Here's a one act you can read. (Plays are a great way of saying "I'm not saying, I'm just saying"
SCENE: Inside sparsely decorated corner apartment overlooking a beautiful Fall to Winter park.
BLONDIE A mean spirited, deeply enraged, slightly dyslexic 30 year old woman is sitting on the couch in front of her computer. She is talking on the phone: What's that you say? Sperm made contact with your egg and so the miracle of life is happening inside your uterus?
OFF STAGE You can hear the woman on the other line talking to Blondie
RETINA an elegant, dignified and grossly attractive lady with an appetite for deep religious thinking and exquisite taste in men:
Can you believe it? Isn't this great?
Blondie:
Gimme a break.
RETINA:
OH my god! Oh my god! Oh my god. Who do you think you are? You are a monster! I am giving birth! In 9 months I will be holding a baby! I didn't want to tell you! I'm pregnant and really confused! I hate you!
BLONDIE:
Wow. I'm sorry. You told me because you wanted me to be happy for you? How weird.
RETINA:
I am not seeking your approval! This is a big deal for me and I wanted to share it with you.
BLONDIE:
Really?
THE END
There really is no nice way to tell someone you are not impressed with their euphoric expression of fulfillment.
So don't say anything? Ever? Only behind people's backs (oh and those paranoids really hate it when you do that, know why? because that means they wouldn't be paranoid. They'd be clairvoyants.)
Just don't say anything at all. Because(and I quote from someone who really knows what they are talking about - not.)"what makes someone a friend is their respect for you as a human being and an individual.". SO by not saying anything I am respecting their right to do whatever they want. But if I don't also celebrate the news am I also not respecting my friend?
Non-breeders have rights. Do they have the right to remain silent?
I don't think so...
Breeders have the entire greeting card industry, the catholic church and the tax system behind them. Do they really need a Non-breeder's support?
Holy crap.
Maybe one reason pregnant women freak out if they aren't met with the warmest wishes of joy and happiness is because of a thing called cellular memory. Something in their DNA is telling them "WAIT!, Don't rush into this! It's really, really, really, really important for you to have a large quantity of support on this matter of creating a new human!".
Does anyone want to help clarify this issue for me?
Just to make things a little bit more confusing:
Albumn cover art?
6 comments:
I think that definately pregnant people seem to loose some of their wits. I mean maybe "Retina" doesn't know you very well, but I know that you are the last person I would inform if I were pregnant (which I am not).
Ben,
How many pregnant "people" do you know?
And avoiding telling someone "you know very well" out of spite, that is a dick move.
Retina is a composite. Blondie is a character of fiction. Writing plays or poems or books or movies or songs are a "civilized" way of talking about things that may be deeply personal but are "sensitive" or TABOO.
Pregnant people are women. They are not men. If you told me you were pregnant I would think it very queer.
ahhhh our thirties
inevitably our friends we grew up with are with child or may soon be, it is the nature of this stage in life
honestly, it matters not that you have an opinion about any one breeder's situation
it is only your opinion
the truth be told, the changes abound are permanent and will change the structure of the circle forever
and that pisses you off more than anything
that which we can't control
we must release
true friends find balance in honesty and support
be real
but be there
that's tbone's take
"true friends find balance in honesty and support"
Friendship aside. My true anger stems from the fact that breeding impacts the entire world.
What if I said:
"Hey everyone I am going to detonate a bomb!"
I guarantee the response would be:
"No no no no no no no are you sure? Is this really a good idea? Can we talk about it? What are you reasons for doing this? Will it really make you happy? yadda yadda."
Do I think babies are like bombs?
Maybe I do.
I also think that is extremely funny. But does anyone wants their baby compared to a bomb? No but it's still funny. At least to me.
I want my friends to be happy. If this is part of their journey that is wonderful. I don't want to challenge them to an abortion. I just want them to not expect me to be overjoyed. Their happiness VS my happiness.
I guess because of the condition a woman is in by virtue of being pregnant they do have certain structural needs.
So I need to treat those women who are pregnant with kindness and respect and leave them alone.
Can I still host a public discussion about making babies and using bombs as a metaphor?
Sheesh. This is hard work. navigating taboo subjects is exhausting. No wonder no likes doing it!
baby bombs
heee heee he
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