They didn't talk down to me, explained things clearly, and felt more like partners in the process than anything else.
I'm so, so glad to hear this. That's exactly the way it's supposed to be.
It makes me really sad when I hear horror stories about hospital births. Being present as a caretaker during such a profound event is a privilege, and that part of it shouldn't ever be forgotten by MDs or RNs or anyone else, no matter how complicated the medical situation is.
A friend of your dad's or a baby's dad.
The baby's dad. My dad has some pretty uncouth friends, but thankfully none of them are that gross.
Does anyone know where I could get something along the lines of a "Hot Fella a Day" calendar? I want to get my mom something pretty to look at for her hospital room (ideally something I could mail there, since I probably won't be by until next week). She can't have flowers, she's rolling her eyes forever at the "cute" fake-flower/stuffed animal stuff folks have brought by. I know she likes looking at cute fellas, so I'm thinking she'd get a kick out of something like this. (Although I shouldn't give her anything above a PG-13 rating, nekkidness-wise. For my own emotional comfort.)
Suggestions? She's a big fan of Tom Selleck.
Oh, brenda. How awful. Yeeeesh. I just found myself imagining myself in your boss's situation. It involved never returning to my home, and having to get all new stuff. Ugh.
That and a full-body scouring.
The baby's dad. My dad has some pretty uncouth friends, but thankfully none of them are that gross.
Thank goodness for small favors. I was even more creeped out when I thought it was a friend of your own father. Ugh.
It makes me really sad when I hear horror stories about hospital births. Being present as a caretaker during such a profound event is a privilege, and that part of it shouldn't ever be forgotten by MDs or RNs or anyone else, no matter how complicated the medical situation is.
I had great and horrible (with "horrible" = the babies and I were fine and healthy when it was over, so not truly horrible in any real sense) experiences while giving birth, in the same hospital, using the same OB/GYN practice. Most of the people though really did seem aware of the import of the event.
That and a full-body scouring.
Yeah. Would it be unhealthy to bathe in a bleach mixture? How about Lysol?
Ack! My boss is stuck at home due to rotting corpse issues.
That's terrible. I feel for the guy who didn't get found -- it's one of those universal nightmares for people, isn't it?
But, maggots in my apartment? I wouldn't be home. I'd be OUT OF THERE.
((sj))
Go, Jen with the younger fella!
Ask me what I bought myself this morning, Bitches.
Oh god, now my coworker is reading her info on maggots over the phone. It sounds like she's this close to a total freak-out.
But, maggots in my apartment? I wouldn't be home. I'd be OUT OF THERE.
She has to wait for the exterminators.
It sounds like she's this close to a total freak-out.
Well, yeah. Maggots, flies, Dead Guy . . . I'd be in a corner (not a corner in that house) rocking back and forth, pouring rubbing alcohol over my head.
She has to wait for the exterminators.
Ew.
And the A/C should be off, to avoid bringing more in.
Which causes its own problems.
Just, ew all around.
