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domingo, 25 marzo 2007
Mamita blah blah grrr
My mum called. She has always hated cats and had convinced me up to very recently that I didn't like them either. This is the conversation that issued:
Me: Oh! (I was probably changing topic from another unpleasant one) Did I tell you we have a cat too?!
Her: Yes, you emailed me and I answered you, don't you remember? (She would have probably killed me with her sight if we were face to face)
M: Oh yeah right... Well he is very sweet. Lily and him chase each other, it's really funny!
H: You know that I've never liked cats (and I shouldn't either), they give illnesses to pregnant women.
M: (?) ... We are not planing to have kids before a couple of years anyway.
H: Oh, really? What a shame! (as if I was telling her terrible news)
M: (WTF?) Aren't you the one that told me four years ago that I was too young to marry?
H: Yes, but now I have friends who are the same age as me and are already grandma you know... (more mourning) A married woman who has no children it's very sad.
First, if the cats have been domesticated for thousands of years, I don't think they are a mortal threat to pregnant women. Unless they are allergic, but it's not my case (and I'm not pregnant).
Second, did I tell her I never wanted to have kids? No. As far as I know, D and I have been very clear with everyone, since before getting married, saying to everyone that we would wait years and years before having kids. It was a relief for her then, why does it become so important now? Because her friends are grandma. She wants to be able to brag about her own grandchildren.
I think that when we'll be parents, our children will be ours before anyone's grandkids. Also, I think that parents must realize that kids (or grandkids) don't belong to anyone. We/they grow up, get educated and eventually leave the house to start our/their own family.
My darling is my family now.
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Your cat won't hurt your baby - you just can't clean out the litter box while you're pregnant.
Your mom sounds like a bit of a handful - sorry!
I'm glad you have your husband - and your cat - to be your family.
Anotado por: Sonja | domingo, 25 marzo 2007
>Sonja: Yes, my mum is very annoying. As for the cat, I don't clean his litterbox (hubby does that, I take care of the bunny).
Otherwise, I won't worry about that (baby/pregnancy) before it's time. And it's not time yet.
Anotado por: Lady Iphigenia | lunes, 26 marzo 2007
Tu peux dire à ta mère qu'il est au contraire très important d'avoir un chat avant d'avoir un enfant, parce que si tu es enceinte sans avoir eu la toxoplasmose (cette maladie transmise par les chats) tu ne peux plus manger de viande pas complètement cuite, de jambon cru, de saucisses, de saumon, d'oeufs crus, de salade pas lavée 50 fois... L'enfer!
Ma mère est pareille, tu sais... elle ne nous a jamais amenés à l'église, on n'est même pas baptisés, mais par contre quand j'ai annoncé qu'on se mariait civilement c'était le drame, juste à cause de ce que sa mère et les voisins auraient pu en dire!
Anotado por: jojo | lunes, 02 abril 2007
>Jojo: Je ne comprend pas comment pour une mère l'avis "des autres" puisse devenir plus important que le bonheur de son enfant. Le grand problème de ma mère est qu'elle est très possessive (et manipulatrice), mais ne se l'avoue pas. (Je peux pas dire pour ta mère, je ne la connait pas) :)
Anotado por: Lady Iphigenia | martes, 03 abril 2007