And now, what you're missing... an occasional feature in which I round up of some of my recent Twitter posts.
- Reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo because everyone else is doing it.
- My son is awesome. His favorite shows are Mythbusters and Food Network's Chopped. No more Dora the Explorer for me!! Shit...til the next kid
- Ummm, not quite. Clownfish: I can count by sixes... 6... 11... 16...
- Me: What should we get your friend for his birthday? What does he like? Clownfish: He really likes hitting people...
- My mom: Why did you never consider voice-over work as a career? You could talk into a microphone & people pay you. Seems easy.
- I have very distinct memories of watching Midnight Madness as a child. It was a terrible movie about a scavenger hunt. I want to rent it now
- Whoever came up with that Kia commercial with the urban hamsters singing 'This or That' should be fired. Who does that appeal to?
- According to a website, the baby went from being the size of an avocado last week to an onion this week. All I keep thinking is guacamole.
- I'M ON A MISSION -- I'M GONNA SPANK A CHICKEN... AND YOU'RE THE CHICKEN! ~ Clownfish, to me.
- Week 17. The nausea is supposed to stop by now. So is the gagging & nearly vomiting all the time. My little Lima Bean is not showing love.
You're not wrong, that's weird. She can draw distinctions on her own time.
ReplyDeleteClownfish reminded me of my coworker's 8 year old, who is always getting in trouble for being overly competitive. He recently had to write his classmate letters of apology. Not only did the letter say, "dear Billy, sorry for being in your life. - Joey" but he also wrote extras for when he needed them in the future. I thought that was hilarious.
I just watched the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo on Netflix and the sequel opens here next week. Phenomenal! I can't wait to read the book, it's sitting on my nightstand, thus far untouched.
ReplyDeleteI know that one issue with saying "baby" instead of "fetus" is just the whole abortion debate thing - that is, anti-choice people like to talk about the "baby" from the date of conception so that you know that if you get an abortion you're KILLING BABIEZ OMG!!!! But I can't IMAGINE telling someone who's actually pregnant what they should call the... um... zygote? Jeez!
ReplyDeleteReferring to your baby as your baby certainly isn't wrong. It's odd that she would correct you and more than once at that. When she's pregnant, she can refer to her baby as a fetus all day long.
ReplyDeleteThat should go on the list of offensive things people say to you when you're pregnant. "Um, that's not a BABY."
ReplyDeleteSupposedly it's fetus until week 20, if you're going to be all technical about it. But you call it whatever the hell you want to call it...I called ours a seed until we knew the sex, so I'm sure your co-worker would have quickly corrected me that a fetus is most definitely not a seed.
ReplyDeleteAlso, quick note to say I SOOOO agree about the Kia commercials. I don't even get it, other than the fact that it's annoying. That kind of advertising just specifically makes me NOT want a Kia.
If I ever get knocked up, I'll call it a fetus. Actually, I've decided its womb-name will be Sutef, which is just fetus backwards, mostly to avoid freaking people out. Of course, then they might wonder if the baby will be *gasp!* Muslim or something. Ha.
ReplyDeleteBut. It's YOUR baby. You can call it what you want. And when she has her own, or is a doctor speaking in proper medical terms, she can call it a fetus all she wants.
The woman is a weirdo! "Fetus" when you're having the child?!
ReplyDeleteUm. It's your baby and you're carrying him or her around. You can call it Abraham Lincoln if you want to.
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