I believe that is a dress for people who would like to moon the world but are not quite audacious enough to just drop trou
Oh! I know this one! 'Slaying entails certain sacrifices, blah blah blahbity blah, I'm so stuffy, gimme a scone.'
Buffy ,'Help'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
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WindSparrow - May 25, 2013 8:37:34 pm PDT #544 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
JZ - May 25, 2013 9:08:25 pm PDT #545 of 30002
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Wow, thanks for those, Laura! Love the amazement on the dad's face, and the intentness and focus of the mom's, and that is seriously one of the happiest-looking newborns I've ever seen, so eager to scoot on out into the world and meet her family. The way she and her father are looking at each other, it's like they're both saying, "Ah, yes, of course it's you."
Stephanie - May 26, 2013 3:23:26 am PDT #546 of 30002
Trust my rage
I love all those pictures but the first one brings me to such a visceral memory sort of place.
Laura - May 26, 2013 3:48:42 am PDT #547 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
WS, I was confused until I caught up with Natter, then understood what dress you were speaking of...
I love all those pictures but the first one brings me to such a visceral memory sort of place.
Oh yeah. I try and forget that part and focus on the joy part. Dad's joy was totally contagious.
brenda m - May 26, 2013 3:50:31 am PDT #548 of 30002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Those pictures are awesome. My friend Matt's second daughter was born in the parking lot of the birthing center.
Laura - May 26, 2013 4:21:40 am PDT #549 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Not exactly like you can tell the baby to just hang on a few more minutes, not like you would want to either. Doesn't seem like it would be very comfy in a car or wheelchair, but then again, not comfy anywhere. Wish I had done the water thing. That sounds better.
beekaytee - May 26, 2013 4:33:32 am PDT #550 of 30002
Compassionately intolerant
The birth I attended was long on hot tub, extremely short on delivery.
The midwife said that the mother could not get in the hot tub because her water had broken. I hope never to see the expression on her face on any other human ever. It was right out of Supernatural.
After an hour soaking, we really needed to get her upstairs. That was a bit of a trial, but she made it to the bathroom. Sat on the toilet for 5 minutes, in severe pain. We walked her six feet to the bed, to lie her down on her side...she sort of fell over and the baby was born as she was falling.
The cord was wrapped around the little boy's neck twice. The parents never knew until they saw my pictures.
I'm sure it's a major anomaly, but the mom never even took a Tylenol. Tough as nails that one.
Sue - May 26, 2013 5:00:26 am PDT #551 of 30002
hip deep in pie
My coworker gave birth to one of her kids in an ambulance on the side of the road. The ambulance just made it there. Or else it would have been just her and her husband in their car.
DavidS - May 26, 2013 6:36:57 am PDT #552 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Not quite in the hall, but my mom gave birth to me 20 minutes after arriving at the hospital.
Her OB was quite complimentary abut her hips: "Mary, you were built to bear!"
Scrappy - May 26, 2013 7:50:07 am PDT #553 of 30002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
One of my high school teachers delivered their third child in their VW Bug by the side of the road. He crouched on the outside with his wife's legs over his shoulders. he said he was surprised not one car stopped to see what was going on.