Me: Hey
\nMaintainance Guy: Hey
\nMe: (buttoning coat over burgeoning belly) How’s it going?
\nMG: Good. You?
\nMe: Good.
\nMG: You’ve gained weight…
\nMe: (preparing for zillionth chat about pregnancy in day)
\nMG: …in your face!
\nMe: (gesturing to belly) Yeah, I’m pregnant
\nMG: Oh really? I didn’t notice!<\/p>\n
I loved this conversation for three reasons: <\/p>\n
1: Imagine how big my face must be if it distracts from my belly & boobs! You’ll just have to keep imagining. I don’t think a picture of my huge face would fit on the page.<\/p>\n
2: I am fatter. Ain’t no point trying to deny it.<\/p>\n
3: I appreciated being reminded that in many cultures (like that of the maintenance guy, several of my co-workers and the half of me that is Italian) it’s better to be fat than thin.<\/p>\n
And now I must go feed my hungry face some quiche. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Me: Hey Maintainance Guy: Hey Me: (buttoning coat over burgeoning belly) How’s it going? MG: Good. You? Me: Good. MG: You’ve gained weight… Me: (preparing for zillionth chat about pregnancy in day) MG: …in your face! Me: (gesturing to belly) … Continue reading