| Show s Bees WAXING by by- Mary Bee NO EVERY EVERY DAY DAY ordinary wife house-wife- w working working- o 0 r k kin i n g g- g mother every thinks that the news that she is It expecting will be considered considered considered con con- e ear earth a r t h But if you already have a fa family ily and your baby is nearly 10 years old you might find yourself facing a whole new set of re reactions reactions reactions re- re actions when the word gets out First will be those women who have already been through this belated experience They know just how you feel and will greet you with sympathy and of offer offer offer of- of fer a shoulder to cry on Then they will win tell you how they too had given away all their baby things conveniently forgotten forgotten forgotten for for- gotten how to change a diaper and nd had been just as unenthusiastic unenthusiastic unenthusiastic as you about going through the whole teething diaper-colic-teething routine again THIS THE MADE ME feel good- good meant I wasn't a freak after all I could wallow in self-pity self without without without with with- out feeling like a out drop-out from motherhood Until I came to face-to-face with witha a completely different re reaction re- re action action envy envy You wouldn't believe it but there are some mothers who will win tell you they think you are E ESO SO BRAVE to try again at your age age age- ageTh Th They'd yd really like to have another child but after all the risks are so great NOW THAT'S SOMETHING that can really make you feel good-especially good when you dont don't remember h having a v i n g nearly so many a aches c h e s and pains those other times years ago Kept t thinking h ink i n g How old to TOO OLD Of course lets let's not leave out the third set of those mothers-those who smirk and say Are you REALLY going to have another BABY BABY- My answer to them is no weve we've had babies we think well we'll try guppies this ti time e. e They're easier to raise III My daughter came up with an even better answer when asked if her mother was having a baby this summer No she changed her mind and decided to postpone it till next year ONE GROUP you especially try to avoid at a time like this is the young children They are notorious for always asking the wrong questions at the wrong time Actually the very young arent aren't nearly as much of a problem as the 12 year 14 olds I have my own theory about them I think they are a little overwhelmed overwhelmed overwhelmed over over- whelmed with finally being big enough to use formerly forbidden forbidden forbidden for for- bidden words like pregnant and they take advantage of every to opportunity-to your extreme If you run into one of these kids the best way to deal with them is a swift karate chop to the kisser Take that you mouthed fresh-mouthed kid kid kid- You dont don't have to be an expert to m make a k e it successful you'll have the element of surprise on your side considering your condition IF THE KID doesn't tre treat you with more respect in the future he will avoid you Either one doesn't matter The worst thing I have run into is that sma smart r t shot big-shot politician who keeps talking on TV about the population sion According to him if we arent aren't careful well we'll soon re reproduce reproduce reproduce re- re produce ourselves into II standing standing stand stand- standing ing room only on the earth Boy not only am I a trai traitor or orto to motherhood Im I'm a traitor to the whole human race That sure doesn't do a thing for my ego Having a lib belated elated baby baby- brings all sorts of unusual problems lems like lems-like like c choosing h 0 0 sin g a name aflame You are expected to let the whole family get into the a act t but have you heard some of the names of the kids kid's heroes now- now days I mean how could I let a poor little kid go through life with a name like Erlon Erion or Dylon Dylon Dy- Dy lon Ion or Raquel or Garfunkel or IT DOESN'T MATTER what name you choose someone else will get there first Ours is now being referred to as t the e kid kid- which will be just as likely to stick as any other Like I said we are facing lots of unusual problems problem but butr r those who have been through ugh this before me assure me me Ill I'll never regret it beat it-beat beat it spoil it love loveit it enjoy it but never regret it Mary Mary Bee |
