tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7501899681401854385.post4854130181197328305..comments2023-08-01T07:08:17.108-04:00Comments on Bionic Mamas: Lucky MeBionic Baby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308646591208692676noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7501899681401854385.post-87762295215198191432011-02-24T15:33:36.198-05:002011-02-24T15:33:36.198-05:00So sorry to hear about your insurance woes and the...So sorry to hear about your insurance woes and the whole imputed income thing is B!TCH! I paid huge amounts of money on sub-par insurance for years, simply because it was cheaper than going on S's (vastly superior) plan when the extra tax burden was calculated. <br /><br />As for your guilt/ambivalence, I am totally there with you, as the non-gestational (soon to be unemployed and staying Baby Mama, Toohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275147168501452396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7501899681401854385.post-39550442687723363412011-02-23T16:30:34.926-05:002011-02-23T16:30:34.926-05:00oh- and I totally want to know what type of stroll...oh- and I totally want to know what type of stroller it is too. I am tempted to spend more money on a stroller than I would on a used car too.Libberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07532205351220451889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7501899681401854385.post-68691084929722084812011-02-23T16:28:20.942-05:002011-02-23T16:28:20.942-05:00I feel comfortable in my ignorance-is-bliss second...I feel comfortable in my ignorance-is-bliss second trimester cluelessness. The brief "WTF!?!?!?" moments I have about becoming a mother easily slide down my back as I put on my roomy winter coat, look at myself sideways in the mirror and think..."yeah..I don't even look pregnant.." At this point in my pregnancy, ignorance truly is bliss. <br />This post was honestly Libberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07532205351220451889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7501899681401854385.post-25035085592139822212011-02-23T16:14:34.942-05:002011-02-23T16:14:34.942-05:00Oh sweetie...everything you are feeling I am, too....Oh sweetie...everything you are feeling I am, too. I am filled with absolute terror at the changes about to occur, the changes we spent 2+ years trying for! Terrified the house won't be ready, terrified I will resent the changes baby will bring, terrified this was some horrid mistake and what the hell were we thinking????<br /><br />From what I hear, though, it's pretty damn normal to Kakunaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09680945395324128951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7501899681401854385.post-36029985861953971872011-02-23T14:30:26.511-05:002011-02-23T14:30:26.511-05:00i think mama/mummy's comment sums up the insur...i think mama/mummy's comment sums up the insurance situation. sucks hairy donkey balls, indeed. i hope it doesn't take too much effort to work it out.<br /><br />as for the guilt, i think it's a different kind of guilt for me. i feel guilty that i INTENTIONALLY decided to conceive a child that tam and i obviously are far from being ready for, and for intentionally trying so damn hard Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7501899681401854385.post-13926904131885373532011-02-23T10:52:09.798-05:002011-02-23T10:52:09.798-05:00I confess that last night, when Mr. Bunny and I we...I confess that last night, when Mr. Bunny and I were sitting on the floor trying to figure out how the hell our newly arrived car seat functioned, I had a true moment of WHAT THE FUCK HAVE WE DONE! (Different from my already described moments of "oh shit, can I do this?") But last night I had a dream that Bun Bun was here and I was surprisingly competent and handling her, and that made bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197167351148883584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7501899681401854385.post-38272082916651756782011-02-23T08:44:23.770-05:002011-02-23T08:44:23.770-05:00Ugh. Sorry about the insurance mess. I don't u...Ugh. Sorry about the insurance mess. I don't understand the health care system south of the border at all, except that it always sounds expensive, even when my friends have health insurance.<br /><br />I am hoping it is totally normal to have moments of WTF were we thinking?! during pregnancy, as I have been doing exactly the same thing for the last week or so. Hitting the third trimester Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7501899681401854385.post-25999114030403828952011-02-22T21:20:57.986-05:002011-02-22T21:20:57.986-05:00Serious "... and die" to your insurance....Serious "... and die" to your insurance.<br /><br />I was super-extra-anxious with Bug, but by the end I was so darn uncomfortable that I was too unhappy to be anything but eager to be DONE. I think it's nature's way of preparing you. So here's hoping for two weeks of distracting, extreme discomfort, following which, everything will be JUST FINE.Jenny F. Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7501899681401854385.post-63189667636507156082011-02-22T19:53:21.939-05:002011-02-22T19:53:21.939-05:00I think that your comment about DOMA and not havin...I think that your comment about DOMA and not having to be grateful for every little thing that should come with being married actually applies (in a positive way) to the fears about pregnancy--it's ok to not be totally sure of yourselves or completely certain at all moments that this is absolutely the best thing to do ever always and always. Doubt is fine. I think that the positives and theIsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16257850313625650928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7501899681401854385.post-17077619677730732832011-02-22T18:23:37.577-05:002011-02-22T18:23:37.577-05:00Wow, it's been a busy few days, problem-wise. ...Wow, it's been a busy few days, problem-wise. Sorry about the insurance. What a nightmare! I hope you can get it sorted out quickly. As for the stretch marks, you're allowed to be pissed off. <br /><br />I didn't experience any ambivalence at all when my daughter was born, but found myself in a blind panic the night before I found out that my first round of post-baby IVF had failed. Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747382929049494704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7501899681401854385.post-30132126522053324452011-02-22T18:22:32.648-05:002011-02-22T18:22:32.648-05:00Ugh, insurance is such a pain, doubly so if they&#...Ugh, insurance is such a pain, doubly so if they're going to drop you and not even tell you. What the heck is wrong with that?! Imputed income taxes SUCK HAIRY DONKEY BALLS. No two ways about it. Since we've been covering each other, something that would cost other teachers in our district $60 per month, we've paid an extra $400 in lost income per month, not to mention the hit Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7501899681401854385.post-29092339877226426672011-02-22T17:06:18.798-05:002011-02-22T17:06:18.798-05:00Wow. You nailed the guilt/ambivalence thing about ...Wow. You nailed the guilt/ambivalence thing about lesbian ttc'ing! We will have to discuss further. But hello, insurance?! I am hoping you get that straightened out before long. <br />Inquiring minds need to know what stroller, as this was the only item I ended up guiltily splurging (insofar as one splurges via other people & registries) on. <br /><br />Good luck with your cringe-y Schroedingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12246731751843695453noreply@blogger.com