Thursday, June 14, 2007
Worshipped for being born
I find birthday presents and birthday parties, in general, to be puzzling. Why be rewarded for something you didn't do?
I like parties, I like celebrating with friends and family. Parties should be thrown as and when, not seen as an obligatory event for the commemoration of the anniversary of someone's exit from her mother's birth canal.
In my opinion, everytime someone's birthday comes around, throw a party for her/his mother. She, more so than the father, was the one who went through 9 months of hell, a cervix-ripping birthing process, did the breastfeeding, changed the diapers, she might have given up her job, did the housework, chauffered the kids to school, scrubbed the toilets, massaged her husband's feet and scolded, nagged and hugged the kids an inch away from psychosis.
To be fair, the Father should be rewarded too. He gets a cookie for his production of spunk (at great enjoyment to himself, don't forget) and his weak little cry of 'Push!' when baby's head crowned.
I like parties, I like celebrating with friends and family. Parties should be thrown as and when, not seen as an obligatory event for the commemoration of the anniversary of someone's exit from her mother's birth canal.
In my opinion, everytime someone's birthday comes around, throw a party for her/his mother. She, more so than the father, was the one who went through 9 months of hell, a cervix-ripping birthing process, did the breastfeeding, changed the diapers, she might have given up her job, did the housework, chauffered the kids to school, scrubbed the toilets, massaged her husband's feet and scolded, nagged and hugged the kids an inch away from psychosis.
To be fair, the Father should be rewarded too. He gets a cookie for his production of spunk (at great enjoyment to himself, don't forget) and his weak little cry of 'Push!' when baby's head crowned.
# posted by me lah @ 2:32 pm 
