The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[DryerLintFan]

All that, but, apparently not bad enough to be a deterrent, eh! I think women have that ability. I know my wife used to burn her arm on the upper heat elements in our oven about every third time. It would leave this ugly, painful looking slash mark on her arm. I used to say that I can understand that happening once, but, after that my brain will automatically revert to what it felt like at the time. So it is probably selective female memory syndrome.

Babies release oxytocin in their mothers. Their touch, their smile, their crying, all of it. Just thinking about your baby gives you an actual, scientifically proven, natural high. They think it's an evolutionary thing that keeps us from drowning them when they won't sleep for three weeks straight so we cannot either. Babies are so very difficult, but even when you look back at the absolute worst parts of the experience, your body is a traitor and releasing those oxytocins. So your mind say NO but your body betrays you.

We're only ever having one, but I get it when women have more than one. Even the memory of pain loops back into that feeling of natural high.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Yeah.... women are the worst Before you get pregnant it's all "new baby smell" and "natural high" and "reason for living" and "you'll never have experienced a love so strong" and "pregnancy glow". Then when you get pregnant and things start happening, it's all "oh yeah, that's totally normal and happened to me too!!". Leg muscles painfully seizing and spasming in the middle of the night? Normal. Can't go #2 for a week straight? Normal. Can't walk up half a flight of stairs without an asthma like breathing attack? Normal. Shooting pains like someone is literally stabbing you in your naughty bits? Normal. Acne worse than when you were a teenager? Totally normal! Forgetting every single thing ever? Normal. Hair falling out for months after birth? Somehow that's normal! And about a million other painful or embarrassing things. Thanks for the heads up, ladies

I dunno. This thread has pretty much traumatized me into never having children. Like, ever.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Babies release oxytocin in their mothers. Their touch, their smile, their crying, all of it. Just thinking about your baby gives you an actual, scientifically proven, natural high. They think it's an evolutionary thing that keeps us from drowning them when they won't sleep for three weeks straight so we cannot either. Babies are so very difficult, but even when you look back at the absolute worst parts of the experience, your body is a traitor and releasing those oxytocins. So your mind say NO but your body betrays you.

We're only ever having one, but I get it when women have more than one. Even the memory of pain loops back into that feeling of natural high.

So someone has played a nasty trick on you, is that what you are saying. Fathers get some of that as well otherwise nothing would stop us for slamming them against the wall when they won't stop crying.

 

[LAKid53]

Babies release oxytocin in their mothers. Their touch, their smile, their crying, all of it. Just thinking about your baby gives you an actual, scientifically proven, natural high. They think it's an evolutionary thing that keeps us from drowning them when they won't sleep for three weeks straight so we cannot either. Babies are so very difficult, but even when you look back at the absolute worst parts of the experience, your body is a traitor and releasing those oxytocins. So your mind say NO but your body betrays you.

We're only ever having one, but I get it when women have more than one. Even the memory of pain loops back into that feeling of natural high.

Three weeks straight, try for 18 bloody years! You've got 16 more years to go.

But the best part will be watching your hubby go crazy (was gonna post something a little stronger) when she starts dating. Think shotgun and sitting on the front porch, lol.

 

[LAKid53]

I dunno. This thread has pretty much traumatized me into never having children. Like, ever.

It's not that bad, really. We just like to kevtch....only others who have gone through it understand.

 

[DryerLintFan]

It's not that bad, really. We just like to kevtch....only others who have gone through it understand.

Look, it IS that bad, but it definitely won't feel that bad. And it's all mostly very temporary. You survive a couple weeks of this or a few days of that, and then you have this amazing tiny human who you love so deeply and you can't for the life of you understand how you even survived without them your whole life.

 

[LAKid53]

All that, but, apparently not bad enough to be a deterrent, eh! I think women have that ability. I know my wife used to burn her arm on the upper heat elements in our oven about every third time. It would leave this ugly, painful looking slash mark on her arm. I used to say that I can understand that happening once, but, after that my brain will automatically revert to what it felt like at the time. So it is probably selective female memory syndrome.

Women are built to withstand the rigors of child bearing. We used to joke that if a man ever got pregnant and gave birth, we'd have the best pain meds, ever.

I remember our lamaze coach warning husbands that if their wife grabs their hand during a contraction, she has the strength to break bones. The look on their faces was priceless.

 

[LAKid53]

Look, it IS that bad, but it definitely won't feel that bad. And it's all mostly very temporary. You survive a couple weeks of this or a few days of that, and then you have this amazing tiny human who you love so deeply and you can't for the life of you understand how you even survived without them your whole life.

A friend popped her first out in like 2 hours after her water broke. Some have it easy.

But yeah, all worth it when they put that bundle in your arms. And then they become teenagers....

 

[LAKid53]

Tangled.

I forget about the frying pan....

 

[StarWarsGirl]

But yeah, all worth it when they put that bundle in your arms. And then they become teenagers...

What's not to love about teenagers? It's like reliving the toddler era but they have better vocabularies.

 

[LAKid53]

What's not to love about teenagers? It's like reliving the toddler era but they have better vocabularies.

Oh, do they have better vocabularies....

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Oh, so they have better vocabularies....

And they're taller.

The differences end there.

 

[LAKid53]

And they're taller.

The differences end there.

And they can drive at 16.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

And they can drive at 16.

For my mother, that just meant someone could run her errands for her.

 

[LAKid53]

For my mother, that just meant someone could run her errands for her.

Absolutely. Most of my driving was running to the store for that gallon of milk.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

A friend popped her first out in like 2 hours after her water broke. Some have it easy.

But yeah, all worth it when they put that bundle in your arms. And then they become teenagers....

Every year on my birthday my mom reminises about giving birth to me. I was two weeks late, nearly 9 pounds, and she was in labor for 14 hours.

Then she talks about the process ofnhaving my brother via c section and how easy that was and I'm like, "Gee Mom, you have a preference here?"

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

I dunno. This thread has pretty much traumatized me into never having children. Like, ever.

Me too .

 

[LAKid53]

Every year on my birthday my mom reminises about giving birth to me. I was two weeks late, nearly 9 pounds, and she was in labor for 14 hours.

Then she talks about the process ofnhaving my brother via c section and how easy that was and I'm like, "Gee Mom, you have a preference here?"

My mom likes to tell the story of the one time in his life my brother was early. When she gave birth to him. She would include all the gory details. Including sloshing into the hospital. I was always, "eew, Mom, TMI!"

 

[LAKid53]

Me too .

Ferret, do we need to sit you down and have that "birds and bees" talk again?

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

Ferret, do we need to sit you down and have that "birds and bees" talk again?

Whoa young lady. I didn't say birthing one i just meant having one in general.