1. We were at the beach last weekend and were one of only two couples we saw that didn't have children with them. When we were looking for a place to set our blanket, we noticed that all of the parents were staring in the same direction. After sitting down, we saw everyone was looking at a family near the seawall. The family was comprised of Mom, Dad, and three little girls from ages 5-11. The entire family all had cigarettes in their mouths. Mom and Dad's were lit and when the oldest girl went to light hers, Dad stopped her but didn't take it away. Mom then proceeded to take several photos of all of the little girls and Dad posing with their cigarettes. When she stopped taking pictures, the little girls then ran all around the beach pretending to smoke. Not cool.
2. We recently saw a toy manufactured by Hasbro (the company that brings us such intellectual pastimes as Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit) called the FurReal Friend. It is a line of baby pets that has several different animals including a chick, a duck, a parakeet, and a few other birds who all come with the accessory of a baby bottle filled with milk. Hopefully there aren't any questions in Trivial Pursuit about mammals, because Hasbro has chosen to overlook the fact that birds do not have fur nor do they produce or drink milk.
3. (This stupid thing actually pertains to us.) This weekend we hosted an outdoor gaming event on Salem Common to mark the one-year anniversary of our North Shore board game group. As we were all sitting and taking a break, one of our friends asked us about the baby while an acquaintance (who for her privacy we'll just refer to as Rudeness) listened on. This was the conversation that followed:
Rudeness: Baby? Who's having a baby.
Liv: We are.
Rudeness: No! When are you due?
Liv: In 9 weeks.
Rudeness: You don't look pregnant at all.
Liv: I guess you can't tell that much when I'm sitting with a bag on my lap. (Stands up.)
Rudeness: Nope. You don't look pregnant at all, just fat.
Liv: What?
Rudeness: No, really, if you were walking down the street no one would know you were pregnant. You just look really fat.
Everyone was too shocked to say anything for a minute, but then all of our friends chimed in to say that Liv did indeed look pregnant and Rudeness was crazy. Rudeness was informed that this was not a very nice thing to say to someone who is pregnant. In fact, it is a stupid thing to say.
3 comments:
So normally I just read and I don't comment on your blog Liv but this post was to much for me to NOT blog!
I cannot even believe that all 3 of these things happened!
First off, those people that let their kids carry cigarettes in their mouths should be taken out back and beaten! This is not the 1950's so many studies have shown that that is terrible behaviour!! ARG!!!
Secondly, I am surprise that the Hasbro toy has actually made it to market. While I have not been shopping for toys in quite some time I cannot imagine that toy selling very well in Indiana....or really anywhere for that matter. That would defin. be a confusing conversation to have with your child.
Thirdly, I cannot even believe that you are friends with this 'Rudeness' and it takes a lot of audacity to say something like that! Does she not have a filter? Also, hasn't she been seeing you and David regularly...its not like you just magically got pregnant yesterday and are all of a sudden 31 weeks along...gesh...some people!
On a different note, I miss you and David both and I love reading your blog! I find it entertaining to read, and to see pictures of David modeling your latest creations. I don't know what your future work plans are but yaybe after you have the baby you could continue to make things and then market them from your home to others. It would be something easy to do and a way to bring in money. Also, if you are like me and you don't have one ounce of sewing talent it would be a way to reach out to women like me that would buy something like that. Its homemade and cheaper plus the buyer would be supporting another mom! Just a crazy thought...sorry.
I miss you and I hope to see you, David, and your little weasel sometime soon!
Yikes! Remind me not to hang out with that woman. And I'm not even pregnant!
I hope i dont see that person in a few weeks. If I do, mayben she can refer to me as "rudeness2" I will kill her...and tell her she is ugly. Whatever hurts her feelings the most. See you soon!
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