On being a woman

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Eleni Zoe| 12 Comments

“You know it must be really hard for guys. Planning a proposal. Think of all the pressure that is put on them. They have to surprise you, they have to make it special. I think we probably need to lower our expectations and give them a little bit of a break.”

“I don’t think so. After all, I’m the one whose going to have to carry a baby for nine months AND give birth to it.”

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“I told your brother about our proposal/giving birth conversation and he was all, “Oh for crying out loud! I am so sick of women pulling the ‘Yea? Well we have to give birth’ card.”

“Hmm. Maybe he is right. Maybe we do use it too much.”

“Yea, we do.”

“We should probably only be allowed to use it three times a year.Because otherwise it would be like,”Honey, YOU get the remote because I’M THE ONE WHOSE GOING TO GIVE BIRTH. Hypothetically. At some point. In the future. If this relationship works out. You know…”

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12 Responses to On being a woman

Essentially Me | September 23, 2008 at 2:22 pm | Reply

I think the birth card is always called for.
Woolly | September 23, 2008 at 6:25 pm | Reply

I think woman need to come to the realization that they were saddled with the genetic burden of child birth and that it isn�t any mans fault.

If you can play the �we have to give birth� card�. Men should be able to play the �We have to put up with you bitching about giving birth� card�
But of course that would go over terribly and I would just end up with a black eye!
Megan | September 24, 2008 at 12:10 am | Reply

My husband and I discussed this. I told him that all men had to do was say, “I do,” and women had to go through planning the wedding, changing their name (and all of the forms with that–if they are changing their name, anyway) and being pregnant for nine months plus giving birth.

I think it’s called for sometimes.
Jen R. | September 24, 2008 at 2:49 am | Reply

My husband pulls the “I have to go to work all day so you do it” card so I will pull the birthing card
:) | September 24, 2008 at 4:38 am | Reply

HAHAHAHAHA….I think this is absolutely hilarious. I gotta try that sometime!
Bollybutton | September 24, 2008 at 8:40 am | Reply

I never got a proposal so… there goes my excuse!
Queen | September 24, 2008 at 8:47 am | Reply

whether its a mans fault or not that we have to go through nine months of extra weight, extreme but EXTREME bloating,swelling whatever you want to call it, the truth is that we were given the ‘honor’ of giving birth, so to all you men out there “sit and listen to it now”
Princess Pointful | September 25, 2008 at 9:26 am | Reply

You can always use the period card for lesser occasions, and save the birth for the big ones.
Wee-H | September 25, 2008 at 5:19 pm | Reply

we have to deal with man flu. thats bad enough!
Princess Extraordinaire | September 25, 2008 at 6:46 pm | Reply

Unfortunately after a hysterectomy that card is no longer valid…lol
Lulu | September 25, 2008 at 10:55 pm | Reply

ya i think this is all bullshit….

last night i went WITH my boyfriend to the jewellery store to look at rings so that he wont pick out anything ugly.

all he has to do is freak the living shit out of me which he is quite good at. I think for him, proposing is going to be like a Punk’d episode.
pin | September 26, 2008 at 11:37 am | Reply

totally agree with princess pointful!!!