomach ache and a finely honed sense of high drama, and the combination is resulting in very labor-like moaning, screaming, ranting and writhing. I feel awful for her, because I know how those stomach aches can be, but I can’t help but look at her oddly while I’m thinking, “Wow, you sound exactly like me when I birthed you! If only dad was at home today to see this.” Maybe it’s her screaming, “Make it stop, make it stop! I’m gonna die, I’m dying!” Or maybe it’s my mantra of “Breathe, honey, relax and it’ll come out,” knowing from experience that painful peristalsis and ye olde birth canal log ride are so similar and essentially both need deep breathing and out-of-body calm. Of course she won’t get the big payoff at the end of all her work. I’m really looking forward to her first childbearing experience.
Not really.
Kim
Comments (3)
yes, it’s hard to have sympathy… their pain shall never equal ours
I hope she’s o.k., though! Hard to separate the drama from actual medical issues around here, too… sigh.
she’s fine. a few of us have contracted this 24 hour bug, and i contributed my own high drama while i had it. “if you kids don’t stop yelling and fighting, mom’s going to puke on you.” it worked, for brief periods.
rotfl