I was being cranky about the childbirth scene on Lost, which I had to download after a tragic TiVo malfunction.
Trust me. No woman in transition in the HISTORY OF THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE has ever refused to push.
It's possible that he's in the land of perpetual Wednesday, or the crazy melty land, or you know, the world without shrimp.
Anya ,'Showtime'
Natter 34: Freak With No Name
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Betsy HP - Apr 08, 2005 12:01:12 pm PDT #4316 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
DawnK - Apr 08, 2005 12:04:11 pm PDT #4317 of 10001
giraffe mode
refused to push
BWHA Betsy! IIRC, the need to push is great and not really a yes/no choice.
Aims - Apr 08, 2005 12:04:41 pm PDT #4318 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I didn't so much refuse to push during transistion, as I was asleep and just didn't. But then, I had drugs, which I'm guessing there were none on Lost.
Aims - Apr 08, 2005 12:05:00 pm PDT #4319 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
DAWN! Do we see you tomorrow???
DawnK - Apr 08, 2005 12:08:15 pm PDT #4320 of 10001
giraffe mode
as I was asleep
Ohhh I wish I could have slept! But no -- no sleep, no drugs the first time... ugh!
Do we see you tomorrow
I'm there, baby! I can't wait to see Emma (you and MM too!)
Laura - Apr 08, 2005 12:08:18 pm PDT #4321 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
The need to push was great, but the energy to do so was not so great. My doctor was like a drill sergeant. She kept shouting at me to push. Bitch. I kept telling Mom I didn't want to do this.
Aims - Apr 08, 2005 12:10:00 pm PDT #4322 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
(I get the biggest kick out of being able to talk birth now. Me = craxy)
YAY DAWN!
Betsy HP - Apr 08, 2005 12:11:40 pm PDT #4323 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I kept telling Mom I didn't want to do this.
That's how you know it's transition.
But did you tell her you didn't want the baby born? I don't THINK so. I didn't necessarily want to be associated with it, but I sure the hell wanted it out of there.
DawnK - Apr 08, 2005 12:12:10 pm PDT #4324 of 10001
giraffe mode
Aimee -- hee!
§ ita § - Apr 08, 2005 12:14:50 pm PDT #4325 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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