tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post3390426797260337164..comments2024-01-16T04:04:41.045-05:00Comments on Someday I'll Sleep Autism Blogs: The End of Pregnancy Advice Cammie Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137080807945525006noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-44796444270058958722012-08-22T15:54:33.299-04:002012-08-22T15:54:33.299-04:00Since you're having a boy you're also miss...Since you're having a boy you're also missing out on throngs of strangers offering you their condolences that the baby isn't a boy. Actually, people still come up to me when they see me with the three girls to tell me just how bad I have it. They're usually taken aback when I happily tell them that I love having all girls.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353696433987975754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-13402642023345082652012-08-22T14:31:46.519-04:002012-08-22T14:31:46.519-04:00I haven't read the post yet but...cute outfit,...I haven't read the post yet but...cute outfit, Cam! You look great!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369769218088892220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-4038501273499535162012-08-22T12:02:22.836-04:002012-08-22T12:02:22.836-04:00I have three kids four and under, and I am just st...I have three kids four and under, and I am just starting to show with pregnancy #4. I get a lot of comments, and I agree with some of the other commenters who have said that where you live in the country seems to have a lot to do with it. I live in Washington state, where there are a lot of liberals, but also a lot of mormons and catholics with large families. I get told often that I have a beautiful family, and a couple weeks ago at a restaurant a nose-ringed and dread locked young woman called me a "disgusting breeder". Seriously. The comments used to bother me more than they do now. My in-laws are really critical of us, and that does still bother me. In fact, we have not told them about #4 yet although we see them about once a week. I am sure they will be figuring it out soon! I am preparing for another lecture.I really enjoyed this post. Congratulations on your beautiful and growing family!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-31422866710424852912012-08-22T11:53:10.930-04:002012-08-22T11:53:10.930-04:00I actually liked getting the advice with my first ...I actually liked getting the advice with my first (yes crazy woman here), just seemed like a rite of passage or something... even obviously bad advice was welcome (smile nod and either shake my head later or outright laugh in horror, again later, in some bizarre cases lol). I missed it with my second. Third I didn't care so much, I guess because I didn't expect it and was too busy to care. I did get the belly touches w/ this last one though... and the are you done comments started with our second. That I flat out can't stand.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06877510817457439788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-37420774634536666062012-08-22T11:47:17.157-04:002012-08-22T11:47:17.157-04:00She didn't bite me.She didn't bite me.The.Baroness.Von.Korfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09785486185254181483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-9376124572347034302012-08-22T11:32:11.084-04:002012-08-22T11:32:11.084-04:00LOL, I actually don't get many comments or loo...LOL, I actually don't get many comments or looks with the 3 kiddos. Maybe I look mean enough that everybody gives me a wide birth. Maybe it is just the "Minnesota Nice" phenomenon which really means we put on a friendly front, but usually only to keep people at a distance. Thus nobody really talks to anybody at the store unless they know you from somewhere else. Though I did get lots of people admiring the baby when I was recently out, and then they would look in confusion at the double stroller I was pushing. I then got to declare that I got to leave the baby's brothers at home! Then the polite masks come back up and that is the end of the conversation. <br /><br />jilly4skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16392615745924392926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-76188495807053036372012-08-22T11:26:43.711-04:002012-08-22T11:26:43.711-04:00Nice entry!!!
I was thinking about this myself l...Nice entry!!! <br />I was thinking about this myself last week. Got a call from my estranged mother. Tried making small talk. She was concerned because she heard I was joining the Catholic Church. <br />"Just be careful, kiddo. The rhythm method doesn't work. You already have four. I don't need anymore grandchildren." <br />I doubt she can name the grandchildren she already has. Years ago her advice ranged from "If they're old enough to ask to nurse, they're too old" to "You're depriving your baby of McDonald's."<br />Nothing beats the "advice" of family members! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-60663083208309436762012-08-22T11:07:54.063-04:002012-08-22T11:07:54.063-04:00You have the ultimate defense! Maybe Sweet Baby O ...You have the ultimate defense! Maybe Sweet Baby O will be a biter!! :) Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714449213406057138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-8056224278446559602012-08-22T11:02:09.468-04:002012-08-22T11:02:09.468-04:00I have had four children in 7 years. I've nev...I have had four children in 7 years. I've never once had a glare or any nasty comments! Occasionally an older woman will remark that I "have my hands full" - but I take that as a good-natured acknowledgment that yes, I am really, really busy! Often these comments are followed up by, "I remember those days!" or "I had four myself.. They're all grown up now. Try to enjoy them while they're little." I guess I'm lucky? I live in a pretty liberal area where most couples decide to have two kids - but I feel like most people smile when they see my bunch. Sure, acquaintances sometimes ask if we're "done" and I just smile and say, "we'll see what the future holds!" Of course, I now tend to do a lot of my grocery shopping on the weekends or in the evenings when I can leave the littlest ones home with daddy :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com